Maro Itoje will captain the British & Irish Lions for the first time after being selected to start the non-cap international against Argentina in Dublin on Friday. Itoje was one of nine England players in the starting XV announced on Wednesday for the Lions' tour opener,

Maro Itoje will captain and England heavy British and Irish Lions side when they face Argentina in Friday's tour opener against Argentina at the Aviva Stadium.

Maro Itoje will captain the British and Irish Lions for the first time in their Australia tour warm-up match against Argentina in Dublin on Friday. The 30-year-old Itoje, previously appointed as Lions captain for the upcoming three-Test tour of Australia,

An Argentine judge on Tuesday approved a request from former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to serve out her six-year prison sentence for corruption at home. Kirchner, 72, a polarizing leftist figure who was president from 2007 to 2015,

The Supreme Court upheld a corruption conviction that would bar one of Argentina’s top political figures from office. Fernández de Kirchner rejected the ruling.

Protesters have denounced the leader’s incarceration and ban from public office as an act of political retribution.