Argentina will be without Carlos Tevez as well as Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero for their crunch World Cup qualifier against Brazil on Thursday.South America's footballing giants clash in a competitive fixture for the first time since 2009 in Buenos Aires this week, with both having made slow starts to their qualifying campaigns.Gerardo Martino's Argentina have taken just a point from games against Ecuador and Paraguay, while Brazil overcame Venezuela last time out after losing to Copa America Read more [...]

MONTEVIDEO (AFP) - Brazil superstar Neymar returns from suspension to face an injury-hit Argentina on Thursday as South America s qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup resumes with a showdown between the bitter continental rivals. Neymar was forced to sit out Brazil s opening two qualifiers last month -- a 2-0 defeat to Chile followed by a 3-1 victory over Venezuela -- following his four-match suspension at the Copa America in June. But the talismanic striker is Read more [...]

Cape Town - Following the news that the Springboks will face the All Blacks in Durban during next year’s Rugby Championship, the venue for the clash in New Zealand has been confirmed as AMI Stadium in Christchurch.The South African Rugby Union (SARU) last week confirmed the home venues for next season’s Springbok matches, with the SA-NZ Test moved away from Ellis Park for the first time since 2011. South Africa will start their Rugby Championship campaign at home against Argentina at Mbombela Read more [...]

World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset has voiced his backing for Japan's inclusion in the Southern Hemisphere Rugby Championship competition alongside New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina. The sport is enjoying a surge in popularity in the country that will host the next World Cup in 2019 and after securing a franchise in the Super Rugby tournament, Lapasset believes a similar deal at international Read more [...]

Neymar, James Rodriguez and Edinson Cavani return to the international fold this week as Brazil try to extend Argentina’s winless run in World Cup qualifying while Ecuador meet Uruguay in a table-topping clash.Neymar and Cavani were banned for violent conduct at this year’s Copa America and Brazil have stuttered without their talismanic striker.They were knocked out of the Copa in the quarter-finals by Paraguay and looked toothless when losing their opening World Cup qualifier 2-0 in Chile. Brazil Read more [...]

There was a large mobilization of security forces looking for a fugitive Mexican drug lord in both Argentina and Chile late last week, but it appears they were acting on false information.Argentine security officials said today that Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is not in their country, nor is he in Chile.A call alerting authorities to the Sinaloa Cartel leader’s presence near the country’s border with Chile was later traced and the caller is now in custody. Argentina’s intelligence service Read more [...]

Leonardo Senatore, left who impressed in the Rugby World Cup, is looking forward to playing Super Rugby. There is little doubt that the Argentine Super Rugby side is going to be a force to be reckoned with in their debut season in 2016 after they announced another star signing in No 8 Leonardo Senatore.The Buenos Aires based team, which does not have a name but media reports are suggesting Read more [...]

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LONDON (Alliance News) - Mobile Streams PLC on Monday said it expects that group revenue for the first half will be about half what was recorded in the equivalent period the prior year.Mobile Streams, which retails mobile content such as apps, games, ebooks, music and videos, said that trading in its Argentine core market has continued to be challenging, prompting the revenue warning.The company said it is too early to tell whether the problems within the Argentine core market will continue to be Read more [...]

Multiple RX Lites Cup event winner Thomas Bryntesson will graduate to the Supercar category at the final round of the World Rallycross Championship at Rosario in Argentina.The Norwegian will drive a Marklund Motorsport Volkswagen Polo, and tested for the team last week at Holjes.Bryntesson missed the opening round of the RX Lites Cup in Portugal but finished on the podium on his debut at Lydden Hill and followed with four consecutive victories.He finished Read more [...]