Italy has won five regional titles over the years competing in Europe to get to the Little League World Series. But one thing that always eluded Italian teams was a mark in the win column. Entering the 2022 tournament, Italy had gone 0-14 all-time at the Little League World Series. When Emilia Romagna Little League […]
Read MoreAaron Finch insists there should be no reason why Steven Smith or David Warner can’t replace him as Australia’s ODI skipper, adamant the scars of sandpaper-gate have long healed. Finch’s announcement of his retirement from the 50-over format has again put leadership back on the agenda, with Cricket Australia on the search for another captain […]
Read MoreAmy Tennery New York: Italian Matteo Berrettini regrouped from a series of squandered chances in the third set to brush aside Britain’s Andy Murray 6-4 6-4 6-7(1) 6-3 on Friday, harnessing his powerful forehand to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Playing in the third round in New York for the first time […]
Read MoreCovert Report Are Asian batters the best at attacking spin? While popular perception given the pitches in the sub-continent might indicate that they are, the numbers tell a different story, especially in T20 cricket. Mickey Arthur, who has coached Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well as teams in the PSL and BPL, believes that while […]
Read MoreMatt Newton Rome: Virginia’s four-game exhibition tour to Italy is in the books and the Hoos are headed back home to Charlottesville on Saturday. With those four games concluded, it’s time to try to digest what we learned about this year’s Cavaliers this week. While information about the games was extremely limited, especially with regards […]
Read MoreEngland registered a win by an innings and 85 runs to draw level in the series and pull South Africa down from the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings. England bowlers were on the money from the word go and hardly gave any lose deliveries to South Africa to capitalise on. The persistent […]
Read MoreRome: Visit Treia, a tiny hilltop town in the Marche region of Italy, and any local will tell you proudly that the town is known for “bracciale.” Visit in the run-up to August, and you’ll see signs everywhere advertising that same “bracciale.” You might be confused — after all, any dictionary will tell you that […]
Read MoreSince the launch of the UAE League (ILT20) earlier this year, there was an obvious curiosity around the interest shown by a US finance firm in owning a cricket franchise. Phil Oliver, the CEO of Desert Vipers, the ILT20 side owned by Avram Glazer of Lancer Capital, has confirmed they were keen to embrace the […]
Read MoreSergio Parisse is a true veteran of the game. Playing at the highest level for 20+ years, he is without a shadow of a doubt the most decorated Italian rugby player of all time. Making his international debut at the age of just 18 years old, Parisse helped embed his national side into the newly […]
Read MoreRicky Ponting has used the latest episode of The ICC Review to reveal what he thinks would make the rivalry between India and Pakistan even bigger – and declared who he thinks will claim bragging rights and win the Asia Cup. The rivalry between India and Pakistan is one of cricket’s biggest and all eyes […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: British High Commission (BHC) Deputy Head of Communication Tom de Fonblanque was thrilled to see the long-awaited England tour to Pakistan, taking place in September-October, this year. “I’m absolutely thrilled, it’s been such a long time but we will win. Pakistan’s been waiting for 17 years, it’s time for some practice and play […]
Read MoreLimited to a role of lining at PSG, Abdou Diallo would be on the shelves of AC Milan, which has not yet made an official offer. Paris always trying to get rid of his colony of undesirables – Icardi, Kurzawa, Draxler, Herrera, Rafinha, Gueye, Wijnaldum – and at the moment only the Dutchman is close […]
Read MoreThe International Cricket Council has announced the first five players selected as 100% Cricket Superstars ahead of a historic month for women’s cricket, culminating in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Sophie Ecclestone (England), Amelia Kerr (New Zealand), Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Shafali Verma (India) and Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa) are the first crop of what […]
Read MoreThe fivefold Ballon d’Or has as many consecrations as clubs that do not want it. CR7 is still looking for a team with which he could win a Champions League. The Portuguese could well return to Italy, but not with Juventus. Indeed, according to several local media, Jorge Mendes, agent and long-term friend of Cristiano […]
Read MoreIan Chappell I’m reading a fascinating book, Extraterrestrial, which poses a substantial question that should also be applied to cricket. Author Avi Loeb is a decorated Harvard science professor who poses a tantalising notion: “Imagine life on our planet the day after there is irrefutable confirmation of life elsewhere in the universe.” In that vein: […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Manuel Zoldan and Gianluca Folco from Italy have this week broke the Guinness World Record for changing a tyre on a moving vehicle. The duo set the record during the Lo Event Dei Record show in Italy. A video of their incredible feat has been shared by Guinness World Record (GWR) on YouTube. […]
Read MoreNewswire Eugene: Italian Massimo Stano won the men’s 35km race walk gold at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene this week. Stano, who won the Olympic 20km walk in Tokyo last year, timed 2hr 23min 14sec, edging by 1sec Japan’s Masatora Kawano, who took silver. Sweden’s Perseus Karlstrom, winner of the 35km title at the […]
Read MoreRacism has yet again rocked the world of cricket as board of Cricket Scotland has resigned on the eve of publication of a review into institutional racism in the sport in Scotland. The report is commissioned by SportScotland. The report’s foundation is based on Scotland bowler Majid Haq’s claims as the bowler was sent back […]
Read MoreReigning European champion Italy upset Latin heavyweight Brazil to win its first-ever FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League title this week. The Italians won the match 25-23, 25-22 and 25-22 in an exhilarating final that lasted 80 minutes in the Turkish capital Ankara. Italy’s Paola Egonu, who will play for Turkish powerhouse VakifBank next season, was […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam, has become the fastest Asian batter to score 10,000 runs in international cricket. The 27-year-old reached the landmark during his knock in the first innings of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. The right-handed batter took 228 innings to achieve the feat. He has now the eleventh […]
Read MoreNewswire Jakarta: China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has said that Southeast Asian nations should avoid being used as “chess pieces in major power rivalries”. Addressing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretariat in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, this week, Wang said many countries in the region were under pressure to take sides. “We should […]
Read MoreOliver Thomas Rome: Sixteen years ago to this day, Italy were crowned world champions for the fourth time when they beat France in a memorable final on penalties in Berlin. After finishing top of their group with seven points from a possible nine available, the Azzurri beat Australia, Ukraine and Germany in the knockout rounds […]
Read MoreSri Lanka’s stunning victory over Australia in the second Test in Galle has had major ramifications on the race for next year’s World Test Championship final. The island nation completed a remarkable innings and 39 runs triumph over Pat Cummins’ side this week and in the process jumped ahead of a trio of rivals and […]
Read MoreBen Hart For Italy star Francois Carlo Mey, there is far more to rugby than what happens on the field. It is not necessarily about the trophies and the accolades, although those have come his way too. For him, rugby is about making memories with friends and playing the sport he loves. “From the age […]
Read MorePeter Della Penna Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been appointed the new USA head coach for their senior women’s and the Under-19 women’s teams. USA Cricket announced that Chanderpaul had agreed to a contract that begins this week, with the junior squad’s participation in the CWI women’s U-19 Rising Stars T20 Championship in Trinidad, and will run […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: The historic Palio di Siena horse race returned this week after being cancelled for the last two years due to Italy’s covid restrictions. The bareback race, which takes place in the heart of the Tuscan city of Siena, was called off in 2020 – for the first time since world war two – […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Italy’s top soccer league, Serie A, has unveiled its new match ball for the 2022-23 season, ushering in a new partnership at the same time. The Puma Orbita model ball was unveiled this week. The partnership with Puma ends the league’s 15-year match ball relationship with Nike. The Orbita is the same model […]
Read MoreTelford Vice What’s the sound of one hand clapping? Mignon du Preez isn’t a Zen Buddhist, so she doesn’t use koan riddles to free her consciousness from the constraints of logic. But she has a decent idea of the answer to that question. Du Preez has scored 13 centuries – including an undefeated 203 – […]
Read MoreCovert Report Italy’s Thomas Ceccon set a world record in the men’s 100 backstroke at the swimming world championships. Ceccon clocked 51.60 seconds this week in Budapest to shave 0.15 seconds off the previous best mark set by American Ryan Murphy at the 2016 Olympics. Ceccon is the second Italian man to set a world […]
Read MoreCovert Report When Jonny Bairstow played a miraculous innings to help England claim a stirring victory on the final day of the Trent Bridge Test, it confirmed Ben Stokes’ previously stated thoughts on captaincy. Stokes said that England needed to be more attacking. As much as a failure of technique under Joe Root’s dubious leadership, […]
Read MoreLos Angeles: Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini has signed with Los Angeles FC after a 17-year career at Juventus. The Major League Soccer club announced its deal Monday for the 37-year-old Chiellini, who is committed through the 2023 season. Chiellini confirmed his long-reported move with two posts on Twitter. He will be formally introduced in Los […]
Read MoreEngland allrounder Moeen Ali has said he’s “officially unretired” from Test cricket, given the team’s upcoming tour of Pakistan, following a chat with the country’s new red-ball coach Brendon McCullum. Moeen’s U-turn comes comes less than a year since he called time on his Test career last September with 2914 runs and five centuries as […]
Read MoreMatt Babcock Sr. NBA Draft Analyst Matt Babcock shares his experience of moving to Bologna, Italy, where he became an assistant coach for a professional basketball team before becoming a sports agent. Check out part 1 about how he got his start and part 2 about helping players prepare for the 2006 NBA Draft. It […]
Read MoreFormer Australia captain Mark Taylor believes Sachin Tendulkar’s remarkable record of most Test runs is in danger of being broken and has declared who he thinks has the best chance of surpassing the India great. Tendulkar is one of 14 players to have scored more than 10,000 Test runs, with the India right-hander leading an […]
Read MorePatrick Burke Milan: A study from the Guido Carli Free International University for Social Studies in Rome has claimed that the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games could provide a €3 billion (£2.6 billion/$3.2 billion) boost to the Italian economy. A Sport and Business study was conducted for the Leonardo Committee, which brings together […]
Read MoreNewswire Cricket Australia announced an action-packed summer schedule this week, with the T20 World Cup on home soil between October 16 and November 13 the standout. While the exact dates of the away tour to India have yet to be finalised, Australia will play two matches against West Indies on the Gold Coast and three […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Italy’s Financial Guard blocked 40 Telegram channels and 500 internet resources, including servers and sites, as part of an operation to combat piracy and illegal sports broadcasting, the law enforcement agency said. “Special Unit for Protection of Privacy and Technological Fraud conducted a new investigation to combat the phenomenon of audiovisual piracy. Seized […]
Read MoreNewswire Rabat: Martina Trevisan of Italy won her first WTA title after beating Claire Liu of the United States 6-2, 6-1 in the final of the Grand Prix Sar La Princesse Lalla Meryem this week. The No. 85-ranked Trevisan and No. 92-ranked Liu were playing their first career final. Trevisan was under some pressure to […]
Read MoreJack Paynter Phil Gillespie’s journey to the pinnacle of Australian umpiring began with a broken jaw in a suburban cricket match in Melbourne’s outer east. He was just two games back from a knee reconstruction – which followed a snapped Achilles a couple of seasons earlier – and it was the final straw for the […]
Read MoreNewswire Cagliari, Italy and Baku, Azerbaijan have been announced as the hosts of the respective 2022 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Judo World and European Championships. The two events – amongst the biggest on the sport’s calendar – will see judoka fight for titles and world ranking points on their road to the Paris 2024 […]
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