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  'El Salvador offered to accept American deportees and violent criminals': US Secretary of State

  World | February 04, 2025 8:59 IST

  Marco Rubio visited El Salvador on Monday after visiting Panama, from where a flight of 43 migrants left for Columbia. After El Salvador, he will visit Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic.

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  El Salvador's 'coolest dictator' Bukele wins supermajority in Congress after tense vote counting

  World | February 20, 2024 12:57 IST

  Bukele was re-elected for another term on February 4, winning 84.7 per cent of the vote, despite the country's Constitution barring consecutive terms. Bukele and his New Ideas party are widely expected to bring steep changes in the country's Constitution after gaining firm control in governance.

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  Twelve dead in stampede at El Salvador stadium: Report

  World | May 21, 2023 14:48 IST

  In the coming hours, it's possible that the official casualty count will rise.

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  El Salvador makes bitcoin official currency, hopes of spurring economy

  Business | September 07, 2021 14:57 IST

  Starting today, Sept. 7, all businesses will have to accept payments in Bitcoin, except those lacking the technology to do so.

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  Argentina, without Messi, beats El Salvador 2-0

  Football | March 29, 2015 7:40 IST

  Washington: Ever Banega scored on a deflected shot, Federico Mancuello added a late goal and Argentina beat El Salvador 2-0 in a friendly match Saturday.Argentina played a lackluster game without its star Lionel Messi, who

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  El Salvador soccer players acquitted in match-fixing case

  Football | March 28, 2015 6:26 IST

  San Salvador, El Salvador: Eleven soccer players and two foreign businesspeople accused of match-fixing involving El Salvador's national team were acquitted of criminal charges Friday.Prosecutors had accused the defendants of money laundering, cover-up and illegal

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  Major earthquake hits El Salvador: USGS

  World | October 14, 2014 13:10 IST

  Beijing: An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale jolted the Pacific region off the coast of El Salvador and Nicaragua, killing at least one person, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.The quake struck 67

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  FIFA World Cup: Diego Costa looks healthy as Spain tops El Salvador 2-0 in warm up

  Football | June 08, 2014 9:56 IST

  LANDOVER, Md:  Diego Costa's hamstring withstood 74 minutes on a hot and humid afternoon just six days before Spain opens the defense of its World Cup title. He showed bursts of speed, jostled with defenders

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  Spain-El Salvador to play pre-World Cup friendly

  Football | February 28, 2014 22:38 IST

  NEW YORK: Defending World Cup champion Spain will play a friendly against El Salvador on June 7 in the U.S. before heading to the World Cup in Brazil.Seven matches involving six World Cup teams were

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  Match fixing: FIFA bans 3 more El Salvador players

  Football | October 22, 2013 21:44 IST

  Zurich: FIFA has imposed worldwide bans on three more El Salvador national team players in a match-fixing case, taking the total to 19.FIFA says the players, who it did not identify, were originally banned for

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  El Salvador bans 14 footballers for life

  Football | September 21, 2013 11:25 IST

  San Salvador: The central American country of El Salvador's football federation has slapped a life-time ban on 14 members of its national team for match-fixing.One of them is the goalkeeper Dagoberto Portillo. Another three players

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  El Salvador suspends 22 soccer players

  Football | August 23, 2013 6:27 IST

   San Salvador: The homes of 11 players were raided Thursday after El Salvador's soccer federation suspended 22 players in an investigation into alleged match-fixing by the national team, including games against the United States and

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  Gold Cup: Donovan helps US to 5-1 win over El Salvador

  Football | July 22, 2013 7:51 IST

  Baltimore, Jul 22: Landon Donovan scored once and set up three other goals as the United States cruised to a 5-1 win over El Salvador on Sunday to move into a CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal

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  Gold Cup: El Salvador, Trinidad advances

  Football | July 16, 2013 11:01 IST

  Houston, Jul 16: El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago got their first victories in the Gold Cup on Monday to ensure both will advance to the quarterfinals of the biennial competition.Rodolfo Zelaya scored his third

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  Los Angeles Galaxy, Islanders finish in goalless draw

  Football | September 20, 2012 18:05 IST

  Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Sep 20: The Los Angeles Galaxy and the Puerto Rico Islanders played to a 0-0 draw in the CONCACAF Champions League Wednesday. The draw left the Galaxy in the lead in Group 5

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  Fights disrupt Roma's 2-1 win over El Salvador

  Football | July 28, 2012 17:06 IST

  Harrison, New Jersey, July 28:  Bojan Krkic's goal in the 62nd minute gave Roma a 2-1 victory over El Salvador on Friday, completing an unbeaten three-game U.S. tour for the Serie A club.The match was

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  El Salvador, New Zealand draw 2-2 in friendly

  Football | May 24, 2012 14:40 IST

  Houston, May 24: Kosta Barbarouses scored in the 64th minute to lift New Zealand to a 2-2 draw with El Salvador in a friendly on Wednesday.Rafael Burgos had twice put El Salvador ahead. His opener

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  El Salvador's Late Goal Ends US Olympic Hopes

  Football | March 27, 2012 8:57 IST

  Nashville, Tennessee , Mar 27: Jaime Alas scored in stoppage time as El Salvador ousted the United States from Olympic qualifying Monday with a 3-3 draw.The Americans had to win to reach Saturday's semifinals in

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  El Salvador Scores 6-1 Win Over Cuba In Gold Cup

  Football | June 13, 2011 14:09 IST

  Chicago, Jun 13 : Rodolfo Zelaya scored a goal in each half as El Salvador kept its Gold Cup quarterfinals hopes alive with a 6-1 rout of Cuba on Sunday.Osael Romero, Lester Blanco, Arturo Alvarez

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  Hernandez Hat Trick Lifts Mexico Over El Salvador

  Football | June 06, 2011 18:05 IST

  Arlington, Texas, Jun 6 : Manchester United forward Javier Hernandez scored a second-half hat trick to lead Mexico to a 5-0 rout of El Salvador on Sunday in the opening match for both teams in