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Ex-Guantanamo inmate ends hunger strike after relocation demand accepted

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY: A former Guantanamo inmate resettled in Uruguay who went on hunger strike to demand relocation to another country has dropped his protest after receiving...

Luis Suarez picks up Golden Shoe award

BARCELONA: Barcelona's Uruguayan star Luis Suarez on Thursday collected the Golden Shoe award for the leading scorer in Europe last season and admitted he never...

Green school in Uruguay ‘plants seeds’ for planet

JAURIGUIBERRY: A building made of tires and glass and plastic bottles, off the grid and non-polluting: a village in Uruguay is home to a fully sustainable school -- and a bold experiment in green citizenship.

Messi makes scoring return, Brazil sink Ecuador

MONTEVIDEO: Lionel Messi scored the winning goal on his return from a short-lived international retirement on Thursday as Argentina defeated Uruguay to take control of South America's 2018 World Cup qualifying race.

Copa America: Venezuela stun Uruguay 1-0, close in on last-eight berth

PHILADELPHIA: A goal by Salomon Rondon gave Venezuela an upset 1-0 win over Uruguay in Philadelphia on Thursday that put them on the verge of the Copa America Centenario quarter-finals with the record 15-times champions facing elimination.

Copa America: Mexico down Uruguay after anthem blunder

ARIZONA: Mexico defeated Uruguay 3-1 in a stormy Copa America Centenario on Sunday that saw both teams finish with 10 men after a pre-match furore over a bungled national anthem.

From Barcelona to Uruguay: where Messi’s money travelled

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi and his father are accused of using a chain of seven companies in Belize, Uruguay, Switzerland and Britain to avoid paying 4.16 million euros ($4.6 million) in taxes in Spain earned from the sale of the player's image rights from 2007-09.

Suarez hat-trick leads Barelona to La Liga title glory

BARCELONA: A ravenous Luis Suarez bagged a third hat-trick in five games as defending champions Barcelona won 3-0 at Granada to clinch their 24th La Liga title on Saturday.

Uruguay accepts six Guantanamo prisoners for resettlement

WASHINGTON: Six men held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were flown to Uruguay for resettlement on Sunday, the latest step in a slow-moving push by the Obama administration to close the facility.

Messi breaks record, Suarez breaks duck

PARIS: Argentina wizard Lionel Messi broke the Champions League scoring record while Luis Suarez broke his Barcelona duck in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Suarez biting bans upheld but he can train with Barca

BERNE: Uruguay forward Luis Suarez's four-month playing ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) although he will be allowed train with his new club Barcelona.

Suarez biting ban: CAS appeal will be heard on Aug. 8

MADRID: Luis Suarez's appeal against a four-month ban for biting will be heard at the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Aug. 8, a spokesman for his new club Barcelona said on Friday.

Barcelona director defends Luis Suarez over biting scandal

BARCELONA: Barcelona sports director Andoni Zubizarreta defended new signing Luis Suarez over his World Cup biting scandal on Wednesday, saying that nobody was perfect.

Brazil fans to deal loss worse than 1950

SAO PAULO: For many Brazilians, Tuesday's humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany accomplished the unthinkable - a disaster even worse than the last time the country hosted the World Cup, in 1950.

Suarez issues apology to Chiellini for bite

RIO DE JANIERO: Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has finally apologized for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match and vowed there...

FIFA World Cup: Rodriguez powers Colombia to quarters

RIO DE JANEIRO: A sensational display from James Rodriguez fired Colombia into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time on Saturday with the...

Uruguay appealing Suarez ban, FA tells FIFA

RIO DE JANEIRO:The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has notified FIFA that it itends to appeal against striker Luis Suarez's punishment for biting an Italy...

Suarez hit with record nine-match ban for biting

RIO DE JANEIRO: Uruguay's Luis Suarez's World Cup dream was left in tatters when he was handed a record nine-match ban on Thursday by...

Suarez and Uruguay sweat ahead of FIFA ruling on bite

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Soccer's governing body FIFA has not yet decided whether to expel Uruguay striker Luis Suarez from the World Cup for biting...

FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Suarez

MANAUS: FIFA said on Tuesday it had opened disciplinary proceedings against Uruguay forward Luis Suarez, who bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during a game...

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