Canadian men’s soccer team falls 1 spot to No. 45 in latest FIFA rankings
Canada, which lost 4-1 to Japan in its lone outing this month, dropped one spot to No. 45 in the latest FIFA world rankings. Japan downed Canada 4-1 on Oct. …
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Opinion: Why Argentina’s presidential run-off could rock China’s relations with Latin America
Shortly after Argentina’s primary election in August, when the far-right candidate Javier Milei’s victory sent shock waves through the political system, I had my annual call with an old schoolmate. …
FC Barcelona Board Attack Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr., ‘Deserves Slap’
An FC Barcelona board member has attacked Vinicius Jr online and said that he “deserves a slap”. NurPhoto via Getty Images A deputy spokesperson for FC Barcelona’s board of directors, …
Christine Sinclair to wrap Canadian career with pair of December contests in B.C.
Canada captain Christine Sinclair will wrap up her international career in December with two games in her backyard. The 10th-ranked Canadian women will face 11th-ranked Australia on Dec. 1 at …
Vote count starts in Argentina election as chance of run-off rises
Argentines flocked to the polls on Sunday to vote in a tense national election where a far-right libertarian radical has hogged the limelight amid the country’s worst economic crisis in …
Erin Brooks, 16, wins Brazil surfing event after bid for Canadian citizenship turned down
Teenage surfer Erin Brooks, whose bid for Canadian citizenship was denied this week, won the Corona Saquarema Pro on Saturday in Saquarema, Brazil. The 16-year-old Brooks defeated Australia’s Sophie McCulloch in …
Javier Milei seen as the one to beat in open race
Javier Milei presidential candidate of the La Libertad Avanza (Freedom Advances) party, speaks at the campaign closing event on Oct.18, 2023. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Voters …
A chainsaw-wielding libertarian could become Argentina’s next president
Argentina may be about to leap into the political unknown. The South American country, the region’s No. 2 economy after Brazil, will vote in presidential elections on Sunday with a …
150 dolphins die in Amazon lake within a week as water temps surpass 100 degrees amid extreme drought
An ongoing drought in the Amazon — combined with the effects of climate change and El Niño — caused temperatures in Brazil’s Lake Tefé to soar and led to the …
Bolsonaro should be charged with staging coup
By Diane Jeantet | Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian congressional panel on Wednesday accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of instigating the country’s Jan. 8 riots and recommended …