Argentina edges Paraguay for first gold in 52 years
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - A goal by Carlos Tevez in the 18th minute proved to be the difference, as Argentina edged Paraguay 1-0 in the gold medal game of men&#39;s soccer on Saturday at the Olympics.
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The United States wins its first fencing medals in 20 years on Tuesday, including a gold by Mariel Zagunis in the saber competition.
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ATHENS, Aug 27: Australia won the Olympic men&#39;s hockey tournament for the first time in history on Friday, beating the Netherlands 2-1 with a golden goal.
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Argentina won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup for the sixth time yesterday after it rallied to defeat the Czech Republic, 2-1, on a goal by Mauro Zarate in the 86th minute in Toronto.
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David Nalbandian beats Britain's Jamie Baker to give Argentina the lead in their Davis Cup clash.
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Marcelo Bielsa quit as coach of Argentina&#39;s soccer team less then three weeks after guiding it to the nation&#39;s first Olympic title in 52 years at the Athens Games.
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Manu Ginobili's off-balance shot left his hand just a split-second before the final buzzer, dropping through the basket to give Argentina an 83-82 victory over Serbia-Montenegro yesterday on the first day of Olympic men's basketball in Athens.
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Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego beat  Spain's Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera 21-16, 21-15 on  Wednesday to bag Brazil's first men's Olympic beach volleyball  gold medal.
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Argentina will get to defend its Olympic gold medal. Luis Scola scored 27 points and Argentina, playing without four NBA players from the team that won the gold in 2004, beat Brazil, 91-80, yesterday in the semifinals of the FIBA Americas basketball tournament to earn a berth in the Beijing Olympics.
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Wild card Guillermo Canas of Argentina upset top-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the Brazil Open final Sunday to win his first tournament since returning from a doping ban.
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The U.S. men's basketball team will be the first not to bring home a gold medal since 1988. The Americans lost to Argentina, 89-81, in the semifinals on Friday.
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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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Japan revived memories of their glorious  gymnastics past when they upstaged favorites China and the  United States to snatch the Olympic men's team gold for the  first time in 28 years on Monday.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Argentina snapped a 58-game winning streak by the United States two years ago at the World Championships.
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Favourites Argentina swept Italy aside on Tuesday to march into the final of the Olympic Games soccer tournament without having conceded a goal in five games.
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Just less than one month after steering his country to their first Olympic soccer gold medal. Bielsa, 49, had weathered Argentina&#39;s shock first-round elimination at the 2002 World Cup followed by almost two
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For the first time since 1988, the Olympic men&#39;s basketball gold medal will not go to the United States. Argentina beat the Americans 89-81 in semifinal action yesterday, meaning bronze is