BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The "Argentina Legion's" successes are all but a distant memory and with Juan Martin del Potro injured, there are no Argentinian players in the world's top positions. Argentina was left with no representatives on the third day of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships held in New York, when the only player who made it through to the second round, Diego Schwartzman (74), was knocked out in three sets by Spaniard Rafael Nadal (8). This latest performance from the South Read more [...]

While Brazil's real has dropped a third this year, Argentina's peso has slipped only 8 per cent, yet at the cost of foreign reserves that dropped $US342 million in August to $US33.6 billion. The gap between the official rate, 9.3 pesos to the US dollar, versus 15.5 on the black market, has also widened."The average Argentine sees the value of the dollar as an estimate of how the economy is doing," said Matías Carugati, chief economist at Management Fit, a pollster.Still, if the deteriorating economy Read more [...]

Javier Mascherano says Argentina can win again but they need adapt to Lionel Messi.Javier Mascherano says Argentina can win another international title but they need adapt to Lionel Messi in the same way Barcelona adapts to him. "Our style of play is based a lot on the characteristics of the players,"  the Barcelona defender told ESPN Deportes. "Barcelona are molded in such a way so that Leo can have the freedom to start in one place but finish in another. And the entire team adapts to his movement. "If Read more [...]