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  Starace Beats Chela To Reach Quarters In Croatia

  Tennis | July 29, 2011 11:07 IST

  Umag, Croatia, Jul 29 : Potito Starace of Italy upset top-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals at the Croatia Open on Thursday.Starace, last year's finalist, trailed 3-0 in

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  Uruguay In Semis Again, This Time At Copa America

  Football | July 20, 2011 12:29 IST

  Buenos Aires, Jul 19: Uruguay eclipsed Brazil and Argentina at the 2010 World Cup, and a year later it's the same story with the team again in the semifinals—this time, part of the topsy-turvy final

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  Uruguay Ousts Argentina On Penalties

  Football | July 19, 2011 20:01 IST

  Santa Fe, Argentina, Jul 17 -- Uruguay advanced to the semifinals of the Copa America with a penalty shootout victory over hosts Argentina on Saturday, with Carlos Tevez having his spotkick saved.The game ended 1-1

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  Messi To Continue Playing For Argentina

  Football | July 18, 2011 18:59 IST

  Buenos Aires, Jul 15: Lionel Messi says he will continue to play for Argentina despite harsh criticism about his performance for the national team.Messi on Thursday responded to Julio Grondona, the president of the Argentina

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  Copa: Uruguay Sets Up Classic QF Against Argentina

  Football | July 13, 2011 16:52 IST

  Buenos Aires, Jul 13: One of the Copa America quarterfinals is set, and it's a classic: Argentina vs. Uruguay.World Cup semifinalist Uruguay guaranteed the showdown by defeating Mexico 1-0 on Tuesday to secure second place

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  Messi Shines For Argentina

  Football | July 12, 2011 16:33 IST

  Cordoba, Argentina, Jul 12: Lionel Messi finally played up to expectations Monday, right in time to help Argentina into the quarterfinals of the Copa America.After two disappointing matches, Messi produced a great performance to lead

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  Argentina Reaches Semifinals, Win For Serbia

  Tennis | July 09, 2011 10:06 IST

  London, July 09 : Argentina became the first country to reach the Davis Cup semifinals after taking an unbeatable 3-0 lead against Kazakhstan on Friday, while Serbia and France look set to follow after both

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  Argentina Held 1-1 By Bolivia In Copa Opener

  Football | July 02, 2011 13:06 IST

  La Plata, Argentina, July 2 -- Argentina's Sergio Aguero scored on a soaring volley in the 76th minute to salvage a 1-1 draw against Bolivia in Friday's opening match of the Copa America.Bolivia's Edvialdo Rojas

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  Argentina, Germany, Netherlands Score Early Wins In Women's Champions Trophy

  Hockey | June 26, 2011 22:17 IST

  Amsterdam, June 26: Argentina and Germany squeezed past England and New Zealand respectively by a single goal, Netherlands demolished Australia 3-0 and China drew 2-2 with South Korea on the first day of the women's

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  Simeone Takes Over At Racing Club In Argentina

  Football | June 22, 2011 10:12 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jun 22 : Diego Simeone has been appointed coach of Racing Club, taking over a team he coached five years ago to begin his career on the bench.The former Argentina midfielder, who

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  Argentina To Play Against Nigeria In Another Friendly

  Football | June 10, 2011 10:45 IST

  Buenos Aires, Jun 10 : Argentina has arranged another match against Nigeria in the unusual football location of Bangladesh in September despite their recent friendly being investigated for suspicious betting.The match organizer, Buenos Aires-based World

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  Poland Beats Argentina 2-1 In Friendly

  Football | June 06, 2011 18:05 IST

  Warsaw, Jun 6 : Poland defeated a weakened Argentina team 2-1 in an international friendly on Sunday with Adrian Mierzejewski scoring in the first half and Pawel Brozek adding another in the second.Defender Pablo Zabaleta

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  Nigeria Beats Second-String Argentina 4-1

  Football | June 02, 2011 21:15 IST

  Abuja, Nigeria, June 2: Nigeria used its top players in a warmup for an African Cup of Nations qualifier and dismantled a second-string Argentina 4-1 on Wednesday, helped by two first-half goals from Zaragoza striker

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  India, Kazakhstan Sign Nuclear, Oil Pacts

  World | April 16, 2011 15:24 IST

  Astana, Apr 16: Embarking on an ambitious roadmap to consolidate their strategic partnership, India and Kazakhstan today signed seven pacts, including a framework agreement in civil nuclear field and a stake-sharing accord in oil sector,

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  Maradona Says He Wants Argentina Job Back

  Football | September 25, 2010 11:52 IST

  Buenos Aires: Diego Maradona cast his immense shadow over the Argentina team again on Friday when he said he would give his life to return to the helm and avenge their World Cup quarterfinal humiliation.

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  France Lead Argentina 2-0 In Davis Cup

  Tennis | September 18, 2010 16:05 IST

  France held a commanding 2-0 lead over Argentina in their Davis Cup semi-final meeting after Friday's (September 17th) opening singles matches in Lyon.  Michael Llodra defeated Juan Monaco 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the first

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  Argentina Upsets World Cup Winners Spain 4-1

  Football | September 08, 2010 16:45 IST

  BUENOS AIRES (AP):  Spain hardly resembled a World Cup champion against Argentina, allowing their most goals in a decade in a 4-1 exhibition defeat on Tuesday. Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Carlos Tevez scored first-half

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  Maradona Out As Coach Of Argentina's National Team

  Football | July 28, 2010 9:08 IST

  Buenos Aires: Diego Maradona was removed as coach of Argentina's national team on Tuesday, ending an erratic 21-month stint that mirrored his own long history of unpredictable behavior and culminated in a humiliating exit in

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  Argentina Legalizes Gay Marriage In Historic Vote

  World | July 15, 2010 17:06 IST

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  _ Argentina legalized same-sex marriage Thursday, becoming the first country in Latin America to grant gays and lesbians all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to heterosexual couples. After

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  Argentina To Offer Maradona 4-Year Deal

  Football | July 15, 2010 10:47 IST

  BUENOS AIRES : The Argentine Football Association says it will offer Maradona a new four-year contract that would keep him in charge of the national team through the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Ernesto Cherquis