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Sunday 5 February 2012

Del Piero's goal helps Juve into cup semifinals

A stunning strike by veteran Alessandro Del Piero helped Juventus to a 3-0 win over 10-man Roma on Tuesday which put the Serie A leader into the Italian Cup...

Motta could play last game in Inter shirt

Thiago Motta's agent says the midfielder could play his last game for Inter Milan on Wednesday before a move to Paris Saint-Germain. In an interview with Italian...

Serie A is a 4-way race at the season's midpoint

AC Milan, Udinese and Inter Milan each won Sunday to join Juventus in what is turning into a rare four-way race for the Serie A title at the Italian season's midpoint. Milan...

Lazio scrapes into quarterfinals after late winner

Lazio survived a scare to scrape through to the Italian Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday by winning 3-2 from Hernanes' stoppage-time winner after second-division club...

Donadoni not thinking about relegation

Parma coach Roberto Donadoni says he is not thinking about avoiding relegation after replacing the fired Franco Colomba. Parma lost to Inter Milan 5-0 Saturday...

Ancelotti implimenting ways
to improve PSG players

Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti is already making his mark at the big-spending club by using a GPS tracking system to monitor players in training and encouraging...

Udinese beats 10-man Cesena 4-1 in Serie A

Unsung Udinese moved provisionally back to the top of the Serie A table thanks to a 4-1 victory over 10-man Cesena, which was more difficult than the scoreline might...

Inter Milan beats Parma 5-0 in Serie A

Inter Milan started the new year in much the same fashion as it ended 2011, with a 5-0 victory over Parma in Serie A on Saturday. Diego Milito scored both of his goals is first Serie A goal. It was Inter's fifth win on the trot, a run that has propelled...

Roma striker Osvaldo could be out long-term

Italy forward Pablo Osvaldo has injured his right thigh in training with Roma and could be out long-term. Roma says the Argentine-born striker left training early with a...

Maggio extends Napoli contract through 2014-15

Italy midfielder Christian Maggio has extended his contract with Napoli through the 2014-15 season. Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis made the announcement...

Kevin Garnett to get limited stake in Roma

Boston Celtics All-Star forward Kevin Garnett is about to become a small shareholder in the American-owned Roma football club. Roma has confirmed to The Associated...

Alberto Gilardino set for transfer to Genoa

Italy forward Alberto Gilardino is undergoing medical exams with Genoa ahead of a likely transfer from Fiorentina. Genoa will reportedly pay Fiorentina an €8 million...

Mancini wants quick solution to Tevez saga

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has urged AC Milan to complete the permanent signing of Carlos Tevez within the next 10 days to prevent the transfer...

Maradona fined over feud
with rival coach

Diego Maradona was fined 9,000 dirham on Thursday by the United Arab Emirates Football Association for verbally abusing a rival coach. Maradona, who coaches UAE...

UAE committee to hear complaint against Maradona

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Rossi contemplates retiring in 2 years

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi says he is thinking about retiring after the 2014 season and is keen to bring success to Ducati before then. Rossi wants to sign a new two-year deal with Ducati...

Ricciardo, Vergne to drive for Toro Rosso in 2012

Toro Rosso has chosen Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Jean-Eric Vergne of France as the Italian team's new driver lineup for the 2012 Formula One season. The pair...

France, Germany, Italy and Croatia pull 2015 bid

France, Germany, Italy and Croatia have withdrawn their bid to co-host the 2015 European Championship over concerns about how the European Basketball...

Double Olympic champion Fabris retires

Double Olympic champion Enrico Fabris has retired after a bad start to the speedskating season. The Italian was one of the stars of the 2006 Turin Games...

Italy's Vezzali, Montano take worlds fencing gold

Valentina Vezzali won her sixth individual world title and Aldo Montano took his first as host Italy swept the opening two medal events at the fencing world championships...

Italy squad shaped by anti-doping rules

Italy coach Paolo Bettini announced a 13-man squad Tuesday for next week's world championships that is devoid of several standouts due to new anti-doping rules. The Italian cycling federation approved new regulations in June preventing any rider who has been banned for doping for longer than six months from ever wearing the national team jersey...

Ferrari to build on Alonso's 60th anniversary win

A pre-race demonstration drive in the first Ferrari to ever win a Formula One world championship race inspired Fernando Alonso to deliver the team's first victory of the 2011 season, winning the British Grand Prix...

Djokovic makes Wimbledon final, gets No. 1 ranking

Novak Djokovic reached his first Wimbledon final and guaranteed himself the No. 1 ranking by beating...

2-year ban requested for Italian canoeist

The Italian Olympic Committee's anti-doping prosecutor has recommended a two-year ban for canoeist Franco Benedini. The Italian canoe federation said in...

Schiavone beats American qualifier in Rome

French Open champion Francesca Schiavone got off to a comfortable start at the Italian Open by beating 18-year-old American qualifier Christina McHale 6-3, 6-1...

Wouter Weylandt dies in fall at Giro d'Italia

Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt died Monday after a high-speed downhill crash during the third stage of the race. RCS Sport spokeswoman told The Associated Press that the 26-year-old...