BUENOS AIRES, March 12 — Argentina began a long-awaited trial yesterday of the medical team for soccer star Diego Maradona, over four years after his death in 2020, in a case that has riled emotions in the South American country where the World Cup winner is still revered.

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 16 — Argentine President Javier Milei could face an impeachment trial in Congress, opposition lawmakers said on Saturday, after the libertarian leader touted a cryptocurrency which crashed soon after.

MIAMI GARDENS, July 15 — Defending champions Argentina won a record 16th Copa America title by beating Colombia 1-0 thanks to an extra-time goal from substitute Lautaro Martinez at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida on Sunday.

EAST RUTHERFORD, July 10 — Defending champions Argentina booked their place in the Copa America final after goals from Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi gave them a 2-0 win over Canada in yesterday’s semi-final here.

CHICAGO, June 13 — Inter Miami will be the last club Argentina captain Lionel Messi plays for, the 36-year-old forward said yesterday, adding he feels "a little bit scared" at the thought of the day he decides to retire.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The national men's junior hockey squad looks set for the opening Pool A fixture against Chile in the 2023 Junior World Cup (JWC), this Tuesday (December 5) at the National Hockey Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

PARIS, Oct 31 — Lionel Messi won his record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or here on Monday, while Spain's Aitana Bonmati claimed the women's award, reported Xinhua.

BEIJING, June 16 — Lionel Messi delighted Argentina fans in Beijing when he scored the fastest goal of his international career, netting after 79 seconds as the world champions beat Australia 2-0 in a friendly at a raucous Workers' Stadium on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has revealed Harimau Malaya had the opportunity to hold friendlies against world footballing giants Brazil and Argentina at the end of last year.

BUENOS AIRES, April 15 — Argentina's annual inflation rate soared to 104.3 per cent in March, the official statistics agency said on Friday (April 14), one of the highest rates in the world, straining people's wallets and stoking a cost-of-living crisis that has pushed up poverty.

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 13 — The annual inflation rate in Argentina skyrocketed to 94.8 per cent in December, the highest level in 30 years, the country's statistical office Indec said on Thursday.

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 21 — Argentina's World Cup heroes had to abandon an open-top bus parade in Bueno Aires on Tuesday as millions of ecstatic fans flooded onto the streets and brought the city to a standstill, with Lionel Messi and his team mates whisked into helicopters to complete the planned celebrations.

BERLIN, Dec 19 — Lionel Messi expressed his disbelief after Argentina ended their long wait to clinch a third World Cup crown with a thrilling victory over France.

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 19 — Hundreds of thousands of Argentines poured into the sunlit streets of Buenos Aires on Sunday, ecstatic after a nail-biting victory on penalties in the World Cup final over France made the South Americans world champions for the first time since 1986.

LUSAIL, Qatar, Dec 19 — Argentina won their third World Cup in an extraordinary final on Sunday as they beat France 4-2 on penalties after Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-3 draw and Kylian Mbappe grabbed a hat-trick to bring the holders back from 2-0 and 3-2 down.

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 14 — Thousands of Argentines filled the streets of central Buenos Aires with blue-and-white banners on Tuesday as they watched Lionel Messi lead their team to a 3-0 win over Croatia and a place in the World Cup final.

LUSAIL, Qatar, Dec 14 — The most clinical of smash-and-grabs kept Lionel Messi on track for his date with destiny and broke Croatian hearts as Argentina reached Sunday’s World Cup final with a 3-0 victory at the Lusail Stadium.

LUSAIL, Qatar, Dec 10 — Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout to keep Lionel Messi's World Cup dream alive on Friday after the Dutch had snatched a 2-2 draw from the jaws of defeat in an extraordinary quarter-final.

DOHA, Dec 8 — Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk warns that his side will have to beat more than just Leo Messi when they take on Argentina in the World Cup quarterfinals on Friday night.

ANKARA, Dec 4 — Argentina beat Australia 2-1 on Saturday and will take on the Netherlands in the World Cup quarterfinals, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.