Tag Archives: Italy

Jessica Judd is thrilled to be competing at the elite level again as she prepares for Sunday’s European Cross Country Championships in Italy. The 21-year-old Sky Academy Sports Scholar battles through mud and very testing conditions on the cross country winter circuit to build up her endurance for the track season. …

Monday, 12 December 2016 ROME: Paolo Gentiloni was named Sunday as Italy’s new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi’s resignation in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat. Gentiloni, who had been Renzi’s foreign minister, was asked by President Sergio Mattarella to form a new government that will guide …

OBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) — Men’s World Cup ski races canceled in Canada have been rescheduled for Italy and Norway. The International Ski Federation says a super-G will be held in Santa Caterina, Italy, on Dec. 27 and a downhill will be contested on Feb. 24 in Kvitfjell, Norway. Both races …

Former Gardendale state wrestling champion John Salter notched his fourth consecutive MMA win on Saturday in Florence, Italy. He quickly took the Bellator 168 fight to the ground and quickly ended it via TKO due to unanswered strikes. Salter’s win over Claudio Annicchiarrico—the hometown fighter—left the capacity crowd silent. Especially …

Tuesday, 6 December 2016 ROME: The euro rebounded from its lowest level since March 2015 and a decline in Italy’s bonds was limited as the reaction to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s loss in the nation’s constitutional referendum proved relatively short-lived. While the single currency initially dropped on news that Renzi …

In the wake of Italy’s 20-18 win against South Africa in Florence on Saturday, the Azzurri coach, Irishman Conor O’Shea, and his squad inevitably earned themselves glowing reports in Italian sports media. Several commentators called this the most important ever win for an Italian rugby team while headline writers did …

Italy’s volleyball and beach volleyball stars have been rewarded for their success at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games by being nominated for the end of year Gazzetta Sports Awards. The silver-medal winning volleyball team and silver medal-winning beach volleyball duo Daniele Lupo and Nicolai Lupo are both in …

Thursday, 22 September 2016   ROME: Giovanni Malago, the president of Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), insists Rome’s dream of hosting the 2024 Olympic Games is still alive despite a crushing blow to their bid by the city’s own mayor. Rome, Paris, Los Angeles and Budapest are the cities hoping to …

Tuesday, 1 August 2017 After nearly 20 years working with wheelchair-bound youngsters, Mario Vigentini wanted to revolutionise their quality of life, inventing a device that raises up users so they are face-to-face with those standing. The Italian drew inspiration from the Segway – the two-wheeled, self-balancing, electric vehicle that allows …

Monday, 17 July 2017 ROME – Italy’s government will not try to push through a law that would grant citizenship to the children of immigrants in the next few weeks, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Sunday. The draft law faced opposition from politicians including members of a small centrist …