News of tigre

Season ends in familiar fashion as Boca see off Tigre to take title

Yesterdat 21:34 This year’s league campaign is over and another will soon be upon us. But first there’s the matter of the 'Finalissima' clash between Argentina and Italy.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL

Boca end Racing's hopes of Copa glory, but will fear Tigre

19-05-2022 14:13 To paraphrase an old gem, football is a simple game: 22 players kick a ball around for 90 minutes, and then Boca Juniors win on penalties.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Tigre stun River, but no justice for Defensa in Copa quarters

12-05-2022 00:38 Plenty of stories in the Copa de la Liga Profesional quarter-finals – none more so than Tigre's shock victory over River Plate in front of a bemused Monumental.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Barracas Central win penalty shoot-out and promotion to Argentina's top flight

22-12-2021 11:54 Barracas Central were promoted to Argentina's top flight on Tuesday after defeating Quilmes on penalties after a scrappy scoreless play-off final.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Court sentences duo to more than 20 years in jail for rape of prisoners at ESMA

13-08-2021 21:01 Two already convicted human rights offenders from the 1976-1983 military dictatorship receive additional sentences for sexual crimes committed at ex-ESMA Navy Mechanics School.

LITERATURE

My triumphant Scrabble novel

10-10-2020 09:02 Writer and translator Daniel Tunnard on representing Argentina at the Scrabble World Cup, his new novel and the irresolvable translation problems that came with it.

by Daniel Tunnard

COPA LIBERTADORES

Argentine sides return to action in Copa Libertadores

17-09-2020 23:52 All five of Argentina's Copa Libertadores participants were back in action in the continental competition this week, dusting off the cobwebs after the extended, seemingly endless absence forced upon them by the coronavirus pandemic.

by Dan Edwards

Coronavirus pandemic

Miguel Etchecolatz, ‘Tigre’ Acosta test positive for coronavirus

06-08-2020 23:38 Two of the most infamous criminals convicted of crimes against humanity during Argentina’s last military dictatorship (1976-1983), Miguel Etchecolatz and Jorge 'Tigre' Acosta, test positive for Covid-19.

by Luciana Bertoia

The boating veterinarian

Vet navigates waterways of the Delta to ensure pets get treatment

31-07-2020 11:07 Leila Peluso, 27, takes to the waterways of the Tigre Delta every day, providing an invaluable service to our much-loved animal friends.