The national basketball team beat the Philippines 85-81 in an agonising Group B third game in FIBA World Coup and is now in the Round-of-16. After being on the ropes for nearly three quarters, the team coached by Julio Lamas managed to win by four points, in a very close game. Following a great start at the World Cup beating Puerto Rico by 98-78, and after losing 90-85 to Croatia yesterday, Argentina has added a much needed victory. The team will rest tomorrow and play its fourth game on Wednesday Read more [...]

EVEN when Argentina defaulted on July 30th, for the second time in 13 years, some nonetheless hoped for a negotiated settlement between the government of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and its “hold-out” creditors. Those hopes are fading. Ms Fernández seems to be calculating that the political benefits of recalcitrance outweigh its economic costs.The default was prompted by a ruling in a New York court in 2012 which barred Argentina from paying bondholders who accepted the country’s Read more [...]

The Argentine Football Association said Monday that Messi will be held out of the game as a "precaution". The match in Dusseldorf is a chance for Argentina to avenge a 1-0 loss to Germany in extra-time in the World Cup final almost two months ago. Barcelona said Messi was injured on Sunday in a 1-0 victory over Villarreal in a Spanish league game. Messi scored four goals at the World Cup and was given the award as the tournament's best player. AFA also ruled out three other players with injuries: Read more [...]