Argentina

The prospect of a return to Super Rugby expansion has emerged following details of a major strategic review embarked upon by Sanzaar, the umbrella body for the national unions in Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, that also outlines new events and reforms for the Rugby Championship.

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay have moved forward with their joint bid for the 2030 Fifa World Cup by announcing the breakdown of how the 12 host cities for the national team football tournament would be split between the three South American countries.

Sports and music event promoter Fenix Entertainment is in talks to stage a Formula One grand prix in Buenos Aires in 2019, a move that would return the motor-racing series to Argentina for the first time in over two decades.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has awarded hosting rights for the 2023 Basketball World Cup to the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay have formalised a pact to launch a joint bid for the 2030 Fifa World Cup, saying they are confident that the ongoing fallout from the corruption scandal within football in the Americas will not impact the effort.

The Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) has released its provisional calendar for the 2018 season, with events in the Czech Republic and Argentina having been added to the schedule.

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay have confirmed a joint bid to host football’s 2030 Fifa World Cup while Ghana has set its sights on the 2038 edition of the tournament, as well as the summer Olympic Games as part of an ambitious 40-year national development plan.

Argentina and Uruguay will formally launch a joint bid to host the 2030 edition of the Fifa World Cup national team football tournament next week, the latter nation’s president, Tabaré Vázquez, has confirmed.

Argentina and Uruguay will press ahead with plans for a joint bid for the 2030 Fifa World Cup in the face of what is expected to be strong competition for the hosting rights, according to the former nation’s Sports Secretary, Carlos Mac Allister.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said Buenos Aires is ready to take the summer Youth Olympic Games “to the next level” as it was confirmed that squash and polo will be showcased sports at next year’s event in the Argentinian capital.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has confirmed that four bids will battle it out for hosting rights to the 2023 edition of its World Cup national team tournament.

Santiago is in pole position to land hosting rights to the 2023 Pan American Games after the Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) pulled Buenos Aires’ bid for the multi-sport showpiece in favour of focusing on the 2027 edition of the event.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and South African Rugby are considering their options after Sanzaar confirmed that the Super Rugby club competition will be cut from 18 to 15 franchises for its 2018 season.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay will host the new AmeriCup national team tournament, which debuts later this year.

Claudio Tapia, the chairman of Argentinian Primera B Metropolitana third-tier club Barracas Central, has been confirmed as the new president of the sport’s governing body in the country.

Argentina’s Primera Division will resume today (Thursday) after an agreement was reached to lift a players’ strike, while Fifa president Gianni Infantino has expressed his confidence that the Argentine Football Association (AFA) will avoid the threat of suspension.