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Rockets owner up for Trump appointment; eyeing NFL's Saints
Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta reportedly is in line to become the next U.S. ambassador to Italy.,President-elect Donald Trump is expected to appoint the 67-year-old billionaire businessman to the post, according to a CBS News report on Tuesday.,If he is nominated by Trump and confirmed by th...
Italy to host Davis Cup’s Final 8 for next three years
The Davis Cup Final 8 is heading to Italy, a country that has had no shortage of tennis success in recent years.,The Spanish city of Malaga hosted the past three editions of the Davis Cup Finals, but Bologna be the site of the 2025 edition, the International Tennis Federation announced Monday. Speci...
Jannik Sinner, Italy beat Netherlands to win 2nd straight Davis Cup
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Tallon Griekspoor to deliver Italy the 2024 Davis Cup title over the Netherlands on Sunday in Malaga, Spain.,Sinner, who won his first two Grand Slam titles this year at the Australian and U.S. opens, added a second straight Davis Cup to his sterling resume after I...
Italy ousts Australia in Davis Cup semis, eyes second straight title
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner clinched defending Davis Cup champion Italy's return to the final in Saturday's 2-0 semifinal victory over Australia in Malaga, Spain.,Italy will try to defend its title on Sunday against the Netherlands, who took down Germany 2-0 on Friday in the other semifinal to reach i...
Italy beats Slovakia for first Billie Jean Cup title since 2013
Jasmine Paolini defeated Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova in straight sets on Wednesday to secure Italy's first Billie Jean King Cup championship in 11 years in Malaga, Spain.,Paolini's 6-2, 6-1 triumph in 66 minutes over Sramkova came after Lucia Bronzetti dispatched Viktoria Hruncakova 6-2, 6-4 in one ...
Italy ousts Iga Swiatek, Poland to reach Billie Jean King Cup final
Italy returned to the championship match of the Billie Jean King Cup finals by outlasting Poland 2-1 in Monday's semifinal showdown in Malaga, Spain.,Italy, which lost to Canada in last year's final, will meet the winner of the other semifinal between Great Britain and Slovakia, which is slated for ...
Italy, Poland complete comebacks in Billie Jean King Cup quarterfinals
Jasmine Paolini beat Moyuka Uchijima in a singles match, then teamed with Sara Errani to prevail in doubles action as Italy rallied for a 2-1 victory over Japan on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Billie Jean King Cup. ,Paolini collected 20 winners to down Uchijima 6-3, 6-4. Playing alongside Er...
Davis Cup: Spain, Italy, Canada clinch their respective groups
Spain needed a victory in doubles to take down Australia and clinch first place in Group B at the Davis Cup Finals group stage on Sunday in Valencia, Spain.,In a battle of unbeatens, it was Spain who took the top spot when Pedro Martinez and Marcel Granollers rallied past Matthew Ebden and Max Purce...
Davis Cup: USA, Spain secure sweeps on Day 2
Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima won their respective singles matches before Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram teamed up to polish off the United States' 3-0 win over Chile on the second day of the Davis Cup Finals group stage Wednesday in Zhuhai, China.,Opelka, No. 309 in the ATP rankings, bombarde...
Italy crushes U.S. to win women's volleyball gold medal
PARIS -- Top-ranked Italy dominated the United States to win the Olympic women's volleyball final on Sunday, crushing the defending champions in straight sets to claim their first gold medal.,Italy came into the Olympics as the Volleyball Nations League champions and did not lose a match en route to...
Serie A Returns to Plague-Ravaged Italy, Possibly With an Uncomfortable Champion<em></em>
It’ll be everyone into the pool at the weekend, as Serie A returns to the soccer scene as the last of the major European leagues to play behind closed doors. It’ll come back with a very tight title race, but one possible champion that would lead to a lot of collar-tugging around the world. The other...
Tennis Umpire Suspended For Coaching Player, Creeping On Ball Girl During Match
Tennis chair umpire Gianluca Moscarella of Italy was suspended yesterday for being an outrageous cheater and a creep during an ATP Tour Challenger match on Saturday. During the second-round match between Portugal’s Pedro Sousa and Italy’s Enrico Della Valle, the umpire coached and encouraged Sousa a...
Napoli's Manager Blasts The State Of The Team's Half-Built Locker Rooms
Following a summer of renovations at Napoli’s Stadio San Paolo—a project that forced the team to play its first two games of the season away from home—the stadium’s locker rooms are still not ready for use. Which has manager Carlo Ancelotti absolutely furious....
The Netherlands Huffed And Puffed Until They Blew Italy’s Defense Down
Just because the Netherlands narrowly survived their round of 16 match against Japan thanks to a late penalty didn’t mean that they were out of the woods yet with the tough obstacles ahead of them in the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup. In fact, on paper their Saturday match up with Italy se...
Italy Stun Australia With Stoppage-Time Winner
The first Women’s World Cup match of the day, between Italy and Australia, was a spicy one. Australia took a 1-0 lead early in the first half thanks to a Sam Kerr penalty kick, but their aggressive, attacking style left them open to counter attacks from Italy all match. Italy could have had multiple...
Ball Boy's Face Gets A Painful Reminder Of The Risks Of His Profession
This poor Greek kid discovered the dangers of being a ball boy today when Italian midfielder Nicolò Barella accidentally punted the ball straight into the kid’s face in Italy’s match against Greece:...
Italy Are Back In The World Cup After A 20-Year Absence, And They Intend To Stay A While
In the months following the Italian men’s national team’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Italy’s women helped redeemed the country by winning seven straight matches in their qualification run to the women’s version of the tournament. That blistering streak of form was enough fo...
Daniele De Rossi Was Roma, Until The Very End
Daniele De Rossi’s Roma career ended with a fittingly meaningless win in front of his adoring fans. More than any other player in this current era of the Giallorossi, De Rossi symbolized the duality of the team’s good-but-not-quite-good-enough nature. In his 17 seasons at the Italian capital, De Ros...
Palermo Relegated From Italian Second Division Due To—Shocker!—Corruption And Fraud
Just days before Palermo were set to play in the Italian second division promotion playoffs with a spot in Serie A hanging in the balance, the Italian soccer authorities hit the Sicilian club with a relegation penalty that will send them into the third division next season. The authorities handed do...
Incredibly Broke Italian Club Fields Seven Teenagers To Avoid League Expulsion, Ends Up Losing Match 20-0
Serie C Group A (Italy’s third-flight division) bottom-dwellers Pro Piacenza suffered an absolutely brutal 20-0 loss to Cuneo on Sunday after the team was only able to field the seven players required to not forfeit the match....