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  Argentina fans celebrate Messi's birthday in Kolkata

  Football | June 25, 2013 10:09 IST

  Kolkata,June 24: About 16,000 kms away from the Argentinean capital Buenos Aires, soccer fans here celebrated the 27th birthday of super star Lionel Messi by cutting a huge cake and organising a blood donation camp.Teenagers

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  Argentina, India to explore cooperation in hockey, other fields

  Hockey | June 17, 2013 22:36 IST

  New Delhi, June 17 :  After football, hockey could be another field for possible cooperation in training between Argentina and India, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Monday after talks with visiting Argentinian Foreign Minister

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  Argentina draw with Ecuador in football World Cup qualifier

  Football | June 12, 2013 12:03 IST

  Quito (Ecuador), June 12: Argentina have wasted the chance to secure their place at next year's World Cup with a 1-1 draw against Ecuador.Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero gave the visitors the lead with third-minute

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  Berlocq beats Simon to put Argentina in Davis semi

  Tennis | April 08, 2013 13:00 IST

  Buenos Aires, Apr 8: Carlos Berlocq defeated Frenchman Gilles Simon on Sunday in the deciding singles match to put Argentina into the Davis Cup semifinals.Berlocq won 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to delight the rowdy crowd

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  Italy wants Argentina friendly dedicated to pope

  Football | March 28, 2013 10:25 IST

  Rome, Mar 28: Lionel Messi's Argentina playing Mario Balotelli's Italy in a friendly dedicated to newly elected Pope Francis. That's something Italy coach Cesare Prandelli would like to see.“We've played friendlies with all the best

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  Argentina beats Venezuela 3-0 in World Cup qualifying

  Football | March 23, 2013 19:38 IST

  Buenos Aires, Mar 23 :  Argentina looks like the surest bet from South America to qualify for the World Cup after Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain again led the way in a 3-0 victory Friday

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  Proposed Indian football league fails to take off

  Football | January 29, 2013 17:19 IST

  Kolkata, Jan 29: A proposed Indian professional football league that was to feature the likes of former Argentina striker Hernan Crespo and Italy's World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro, has been scrapped owing to logistic problems.

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  Pole dancing championships in Argentina

  World | November 27, 2012 12:45 IST

  Buenos Aires, Nov 26: Dozens of pole dancers have descended on the Argentine capital Buenos Aires for the 4th annual South American championship. This year, for the first time since the start of the event,

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  Brazil defeats Argentina on penalties

  Football | November 22, 2012 10:56 IST

  Buenos aires, Argentina, Nov 22: Brazil defeated Argentina 4-3 on penalties to win the Superclasico de Las Americas on Wednesday, a trophy contested by national team players with local clubs in Argentina and Brazil and

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  Lionel Messi delivers for Argentina, at last

  Football | November 17, 2012 21:57 IST

  Buenos Aires, Nov 17: Lionel Messi's season has ended with Argentina's national team. And it's been quite a run. Messi's transformation in 2012 was remarkable. The man who couldn't score for his country suddenly equaled

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  Maradona gets hero's welcome in Kerala

  Football | October 23, 2012 13:47 IST

  Kochi/Kannur, Oct 23: Hundreds of football fans gave legendary footballer Diego Maradona a rapturous welcome as he arrived in Kerala on a two-day visit.Youngsters thronged both the Kochi and Kannur airports for a glimpse of

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  Maradona to dribble in Kerala town

  Football | October 20, 2012 17:08 IST

  Kannur, (Kerala), Oct 20: Excitement is mounting in this football crazy Kerala town with Argentine legend Diego Maradona arriving here Wednesday to exhibit his skills and inaugurate a showroom.Maradona will be here Oct 23 from

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  Argentina beats Chile 2-1, Messi scores

  Football | October 17, 2012 13:16 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct 17:  Lionel Messi scored again in Argentina's 2-1 victory on Tuesday over Chile, which kept the favorites atop the standings in South America's World Cup qualifying.Messi has scored three goals over

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  Luis Miguel to dine with fans in Argentina

  Hollywood | October 16, 2012 12:29 IST

  Buenos Aires, Oct 16: Mexican singer Luis Miguel will share a gala dinner with some of his fans in Buenos Aires to kick off his five concerts in the Argentine capital, his management said.Miguel will

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  World Cup qualifier: Messi double keeps Argentina on top

  Football | October 13, 2012 13:14 IST

  Mendoza (Argentina), Oct 13: Lionel Messi scored two second-half goals as Argentina beat Uruguay 3-0 to return to the top of the South American qualifying zone for the 2014 Football World Cup.After a goalless first

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  Newell's stays on top in Argentina 1st division

  Football | October 01, 2012 12:07 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct 1: Newell's Old Boys needed only a 0-0 draw on Sunday against Tigre to remain first place in Argentina's first division.Boca Juniors and Velez Sarsfield, two teams which could have moved

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  Juan Monaco beats Kei Nishikori to reach Malaysian final

  Tennis | September 30, 2012 7:35 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Sep 30: Second-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina outlasted Kei Nishikori of Japan, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4) Saturday to reach the final of the Malaysian Open.Nishikori led 5-2 in the third set before Monaco

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  Czech Republic make Davis Cup finals

  Tennis | September 17, 2012 17:44 IST

  Buenos Aires, Sep 17: Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych defeated Argentinean Carlos Berloq, giving Czech Republic the qualification to the Davis Cup's final series.Berdych, No.7 in the world rankings, defeated world No.45 Berloq 6-3, 6-3,

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  Argentina varsity to foster ties with Art of Living

  World | September 07, 2012 22:12 IST

  Cordoba (Argentina), Sep 7: Siglo 21 University, about 700 km from Buenos Aires, has tied up with Sri Sri University (SSU) of the Art of Living Foundation in India to foster educational and cultural relations.An

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  Berdych, Stepanek to play Davis Cup in Argentina

  Tennis | September 04, 2012 17:26 IST

  Prague< Sep 4: U.S. Open quarterfinalist Tomas Berdych will lead the Czech Republic in next week's Davis Cup semifinal against Argentina.The No. 7-ranked Berdych beat Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-1 on Monday to make