A British tourist was killed and his stepson injured when they were shot during a robbery outside a luxury Buenos Aires hotel.

Christian Lealiifano steered Australia to a 16-10 Rugby Championship victory over Argentina upon returning to the Test stage following his battle with leukaemia.

The party will be whittled down to 28 before departure for Santa Fe, via Amsterdam and Buenos Aires. Ireland face England, Australia and Italy in their pool: a tough task.

Sean Maitland's try ensured Scotland ended their autumn campaign on a high as they edged out a misfiring Argentina side 14-9 at Murrayfield today.

ONE would imagine Joe Schmidt and Ireland would have preferred a more straightforward victory to tee up Saturday’s clash of the titans with the All Blacks.

With the much anticipated New Zealand test looming large in the background, the opening international of the November Guinness Series always had a bit of a matinee feel to it, the prelude to the main event.

Ireland were given the tough test they had expected but were still too good for Argentina in Dublin as they kicked off the 2018 Guinness Series with a solid victory to gear up for next week’s showdown against world champions New Zealand.

Update 6.30pm: Robbie Henshaw is a late withdrawal for Ireland's clash with Argentina today due to a minor hamstring complaint picked up in the warm-up.

It feels bizarre, given their history, to put it out there that Argentina’s scrum is a potential area of weakness and rich source of profit for Ireland at the Aviva Stadium today.

Mario Ledesma is in rare form.

A team to fear or rank outsiders in line for a hammering?

Much is made of the strength in depth in the current Ireland squad, but Keith Earls remembers a time in the not too distant past when internationals had no need of a rear-view mirror to keep an eye on challengers for their positions.

Donal Lenihan on what Ireland must do to beat Argentina.

Donal Lenihan on what Ireland must do to beat Argentina.

Irish rugby coach Joe Schmidt has named his team for Saturday's November Test against Argentina at the Aviva Stadium.

Argentina recorded their first Test win in Australia for 35 years with a 23-19 victory against the Wallabies on the Gold Coast.

Like Ireland, Argentina has been polarised by moves to decriminalise abortion — even if our two-to-one vote suggests strong dissent rather than absolute polarisation.

Abortion is completely legal only in three places in Latin America: Cuba legalized the practice in 1965, followed by Mexico City in 2007 and Uruguay in 2012.

Ledesma succeeds Daniel Hourcade, who resigned in June after a string of losses, and was unveiled at a press conference on Wednesday.

Five stunning goals.

Argentina will start without either Sergio Aguero or Gonzalo Higuain for their World Cup last-16 clash with France.

Nigeria 1 Argentina 2

Diego Maradona's antics in the stands during tonight's Argentinian victory over Nigeria has convulsed Twitter.

It never ends well when players and manager fall out, especially so at the biggest sporting event on Earth.

Joe Schmidt's Grand Slam champions are set to take on World Champions New Zealand in November, Irish Rugby has confirmed.

Argentina have pulled out of a friendly against Israel in Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Football Association.

Isco scored a hat-trick as Spain romped to a 6-1 victory over Argentina in Madrid, where Lionel Messi again watched from the stands.

Lionel Messi watched from the stands as Argentina began their World Cup build-up with a lacklustre 2-0 win over Italy at the Etihad Stadium.

Farmers fear 2018 could be the year when a 20-year bogeyman finally appears, in the shape of an EU trading agreement with Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, which make up the Mercosur trade bloc, writes Stephen Cadogan.

Argentina has dismissed the head of its navy as part of the investigation into the disappearance of a submarine with 44 crew members on board last month.

Hopes that the missing Argentinian submarine had been found have been dashed after a blurry sonar image of an object deep in the South Atlantic transpired to be a sunken fishing vessel.

The search for a missing Argentinian submarine that has been lost for 15 days will continue but the rescue element of the mission for 44 crew members on board has ended, the country's navy says.

Those who insist there is no such thing as a ‘friendly’ in Test rugby found their argument undermined on Saturday as a stadium slumbered and two teams went about their largely bloodless and perfunctory business.

A grand total of 34 minutes off the bench wouldn’t be everyone’s idea of a good November, but Dave Kilcoyne returns to Munster this week more than satisfied with his month’s work with Ireland.

The win against Argentina offered us a glimpse into the future as, on this evidence, there is plenty to look forward to, writes Donal Lenihan.

Ireland 28 Argentina 19: Another Guinness Series in the books, a handful of new Ireland caps and three satisfying if not perfect victories for Joe Schmidt to ponder before he gets his players back to build for the 2018 Six Nations.

“I don’t think there’s any team in the world that isn’t vulnerable without their very top players.”