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Brazil has away win over Chile in World Cup qualifying and Messi's Argentina draws

Oct. 10, 2024 23:17 PM EDT

SAO PAULO (AP) — An 89th-minute goal by substitute Luiz Henrique gave Brazil a 2-1 away win over Chile on Thursday in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match. The win meant under-pressure Brazil coach Dorival Júnior's team will finish the ninth round of the round-robin competition in...

The world's rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says

Oct. 07, 2024 07:59 AM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world's rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned a drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in some places. The World Meteorological...

Coco Gauff wins China Open final in straight sets, Sinner and Alcaraz advance in Shanghai

Oct. 06, 2024 15:24 PM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Coco Gauff won her second title this season with a lopsided 6-1, 6-3 victory over Karolina Muchova in the final of the China Open on Sunday. Aged 20, the sixth-ranked U.S. player became the youngest China Open champion in 14 years. She is also the second American...

Messi among the Inter Miami regulars not in starting lineup, enters as sub in 1-0 win over Toronto

Oct. 05, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Lionel Messi played off the bench for Inter Miami on Saturday at Toronto, the next-to-last contest of the regular season for the MLS Supporters Shield winners. He was on the field for the only goal, Leonardo Campana's score in the third minute of second-half stoppage...

Messi quickly starts the process of looking ahead after Inter Miami wins MLS Supporters Shield

Oct. 03, 2024 06:02 AM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — This was how 2024 started for Inter Miami: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, all former Barcelona teammates who won multiple titles together, sitting side-by-side after the first official training session of the new season. And...

Messi back in Argentina's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia

Oct. 02, 2024 15:28 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi will return to Argentina's national team for the South American World Cup qualifying matches against Venezuela and Bolivia. The 37-year-old star had missed recent matches because of an ankle injury. Coach Lionel Scaloni...

October's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will dazzle parts of South America and the Pacific

Oct. 01, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun is coming. But only a lucky few will be in the path. The annular solar eclipsewill be visible Wednesday over Easter Island and the tips of Argentina and Chile. Here’s how to safely watch the final solar...

Argentine prosecutors accuse Opus Dei leaders in South America of trafficking and labor exploitation

Sep. 30, 2024 19:07 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors have concluded that there are grounds for launching a criminal investigation into the highest authorities of Opus Dei in South America between 1983 and 2015 for the crimes of human trafficking and labor exploitation against at least 44 women...

FIFA suspends Argentina goalkeeper for 2 matches in World Cup qualifying

Sep. 27, 2024 19:57 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina's soccer association (AFA) said on Friday that FIFA suspended goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez for two matches of South American World Cup qualifying in October. The decision rules out the 32-year-old from official games in the round-robin competition...

Argentina's poverty rate spikes in first 6 months of President Milei's shock therapy

Sep. 26, 2024 21:46 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's poverty rate jumped from almost 42% to 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei' s presidency, the statistics agency reported Thursday, a steep rise reflecting the pain of the country's most intense austerity program in recent memory. ...