News of sports

Does Colapinto have a chance of keeping his F1 seat in 2025?

22-10-2024 15:34 Argentine youngster Franco Colapinto's chances of securing a seat in next year’s Formula 1 season depends largely on the decisions of two key figures. Up against him are experienced drivers, rising talents, and the influential Schumacher family.

by Cristina Zarlenga

NEW STAR IN FORMULA 1

‘Fearless’ F1 star Colapinto a source of pride for Argentines

19-10-2024 06:06 New Formula 1 star Franco Colapinto has captivated the public, both on and off the track. In just a short few weeks, the Pilar-born rookie has become a symbol of hope, pride and much-needed distraction from the realities of Argentina’s economic woes.

by Sam Yockey

THE BUSINESS OF SPORT

Top firms in Argentina backing F1 rookie Franco Colapinto

10-09-2024 11:41 Franco Colapinto, the rookie making his way in Formula 1 with Williams Racing, is supported by some of Argentina’s largest companies, including Globant, YPF, Quilmes, Flybondi, Bigbox and Celulosa Argentina.

Olympic Games: Paris 2024

Argentina’s Olympic medal hopes likely to depend on traditional team sports

19-07-2024 09:39 Argentina Olympic medal hopes are likely to depend on traditional team sports at the upcoming Paris 2024 Games, with chances of success in men’s football, rugby sevens and field hockey.

RACIST CHANT ROW

Milei sacks Argentina's sports official amid racist chant controversy

18-07-2024 16:03 Javier Milei's office declares that “no government" should tell the nation's footballers what to "comment, think or do."

FOOTBALL

Agüero allies himself with Milei, says City Football Group interested in Argentina

08-04-2024 15:30 Sergio Agüero, proclaiming the privatisation model for nation's top football clubs, has spoken with President Javier Milei. Tipping his former club Independiente as an option, the ex-Rojo star says the City Football Group are interested in Argentina.

by Agustín Colombo

FOOTBALL

Messi denies political snub was behind Hong Kong no-show

20-02-2024 13:16 Lionel Messi declares his absence in Hong Kong two weeks ago was due to injury.

Football

Argentina dare to dream of Olympic gold – will Messi be there too?

15-02-2024 15:38 Javier Masherano’s young side had to get to the Games in Paris first, and they did so in typically nail-biting fashion.

by Dan Edwards

Messi in China

Messi Hong Kong no-show sparks wave of outrage in China

09-02-2024 16:33 Lionel Messi's no-show at a match in Hong Kong has triggered a surge of online outrage in the city and in mainland China

Football

Newell's, Godoy Cruz make perfect start to Copa de la Liga

09-02-2024 08:56 The nation's top teams are battling through the heat to complete three rounds of Copa de la Liga fixtures in little more than 10 days.

by Dan Edwards

Football

'El Tula,' Argentina's most famous football fan, dies at 83

07-02-2024 15:43 Carlos Pascual dies at the age of 83 after being hospitalised for past week. He received FIFA's “The Best” award on behalf of Argentina's fans after the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

FOOTBALL VIOLENCE

Two football fan deaths puts hooliganism back on agenda

07-02-2024 13:17 One fan stabbed to death during Chacarita Juniors-Deportivo Maipú match, another suffers same fate before Gimnasia Mendoza-Defensores del Belgrano clash.

Football

River’s youth production line keeps churning out quality

01-02-2024 12:43 River's pre-season was dominated by the Claudio Echeverri saga, but another few gems – Franco Mastontuano, Agustín Ruberto and Ian Subiabre – seem to have rolled off the famous Millo assembly line.

by Dan Edwards

POLITICS

Scioli joins Milei government as Tourism, Environment & Sports secretary

30-01-2024 16:48 Veteran Peronist minister, who lost 2015 presidential election to Mauricio Macri, switches to Javier Milei’s team, taking up a post as government secretary ; Scioli headed Argentina’s Embassy in Brazil throughout Alberto Fernández’s Presidency.

FOOTBALL

Argentina’s Olympian ambitions put pressure on Mascherano

19-01-2024 11:34 Javier Masherano’s Argentina U23 team begin the road to potential Olympic glory on Sunday when the side takes on Paraguay

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

Familiar tale as football wonderkids are snapped up European clubs

11-01-2024 19:23 So far in January, much of the discussion has revolved around two budding stars who look set to be lost to Argentine football – Valentín Barco and Claudio Echeverri are on their way to Premier League.

by Dan Edwards

POWERFUL STORMS

13 dead in Bahía Blanca after sportsclub roof collapses in storm

17-12-2023 09:23 Storms with heavy rain and winds of up to 140km per hour hits Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area; At least 13 killed when roof of a sportsclub in Bahía Blanca collapses on top of victims.

SPORTS

David Beckham says Lionel Messi is 'our gift to America'

16-11-2023 10:43 David Beckham told AFP in an interview on Wednesday that his Inter Miami franchise signed Lionel Messi as "our gift to America and the MLS."

FIFAGATE CORRUPTION

Ex-banker who paid FIFA bribes avoids prison by aiding crackdown

12-05-2023 12:56 Argentine sports marketing executive Alejandro Burzaco, who admitted paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to corrupt Latin American football officials, spared from prison after serving as star witness in FIFA-gate trial.

FIFAGATE CORRUPTION

CONMEBOL officials took millions in bribes, New York court told

19-01-2023 10:58 Argentine businessman Alejandro Burzaco claims he and two former television executives had funnelled kickbacks to CONMEBOL chiefs to secure lucrative broadcasting rights.

FIFAGATE CORRUPTION

Football scam jury hears of Fox TV rights bought with bribes

19-01-2023 02:22 Prosecutors said Hernán López and Carlos Martínez teamed up with the sports marketing firm Full Play Group SA to pay millions of dollars a year in bribes to officials of CONMEBOL, the governing body for South American football. Full Play is also a defendant in the case.

ARGENTINA: WORLD CHAMPIONS

Lionel Messi brings euphoria to beleaguered Argentines

19-12-2022 13:38 Argentina’s third World Cup title generated a rare moment of euphoria for a country battered by near three-digit inflation and facing months of economic and political uncertainty.