Argentina Completes Dream Team's Downfall
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Bronze is the best the American men can do in basketball, and the reason is simple: A hastily assembled assortment of NBA stars couldn't beat a better team &#151; Argentina. Manu Ginobili scored 29 points to lead his nation to another victory over the country that used to dominate the sport, an 89-81 win in the Olympic semifinals Friday night.
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Pablo Prigioni had 20 points and Luis Scola added 16 yesterday to help Argentina, the defending Olympic champion, defeat Uruguay, 90-69, in its opener in the FIBA Americas tournament in Las Vegas. Uruguay center Esteban Batista was held to 7 points, shooting 3 for 10. Emilio Taboada led Uruguay (1-1) with 14 points.Carlos Arroyo had 16 points and 8 assists for Puerto Rico in a 108-67 victory over Panama. Ricardo Sanchez scored 19 points and Carmelo Lee had 17 for Puerto Rico (1-1). Gary Forbes scored 19 points for Panama (0-2).Samuel Dalembert scored 6 of his 18 points in the final minutes and Jermaine Anderson scored the last 6 points to finish with 17 in Canadaâs 80-73 victory against Venezuela (0-2).
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The men&#39;s national football (soccer) team in Argentina has a new coach. The South American nation&#39;s football association announced Thursday that Jose Pekerman will lead the team.
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Argentina won its first Olympic gold medal in 52 years in the soccer final Saturday, while the US women&#39;s basketball team atoned for their men&#39;s failure by storming to victory.
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Argentina reached the Davis Cup final   for the second time when victory in the doubles gave them an   unassailable 3-0 lead over Australia in Buenos Aires on   Saturday.
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Fresh from a Summer Olympic gold medal triumph, Marcelo Bielsa has shocked Argentina by stepping down as coach of the national team.
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Argentina and the Netherlands made the World Cup&#039;s toughest group look easy.
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Diego Maradona and his 1986 World Cup-winning Argentina teammates have agreed to an unofficial rematch with their England counterparts. The teams will meet in Birmingham on Oct. 14 more than 21 years after Maradona struck two of soccerâs most talked about goals for Argentina to win a quarterfinal, 2-1.
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Forget last year's stirring World Cup victory. A deadly fan riot, corruption scandals, and mediocre on-field performance have exposed the country's once beautiful game in all its ugliness
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Favourites Argentina beat Italy 3-0 this morning to claim their place in the final of the men&#39;s Olympic football tournament. Goals by leading goalscorer Carlos Tevez, with a smart volley after 16 minutes, and
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Argentina upset the host nation France, 17-12, in the opening game of the World Cup. The French now face a talented Ireland squad and the possibility of being the first host nation to fail to make the quarterfinals.
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Argentina slumped to a humiliating 11-0 loss to Germany in the opening match of the women&#39;s World Cup, the worst defeat in the tournament&#39;s history.
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Argentina boss Marcelo Bielsa has resigned from his prestigious post, reports the DyN news agency. âHe took this decision because there are many things that have literally exhausted him,â said Argentine football federation president Julio Grondona.
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Argentina have returned to the top of FIFA's world rankings after winning their first two qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup.
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Argentina&#039;s Maxi Rodriguez took aim, took a chance &amp;#151; and lifted Argentina into the World Cup quarterfinals.
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ATHENS -- Bronze is the best the American men can do in basketball and the reason is simple: A hastily assembled assortment of NBA stars couldn&#39;t beat a better team -- Argentina.
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Argentina on course for first elected woman president after Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declares victory.