Argentina Completes Dream Team's Downfall
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Bronze is the best the American men's basketball team can do, and the reason is simple: They were beaten by a better team, 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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The once dominant American team has its championship dream crushed by Brazil.
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ARGENTINA soccer coach Marcelo Bielsa quit today, just two weeks since he guided them to their first Olympic title. Bielsa, 49, nicknamed the &quot;mad man&quot; for his eccentric press conferences and his volatile
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Ruben Magnano, who coached Argentina to the Olympic basketball gold medal in Athens, resigned Thursday to accept a coaching job in Italy.
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England captain Lawrence Dallaglio announced his international retirement, bringing an end to a decade with the national team that peaked with a World Cup triumph.
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Mauro ZÃ¡rate scored the winning goal in the 86th minute yesterday as Argentina triumphed in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup for the sixth time, rallying to beat the Czech Republic, 2-1, in Toronto.The game appeared to be heading for extra time until ZÃ¡rate cut in from the left and beat goalkeeper Radek Petr at the near post with a fierce shot from the edge of the penalty area.
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Sfuma il sogno della finalissima per la nazionale olimpica di calcio. Gli azzurrini di Claudio Gentile sono stati sconfitti 3-0 nella semifinale contro l&#39;Argentina. I sudamericani, favoriti del torneo, hanno
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sports Network) - Marcelo Bielsa resigned as Argentina&#39;s coach on Tuesday, despite leading his country to the final of Copa America and to an Olympic triumph this summer.
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Argentina have comfortably beaten nine-man Paraguay 1-0 in the final of the men&#39;s soccer tournament to win their first Olympic gold medal in 52 years.
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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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Argentina on course for first elected woman president after Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declares victory.
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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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The US men's basketball team are ousted in the semi-finals by Argentina, beaten 89-81.
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L'Argentina si &egrave; qualificata per la finale di Coppa America battendo il Messico 3-0 (0-0). In...
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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 coach Marcelo Bielsa has resigned, less than one month after leading his country to their first Olympic soccer gold medal and less than two months after steering them to the Copa America final, Argentine
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Jose Pekerman was hired Thursday as Argentina&#39;s national soccer coach following the abrupt resignation of Marcelo Bielsa. Pekerman coached Argentina&#39;s youth programs during the late 1990s and won several championships.