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‘Los Cóndores,’ hoping to attend their first Rugby World Cup, must defeat Uruguay or face elimination in the first stages of the international tournament.

With the first spot out of the Americas secured by the Argentine powerhouse, Chile and Uruguay will have to fight it out for a chance to make rugby’s biggest tournament, hosted by England in 2015. Chile’s “Cóndores” have never made it to the Rugby World Cup, but they are more than ready to change that.

Quail, deer, fox and rodents in the crosshairs as registration opens for Chilean and foreign hunters.

The annual hunting season fully opened April 1 the length of the country and runs through the end of July or August, depending on the species being hunted.

Chilean tennis suffered another dark moment as the Andean nation fell to Ecuador in its Davis Cup qualifier.

The golden era of Chilean tennis is now well into its twilight, as Chile crashed out of the Davis Cup. Its final chapter will come when Fernando González plays his farewell match in Puente Alto on Saturday, April 13.

Julius Keter overcomes stray dog pack to claim victory in the Santiago Marathon, while compatriot Jacqueline Kiplimo places first among women.

Julius Keter made Chilean history on Sunday, setting a new record at the Santiago Marathon.

For the second year in a row, the finish line for the international off-road race will be in Chile.

For the second consecutive  year the Dakar Rally, a 13-day international off-road race through the desert, will conclude in Chile.
 
Sports undersecretary said Chile will maintain key role in the prestigious desert race.

Chile’s sports undersecretary, Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle adamantly dismissed rumors claiming the country would be excluded from the route of next year’s Dakar Rally.

Columbian takes home the gold at the 2013 Cerro Abajo race. 

Pedals spin. Tires twist. Ramps rumble. Metal leaps and lands in a jolt.

Thousands of eyes were fixed on the seaside streets of Valparaíso as it was transformed into a more-ferocious-than-ever downhill bike track on Sunday.

The treacherous downhill mountain bike race returns to Valparaíso on Sunday.

The cliffy turns of Valparaíso, Chile leave out-of-town motorists strangling the steering wheel. On Sunday, though, up to 60 expert cyclists will fearlessly rip through Chile’s coastal city in the 11th annual Cerro Abajo downhill bike race.

VTR Open Director Álvaro Fillol said temporary stadium is too costly, will consider moving the tournament.

Sunday marked the end of the most successful edition of the VTR Open in the tournament's 20-year history. The Open is Chile’s only Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranked event.

Argentine Horacio Zeballos denies the former world number one of comeback title.

quartersTennis star Rafael Nadal continued to dominate the VTR Open in Viña del Mar on Friday, swiftly defeating fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-1, 6-4.

The victory secures the former number one — and overall tournament favorite — a spot in the VTR Open’s semifinals on Saturday.

Although the score might have indicated otherwise, Gimeno-Traver was Nadal’s most difficult challenge yet. The bested Spaniard put up a strong fight, pushing Nadal to play long rallies and limit his unforced errors.
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