BUENOS AIRES, July 5, 2008 (AFP) - A controversial grain tax bill cleared the Chamber of Deputies Saturday by a 129-122 vote, giving a first-round win to President Cristina Kirchner in her struggle to defuse a months-long farmers' strike.

BUENOS AIRES, July 5, 2008 (AFP) - A controversial grain tax bill cleared the Chamber of Deputies Saturday by a 129-122 vote, giving a first-round win to President Cristina Kirchner in her struggle to defuse a months-long farmers' strike.

BERLIN, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - A near complete version of German-Austrian director Fritz Lang's masterpiece 'Metropolis' has been found in Argentina after a quarter of the film was believed lost for 80 years, a German film foundation said Thursday.

LIVERPOOL, June 30, 2008 (AFP) - Former Argentina defender Mauricio Pellegrino is set to return to Liverpool as first-team coach, manager Rafa Benitez confirmed on Monday.

The 36-year-old, who played 12 games for the Reds under Benitez in 2005, will become the second high-profile addition to the backroom team following the arrival of Sammy Lee earlier in the summer.

BUENOS AIRES, June 29, 2008 (AFP) - Argentina flyhalf Juan Martin Hernandez will be out of action for two months after a teammate accidentally trod on his hand in their defeat to Italy, press reported here on Sunday.

CORDOBA, June 28, 2008 (AFP) - A last-minute converted try by replacement Leonardo Ghiraldini earned Italy a 13-12 victory over Argentina here on Saturday to complete a remarkable second half fightback where they scored 10 unanswered points.

CORDOBA, June 28, 2008 (AFP) - Full-time score in the rugby international between Argentina and Italy at Cordoba's Olympic Stadium on Saturday:

Argentina 12 Italy 13

Argentina - Penalties: Hernandez (2), Bosch (2)

Italy - Try: Ghiraldini. Penalties: Marcato (2). Conversion: Marcato

BUENOS AIRES, June 28, 2008 (AFP) - Argentine authorities have closed the capital's Botanical Garden while they investigate allegations that employees sold plots of land to bury human remains, local media reported Saturday.

BUENOS AIRES, June 27, 2008 (AFP) - Juan Martin Hernandez comes in at fly-half and Marcelo Bosch at centre amongst seven changes for Argentina in their Test against Italy in Cordoba on Saturday.

The inclusion of Hernandez of Stade Francais and Biarritz's Bosch means their is no place in Santiago Phelan's team for Felipe Contepomi or Federico Todeschini.

MADRID, June 9, 2008 (AFP) - Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo insisted Monday that Argentine striker Sergio 'Kun' Aguero was not for sale.

'Kun isn't for sale. He's a key player for Atletico in the coming years,' said Cerezo. 'Neither Kun nor the club wants him to go. Aguero wants to play here and we want him to stay and that's my final word on it.'