Paraguay

Colombia avenged their Copa America final defeat with a 2-1 victory over Argentina while Brazil crashed to a 1-0 defeat against Paraguay in South American qualifying for the 2026 World Cup

Suarez retires as Uruguay's highest-ever goalscorer, with 69 goals in 143 games.

Uruguay icon Luis Suarez announced his retirement from international football on Monday, confirming that he will hang up his boots following Friday's 2026 World Cup qualifier against Paraguay

Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso who made headlines for her controversial departure from the Olympic Village wants to compete for the United States instead of her home country, a report said.

Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso has found herself at the centre of a controversy at the ongoing Paris Olympics. The 20-year-old failed to advance from the women's 100m butterfly heats on July 27.

Luana Alonso, a 20-year-old swimmer from Paraguay, was asked to leave the Olympic Village for allegedly creating an "inappropriate" environment.

A Paraguay athlete, who left the Olympic Village after reportedly creating an "inappropriate" atmosphere, is rumoured to have made an admission long before competing at the Paris Games.

Colombia marched into the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Friday with a confident 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Arizona.

James Rodriguez gave two assists, as Colombia edged out Paraguay 2-1 in their first 2024 Copa America game.

A senior Paraguayan official was fired this week after signing a cooperation memorandum with a country he has since learned does not exist.

Lionel Messi teamed up with the World Cup winners after returning from injury as a second-half substitute for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

Hundreds of inmates rioted on Tuesday and took dozens of hostages at the overcrowded Tacumbu prison, the largest in Paraguay, according to authorities and AFP journalists at the scene.

Apple said on Tuesday it doubled its financial commitment to a fund it had established two years ago to invest in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere. The iPhone-maker said it will invest up to an additional $200 million (roughly Rs. 1,641 crore) in its Restore Fund, which was created in 2021 with an initial $200 million commitment.

South America's football chief said Sunday that FIFA should honour the legacy of Pele and Diego Maradona by awarding the centennial 2030 World Cup to the continent

India is an emerging power on a global scale and a regional power in Asia in terms of both size and population, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in Paraguay on Monday.

Colombia avenged their Copa America final defeat with a 2-1 victory over Argentina while Brazil crashed to a 1-0 defeat against Paraguay in South American qualifying for the 2026 World Cup

Suarez retires as Uruguay's highest-ever goalscorer, with 69 goals in 143 games.

Uruguay icon Luis Suarez announced his retirement from international football on Monday, confirming that he will hang up his boots following Friday's 2026 World Cup qualifier against Paraguay

Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso who made headlines for her controversial departure from the Olympic Village wants to compete for the United States instead of her home country, a report said.

Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso has found herself at the centre of a controversy at the ongoing Paris Olympics. The 20-year-old failed to advance from the women's 100m butterfly heats on July 27.

Luana Alonso, a 20-year-old swimmer from Paraguay, was asked to leave the Olympic Village for allegedly creating an "inappropriate" environment.

A Paraguay athlete, who left the Olympic Village after reportedly creating an "inappropriate" atmosphere, is rumoured to have made an admission long before competing at the Paris Games.

Colombia marched into the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Friday with a confident 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Arizona.

James Rodriguez gave two assists, as Colombia edged out Paraguay 2-1 in their first 2024 Copa America game.

A senior Paraguayan official was fired this week after signing a cooperation memorandum with a country he has since learned does not exist.

Lionel Messi teamed up with the World Cup winners after returning from injury as a second-half substitute for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

Hundreds of inmates rioted on Tuesday and took dozens of hostages at the overcrowded Tacumbu prison, the largest in Paraguay, according to authorities and AFP journalists at the scene.

Apple said on Tuesday it doubled its financial commitment to a fund it had established two years ago to invest in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere. The iPhone-maker said it will invest up to an additional $200 million (roughly Rs. 1,641 crore) in its Restore Fund, which was created in 2021 with an initial $200 million commitment.

South America's football chief said Sunday that FIFA should honour the legacy of Pele and Diego Maradona by awarding the centennial 2030 World Cup to the continent

India is an emerging power on a global scale and a regional power in Asia in terms of both size and population, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in Paraguay on Monday.