Wednesday 8th September, 2010

• Spain smarting after Argentina reverse

  soccerway

  Argentina´s Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the team´s first goal against Spain during a friendly football match at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, on September 7. Argentina won 4-1. ...

• LATIN AMERICAN MARKETS: Walmex Under Pressure After August Sales Report

  Morning Star

  Mexican stocks fell Tuesday, with shares of Wal-Mart de Mexico among session decliners after the retailing giant's monthly sales figures fell short of expectations.

• Argentina upsets Spain 4-1

  MSNBC

  Argentina's Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after scoring against Spain during a friendly soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Jorge Araujo)

• Argentina advance to world championship quarter-finals with stunning win over Brazil

  General Sources

  Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK and world news. Content from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers and video from Telegraph TV.

• Argentina Coach Hernandez says Lithuania game to be great

  World Bulletin

  Argentina coach Sergio Hernandez said after defeating Brazil that it was a great and tough game. Argentina toppled Brazil 93-89 in the round of last 16 in the 2010 World Basketball Championship in Ist...

• Wedding Planners Flourish After Argentina OKs Gay Marriage

  NPR

  September 8, 2010 Weeks after Argentina became Latin America's first country to approve gay marriage, wedding planners are retooling for a rush of gay weddings. One company called Gay Planners helps...

• Fabregas: Scoreline against Argentina was not fair reflection

  Irish Examiner

  Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas felt his side did not deserve to be on the receiving end of a 4-1 mauling by Argentina, but preferred not to hide behind any excuses for the heavy friendly defeat.Spain,...

• Brazilian basketball fans lament continuation of jinx against Argentina

  People's Daily

  Brazilian basketball fans throughout the country anxiously watched on Tuesday as their national team went up against neighbor and archrival Argentina. On Brazil's Independence Day, the nation hoped th...

• Argentina topples Brazil 93-89 at basketball worlds

  World Bulletin

  Argentina toppled Brazil 93-89 in the round of last 16 in the 2010 World Basketball Championship in Istanbul on Tuesday, advancing to the quarter finals.

• Del Bosque: Spain will learn from Argentina rout

  Soccernet

  Spain coach Vicente del Bosque believes his team will learn from their thumping 4-1 defeat at the hands of Argentina at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires.

• Argentina keeps ahead of world champion Spain, 4-1

  General Sources

  A confident Argentina delights Buenos Aires fans, who were denied matchup at World Cup with team's quarterfinal loss there. Spain has close calls but is unable to mount a comeback.

• Argentina 4 Spain 1: match report

  General Sources

  handed Spain their first defeat since becoming world champions two months ago, earning a resounding 4-1 win in a friendly at the Monumental Stadium.

• Lithuania, Argentina into quarter-finals

  ABC Sports

  Lithuania and Argentina have grabbed the final two quarter-final spots at the world basketball championships in Turkey, defeating China and Brazil respectively. As expected Lithuania got up over Chin...

• Volcano on Chile, Argentine border begins erupting

  The Seattle Times

  The Planchon volcano, on the border between Argentina and Chile, started erupting in the past few days, spewing pyroclastic material and gases, Chile's National Geology and Mining Service said.

• Scola leads Argentina past Brazil at worlds

  USA Today

  ISTANBUL (AP) — Luis Scola scored 37 points, carrying Argentina to a thrilling 93-89 victory over Brazil on Tuesday and into the quarterfinals of the world championship.

• Canadians victorious in South American skicross

  CBC News

  Kelsey Serwa of Kelowna, B.C., won the first ever skicross event held in South America at the Continental Cup in Chapelco, Argentina. Serwa actually won two races on Tuesday, and was followed by team...

• Ten years to recover Argentina’s cattle herd, if current policies are changed

  Merco Press

  Recovering Argentina’s herd to 2007 levels will require at least ten years even if current policies, which have caused its downfall, are drastically changed, according to a report from the Catho...

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