Each year, the US has 11 federal holidays. In Argentina, that number is 19, the 11th-most in the world. Celebration and commemoration are mandatory for Argentinians, but for almost three decades they were denied the kind of festivities the capital city of Buenos Aires craves. The

Argentinean football icon Angel Di Mar­a, affectionately known as "El Fideo," has retired from the Argentina national team as a Copa America champion.  With a legacy filled with both triumphs and heartbreaks, Di Mar­a leaves the Albiceleste, capping off a

Argentina won its second straight Copa America championship, overcoming Lionel Messi's second-half leg injury to beat Colombia 1-0 Sunday night on Lautaro Martinez's 112th-minute goal. Messi appeared to sustain a non-contact injury while running and falling in the 64th minute

Carlos Alcaraz powered to victory over an out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic to retain his men's singles title at Wimbledon. Although the players on show made this a repeat of last year's final, it failed to live up to the five-set thriller of 12 months ago as Djokovic appeared mostly

Spain won its record fourth European soccer championship, getting an 86th-minute goal from Mikel Oyarzabal to beat England in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday in Berlin. Spain won all seven games it played at Euro 2024, being crowned champions to cap one of the most dominant international

This match was end-to-end action as both teams had one last chance to reach the podium on Saturday evening and threw everything forward. A full-strength Uruguay side grabbed the early lead as Fede Valverde’s corner eventually fell to Rodrigo Bentacur. The Tottenham ace swivelled

Djokovic has the opportunity to equal Roger Federer's record of eight men's Wimbledon titles and secure a record 25th Grand Slam singles triumph with victory on Sunday. The Serb, 37, who had knee surgery three weeks before the start of the tournament, is level with Australian

"This undoubtedly surprises you more than it surprises us," Spain’s manager Luis de la Fuente told his country’s journalists. His team had just beaten France in the European Championship semi-finals, setting up a showdown with England in Sunday’s final.

Barbora Krejcikova held off a charge from Jasmine Paolini in a gripping final at Wimbledon to claim her second Grand Slam singles title. Krejcikova, a French Open winner in 2021, held her arms aloft as she sealed a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory on her third championship point. She shared a

After seeing longtime doubles partner Barbora Krejcikova win the Wimbledon singles title, Katerina Siniakova went out on Center Court and added another Grand Slam trophy to her own collection. Siniakova won her third women’s doubles title at Wimbledon after teaming up with Taylor

A new women's champion will be crowned at Wimbledon on Saturday when surprise finalists Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova face each other in an intriguing encounter. Paolini is vying to become Italy's first Wimbledon singles champion, while her opponent is hoping to

Novak Djokovic outclassed Italian underdog Lorenzo Musetti to reach the Wimbledon final and set up a showdown with reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz in a repeat of last year's final. The 37-year-old impressed as he stayed on course for a record-equalling eighth men's singles

Head coach of Pakistan Red Ball team Jason Gillespie in an informal conversation with Shaheen Shah Afridi might may miss Bangladesh Test due to personal reasons. “Shaheen Afridi has played a lot of cricket,” Jason Gillespie commented. Jason Gillespie said Shaheen has

The Paris Olympics already has one gold medal in the bag before it begins with 8.6 million tickets sold -- a record for any Games. "It's a record held by the 1996 Atlanta Games of 8.3 million tickets, and we've already passed that total now some time ago," the 2024

Lorenzo Musetti called it a "magic day" as he beat Taylor Fritz in five sets to secure a Wimbledon semi-final with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic. Musetti fought back from a set and a break of serve down to beat American 13th seed Fritz 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 3-6 6-1 in a

Colombia beat Uruguay 1-0 to book a place in the 2024 Copa América final in a dramatic affair that was perhaps the most entertaining game of the whole tournament. Messi and Argentina wait for Colombia in Miami. This Sunday will be the first major final the Cafeteros have played

England will face Spain in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin on Sunday after a last-minute strike from substitute Ollie Watkins sealed victory over the Netherlands. Gareth Southgate's side looked to be going into extra time for the third successive game after Harry Kane's

Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz recovered from a slow start to beat Tommy Paul and set up another semi-final against Daniil Medvedev - a repeat of their meeting from last year. Medvedev, who defeated world number one Jannik Sinner, will be looking to avenge his defeat in

India have appointed former opening batter Gautam Gambhir as their new head coach. Gambhir succeeds former team-mate Rahul Dravid, who stood down after his contract expired following India's victorious T20 World Cup campaign. The 42-year-old's most recent role was at Kolkata

Lamine Yamal became the youngest goalscorer in European Championship history as Spain beat France in an absorbing contest to reach the final of Euro 2024. After Randal Kolo Muani headed in Kylian Mbappe's cross to give France an early lead, Yamal curled home a stunning strike from