Del Potro won his 4th crown indoors, collected a cheque of €305,000 and also received 500 ranking points as he became only the second man from Argentina to win the event in Rotterdam. Before him  only Guillerma Vilas has accomplished the same featv way back in 1982.The world no.7 had not lost his serve in the four previous matches in the tourney and had held on to all his 40 service games by saving the nine break points he had offered to his opponents in the week. However, that run was quickly Read more [...]

(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Argentina Mining (ASX:AVK) has uncovered the potential for high grade gold at its San Francisco gold-silver project in Argentina following the completion of a fourth phase of mapping and sampling of Las Lenas quartz reef.The sampling of the Las Lenas quartz reef continued to indicate large scale, high grade epithermal gold mineralisation potential with visible gold noted in hand specimen.The specimen was noted 25 metres north of the previous intercept of Read more [...]

Tennis Nadal takes Brazil Open title The previous time Rafael Nadal won in Brazil, it was at the start of the most dominant clay-court career in tennis history. Eight years later, the Spaniard hopes his second title in Sao Paulo will mark the restart. Nadal beat David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the Brazil Open on Sunday, his first trophy in two tournaments since returning from a seven-month layoff caused by a left-knee injury and stomach virus. Nadal, 26, has won Read more [...]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — David Trezeguet's goal in the 31st minute lifted River Plate to a 1-0 victory over Estudiantes on Sunday, giving the famous Buenos Aires club a share of first place in Argentina's first division. River's Buenos Aires archrivals Boca Juniors didn't do as well, settling for poor 0-0 draw on Sunday at Tigre. In other Sunday matches, Lanus defeated Newell's Old Boys 3-0, and Quilmes beat All Boys 2-1. River is off to a fast start Read more [...]

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Eight years later, Nadal hopes his second title here will mark the restart. Nadal beat David Nalbandian 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the Brazil Open on Sunday, his first trophy since returning from a seven-month layoff to treat his left knee. While this indoor clay-court tournament is much more low-priofile than those he has grown used to winning, Nadal thrust his arms into the air and pumped his fist after Nalbandian sent a shot long to give the Spaniard his 51st singles title. His second also Read more [...]

Nadal thrust his arms into the air and pumped his fist after a long ball by Nalbandian made him the champion of the indoor clay-court tournament for the second time. The Spaniard also won the event in 2005.It was Nadal's 51st singles title, and first since winning the French Open for the seventh time last June.Nadal struggled to find a rhythm in the beginning but was still able to break Nalbandian's serve twice to take the first set. He then rallied from 3-0 down in the second to win six straight Read more [...]

Rafael Nadal claimed his first tournament win since his injury layoff at the Brazil Open. The former world number one beat Argentine David Nalbandian in straight sets 6-2, 6-3. The win ended a title drought stretching back to last year's French Open, since when the Spaniard has been sidelined by tendon trouble in his left knee. Nadal reached the Chile Open final last week in his first tournament since Wimbledon last June. Argentina's Juan Martin Del Read more [...]

JTA Reports: Some 300 people attended a protest rally against Argentine-Iranian cooperation in investigating the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center. Among the protestors on Feb. 14 in the Argentine capital were relatives of the survivors of the bombing of the AMIA center. Israeli and Argentinean justice authorities blame Iran for the attack. “We ask Argentine society’s forgiveness for wasting a great privilege that democracy gave us,” Sergio Bergman, a lawmaker and Reform Read more [...]

By Mike Dawes PUBLISHED: 12:19 GMT, 17 February 2013 | UPDATED: 12:19 GMT, 17 February 2013 Anfield move? Liverpool could sign Anderlecht's Lucas Biglia for £4.5m Liverpool could pick up Argentine playmaker Lucas Biglia for a bargain £4.5m in the summer.Belgian champions Anderlecht are willing to let the 27-year-old go for around half his value after he fell out of favour.And Brendan Rodgers is keeping a close eye on the situation, according to The Sun on Sunday.Biglia, who Read more [...]