It has been 13 years since the last Formula One grand prix was held in Argentina, but new project ‘Velociudad’ in Zárate could revitalise motor sport in Argentina. James England reports.

The first two weeks of September saw the 2011 FIBA America’s Basketball Championships take place in Mar del Plata. Photographer Ryan Noble shares his photos from this tournament with Argentina’s Dream Team with our readers.

After Argentina’s ‘golden generation’ basketball team won the FIBA Americas Championship in Mar del Plata on Sunday, and now targets one more major triumph at the London Olympics.

Imagine a game of polo, but the players ride bicycles instead of horses. That is the basic premise of bike polo, a team sport that has travelled from the 1908 London Olympics to Argentina.

The 2011 Rugby World Cup is just days away. James England takes a look at the history of Argentine rugby, while Mark Orton examines how the national team ‘Los Pumas’ are preparing for the tournament.

British Southern Sunday League Division Three champions Huracan FC are having a different kind of pre-season training, with a “homecoming” tour to BA to pay homage to Argentine Club Atlético Huracán.

Argentina and neighbours Uruguay have joined in a bid to host the 2030 football World Cup, a hundred years after the first time the football tournament was held in Uruguay a century ago.

South American football fans will have been kept busy over the close-season, with the Copa America providing ample distraction to ensure all were entertained. Nonetheless, many will now be anticipating this evening with great excitement as the 2011 Apertura kicks off.

The Copa America 2011 is coming to a climax. This Sunday, Uruguay and Paraguay fans will flock to River Plate’s Estadio Monumental in the hope of seeing their country crowned champions.

Argentina’s hopes of winning the Copa América on home soil were dashed when they were beaten 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out on Saturday night by Uruguay, who now advance to a semi-final meeting with Perú, and stand poised to take their 15th title, one more than Argentina.