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Montevideo, January 24th 2025 - 23:07 UTC

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  • Monday, January 20th 2025 - 06:08 UTC

    Falklands, ESPN films a documentary on the local football culture

    The football match between Stanley and BFSAI, played for the filming despite the wind (Pic Cpl Cann and Flt Lt Youngs)

    The US international basic cable sports channel, ESPN, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network was in the Falkland Islands with a crew to gather information on the local football culture. British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, and Falklands Football worked with the Walt Disney channel, ESPN

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  • Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 20:20 UTC

    Argentine official wants U-20 Football Championship not played in Venezuela

    Bullrich's fears impliciglh admit Maduro's remaining in power after Jan 10

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich insisted Wednesday that the upcoming South American U-20 Football Championship scheduled to be played in Venezuela should be held somewhere else given the insecurity the Bolivarian regime of President Nicolás Maduro would represent to the Argentine delegation as well as others, considering last month's arrest of Border Guard (Gendarmería Nacional) First Corporal Nahuel Gallo who was charged with espionage for planning to kill Executive Vice President Delcy Roldríguez.

  • Tuesday, December 31st 2024 - 09:43 UTC

    Five suspects arraigned in death of former One Direction's Liam Payne

    Payne is believed to have consumed a mixture of alcohol, pink cocaine, MDMA, ketamine, and the antidepressant sertraline prior to falling from the balcony

    Argentine prosecutors Monday arraigned 5 people in connection with the Oct.16 death of former One Direction's British singer Liam Payne in Buenos Aires, which was ruled not a suicide.

  • Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 09:31 UTC

    Falklands Men’s football team invited to the Orkney Games 2025

    It is summer time in the southern hemisphere and there is plenty of sports activity in the Falkland Islands. And not only has a cricket pitch been inaugurated as well as a club house, pavilion and bar, but also the first match against an MPC team was won by Stanley.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 10:36 UTC

    Planes, buses, trucks, and automobiles crash during the weekend

    Galeazzi's aircraft fell in a densely populated area

    At least ten people died and 17 others were injured when a private plane owned and flown by businessman Luiz Cláudio Galeazzi, 61, fell in a densely populated area on Sunday minutes after taking off from the Canela Aeroclube bound for Florianópolis, carrying ten passengers onboard, none of whom survived, Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite confirmed. At least 17 people were taken to the Gramado Hospital for smoke inhalation.

  • Thursday, December 19th 2024 - 10:30 UTC

    Falklands Treasury launches new series of coins depicting the King Penguin

    The coins will depict as its focal point one of the planet’s most unusual and unique species of bird, the King Penguin.

    GreySheet News which covers numismatic, and coins and paper money, information, in an article published by Michael Alexander reports that the Falkland Islands Treasury have announced the launch of a new annual series of gold and silver coins, which should be available beginning mid-January, and the coins will depict as its focal point one of the planet’s most unusual and unique species of bird, the King Penguin.

  • Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 07:20 UTC

    Falklands Sports Council Team Kit for the Orkney Games in July 2025

    Jackets with hoods and the Falklands Tartan

    In preparation for the Falkland Islands' attendance at the 20th Island Games, to be held in Orkney in July 2025, the Falkland Islands National Sports Council presented the Team Kit design. Pictured are just some of the items.

  • Monday, December 16th 2024 - 06:48 UTC

    Success of Junior Falklands Games; decisive support from the Moore Dixon firm

    All teams wait for the awarding of the prizes

    The highly anticipated and very successful three-day event Junior Falkland Islands Games took place from 6th to 8th December. Students from Years 7 to 10 were grouped into four teams - Caracara Crusaders, Dynamo Dolphins, Mighty Steamer Ducks, and Rockin’ Rockhoppers - and participated in an exciting array of competitions, including dodgeball, basketball, football, and swimming.

  • Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 10:41 UTC

    Football: 2030 World Cup opening game to be played in Montevideo

    “Football is what unites the world,” Infantino stressed

    World football's governing body FIFA confirmed Wednesday that the opening game of the 2030 World Cup will be played at Montevideo's Centenario Stadium, which also hosted the 1930 edition that launched the series of one of the most successful events in contemporary history.

  • Tuesday, December 10th 2024 - 22:36 UTC

    Falklands, success of FIDF 3 Peaks Challenge; gold medal for Gurkhas

    One of the Gurkha servicemen that completed the three peaks challenge

    Last weekend, personnel from BFSAI, (British Forces South Atlantic Islands) took on The Falkland Islands 3 Peaks Challenge. Comprising of a 20km endurance race over Tumbledown, Two Sisters and Mount Longdon, over 250 competitors walked, 'TAB'd', or ran the stunning course.

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