World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz will defend his Argentina Open crown next year as he embarks on another South American clay-court season, tournament organisers have said.The 20-year-old became the youngest Argentina Open winner when he beat Briton Cameron Norrie...

Anderson Duarte's decisive goal helped Uruguay edge Gambia 1-0 to enter the FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinals.In a match that saw both sides reduced to ten men, a low and driven rocket from Uruguay midfielder Duarte midway through the second half proved to be...

Colombia came from a goal down and weathered an avalanche of Japanese chances late on at La Plata Stadium to win 2-1 in the Group C match and sealed their spot in the round of 16 of the FIFA U20 World Cup.Japan broke the deadlock in the 30th minute from a corner-kick...

Lionel Messi scored his 100th international goal as Argentina cruised to a 7-0 home win over Curacao in their lop-sided friendly, here. Messi netted a first-half hat-trick as the world champions raced to a 5-0 lead in the first 35 minutes before adding two...

Lionel Messi scored his 800th career goal as Argentina beat Panama 2-0 in the South American team's first match since winning the World Cup in December. Despite dominating possession, it took until the 78th minute for Argentina to take the lead as Thiago...

Carlos Alcaraz is thrilled to be back in action after missing four months of action, which cost him No. 1 place in ATP Rankings, and is determined to climb back towards the top when he marks his season debut at the Argentina Open.The 19-year-old had a breakthrough...

After a disappointing start of the season at the Australian Open, Dominic Thiem of Austria registered his first win of 2023, beating Slovakia's Alex Molcan 7-6(4), 6-3 in the Round-of-32 of the Argentina Open, here.Former World No. 3 will next face Peruvian...

Third-seeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain progressed to the semifinals of Argentina's Cordoba Open with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 win over Portugal's Joao Sousa.Ramos-Vinolas' first-serve percentage was 93 per cent, and he also sent down four aces while converting six of...

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has left open the possibility of playing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but says his participation will depend on 'many things'. The Paris Saint-Germain forward previously declared the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would mark his last...

Argentine football chief Claudio Tapia has said that he is confident Lionel Scaloni will continue as national team manager following the Albicelest's World Cup triumph. Scaloni's contract expires on December 31 but the Argentine Football Association (AFA)...

Angel di Maria could extend his international career after playing a key role in Argentina's dramatic penalty shootout victory over France in the FIFA World Cup final, according to local media reports.The 34-year-old Juventus winger had previously announced...

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) have added fast bowler Kemar Roach to their squad for the first Test against Bangladesh to be played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Thursday.The 33-year-old passed a fitness test and was added to the squad as the 13th player...

Argentina has confirmed its first case of monkeypox in a man who arrived from Spain, the Health Ministry has said."The patient is in good condition, undergoing symptomatic treatment, and his close contacts are under clinical and epidemiological control, with no...

Casper Ruud made a successful return to action at Argentina Open following an ankle injury that forced his late withdrawal from the Australian Open. Playing his first match since the ATP Cup, the 23-year-old Norwegian defeated Roberto Carballes Baena, 7-6(2),...

China and Argentina on Sunday signed 30 economic, trade and export agreements after a meeting between their presidents -- Xi Jinping and Mauricio Macri, respectively -- with the Chinese leader calling for "opening a new era" in bilateral relations.After the...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India will host the G20 Summit in 2022, the year the country will celebrate the 75th Independence Day."In that special year, India looks forward to welcoming the world to the G20 Summit! Come to India, the world's...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on cooperation among G20 countries on issues related to global economy, trade tensions, crude oil prices and terrorism and fugitive economic offenders, India's G20 sherpa has said.Addressing the media here, Shaktikanta...

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping sat down with cautious optimism to a working dinner here in hopes of making some progress in winding down the trade war between the two countries that affects the global economy."At some point,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met a host of world leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Angela Merkel, and held discussions on bilateral issues.On the last day of his visit to the Argentinian capital, he also met...

India has called for a strong and active cooperation across G-20 countries -- including in legal processes for effective freezing of proceeds of crime and early return of offenders -- to deal with fugitive economic offenders and facilitate asset recovery.Presenting...