Puerto Ordaz, Mar 27: Venezuela remained in contention for its first ever World Cup appearance after beating Colombia 1-0 in South American qualifying Tuesday.Jose Salomon Rondon scored the lone goal of the match in the
Buenos Aires, Mar 23 : Argentina looks like the surest bet from South America to qualify for the World Cup after Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain again led the way in a 3-0 victory Friday
Caracas, March 7: Venezuelans are mourning the death of president Hugo Chavez while government officials make preparations for his funeral and succession.The armed forces fired a 21-gun salute to Chavez at 8 a.m. and announced
Caracas, Aug 25: A huge explosion rocked Venezuela's biggest oil refinery early Saturday, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 50 others in the deadliest disaster in memory for the country's key oil
Caracas, Venezuela Jul 3: Russia, Greece, Angola and Venezuela won their opening games Monday in the final qualifying tournament for men's basketball at the London Olympics.Russia defeated South Korea 91-56 in Group C. Andrey Kirlenko
Montevideo (Uruguay), June 3: Jose Rondon scored on a header in the 84th minute to give surprising Venezuela a 1-1 draw with Uruguay in South American World Cup qualifying on Saturday.Diego Forlan scored in the
Caracas, Feb 25: President Hugo Chavez bid an emotional farewell laced with references to Jesus Christ and independence hero Simon Bolivar as he departed Venezuela on Friday for Cuba for urgent surgery to remove a
Glendale, Jan 22: Ricardo Clark headed home Jermaine Jones' corner in the 7th minute of stopping time to help the United States to a 1-0 victory over 10-man Venezuela in a friendly on Saturday night.The
Caracas, Jan 17 : Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has been told by doctors that he has less than a year to live.The 56-year-old who is running for a third six-year term this year, declared himself
Barquisimeto, Dec 23: Rodney Wallace and Jose Miguel Cubero scored as Costa Rica beat Venezuela 2-0 in a friendly on Thursday, overwhelming the home side's shaky defense.Wallace gave Costa Rica the lead in the 42nd
San Cristobal, Venezuela, Nov 16: Oswaldo Vizcarrondo scored in the 26th minute to lift Venezuela to a 1-0 victory over Bolivia on Tuesday in South American World Cup qualifying.The victory improved Venezuela to seven points
Barranquilla, Colombia, Nov 12 : Substitute Frank Feltscher equalized in the 79th minute to give Venezuela a 1-1 draw away to Colombia on Friday in South American World Cup qualifying.Freddy Guarin had put Colombia ahead
Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 12: Venezuela provided a major shock in South American World Cup qualifying on Tuesday, beating continental heavyweights Argentina 1-0.Fernando Amorebieta headed in a corner in the 61st minute, directing the ball just
Kolkata, Sep 2: Lionel Messi weaved his magic though without scoring as he played full 90 minutes to enthrall the football-crazy fans in Argentina's 1-0 victory over Venezuela in a FIFA international friendly at Yuba
Kolkata, Aug 31: Argentine superstar Lionel Messi arrived in the wee hours today but more than 1500 frenzied die-hard supporters and hordes of mediamen who stayed awake throughout the night were left heartbroken without getting
La Plata, July 18: South America's soccer hierarchy was hit by an Andean tremor as Venezuela stunned Chile 2-1 and Paraguay shocked holders Brazil by eliminating them from the Copa America on Sunday. Venezuela's stunning
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, Jun 8: David Villa, Xabi Alonso and Pedro Rodriguez scored for World Cup and European champion Spain in a 3-0 win over Venezuela in an international friendly on Tuesday.Villa scored after
Caracas (Venezuela), Feb 22 : Venezuela's information minister denied suggestions that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was headed to this South American country. Andres Izarra said in an e-mail sent to The Associated Press that "it's
An aircraft carrying 51 passengers and crew crashed shortly after take-off in eastern Venezuela, killing at least 14 people, the officials informed. "A total of 33 people are being cared for at different clinics," said
CARACAS : Argentine coach Diego Maradona was mobbed by dozens of enthusiastic fans when he arrived in Venezuela on Wednesday to visit President Hugo Chavez and attend a series of events aimed at promoting sporting
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