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Italy made the trip to Dublin for its February 25 RBS Six Nations encounter with Ireland, and after showing great promise against England two weeks ago, the Azzurri were seeking to challenge the Paddies. The first half was an even affair, with both sides well matched and captain Sergio
France opened on February 7 the Six Nations tournament at home against Italy, who showed why they have the potential to compete against any opposition they meet in the championship. Their dedication to the cause, especially in the first half, combined with a previously unseen composure, saw the Italians pose
On January 28, Italy's Setterosa beat world champion Greece 13-10 in the European water polo finals in Eindhoven. It is the fifth European gold for the team. Italy last took the European championship in 2003. Team captain Elisa Casanova commented on her first big win: ‘It
The Irish national soccer team, led by Italian coach Giovanni ‘The Trap' Trappatoni, will be training in Montecatini in preparation for the Euro 2012 championship. According to local news reports, two officials from the Football Association of Dublin recently visited the sports facilities in the Montecatini area, and
Happy with the warm reception and the hospitality received in Lucca last summer, where the US track and field team prepared for the World Championships in Daegu, team officials have decided to train there for the Summer Olympic Games. Team USA is set to start training in Lucca in early
On November 4, at age 37, in his adopted home of Florence, Leonard Bundu clinched the European Boxing Union's Welterweight title. Bundu claimed the title in a return match at the Mandela Forum, just four months after meeting his rival, Rome's Daniele Petrucci, at the Foro Italico.
The bookmakers were already betting on whether the coach of the ACF Fiorentina, Sinisa Mihajlovic, would still be with the team after lossing to Chievo on November 6. It was the team's third consecutive loss, and fourth loss so far this season. Club officials were quick to sign a
On October 23, one of country's best motorcycle racers, Marco Simoncelli, died in a MotoGP crash in Sepang, near Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It was the same track on which Simoncelli won a world championship title 2008. Just four minutes into the race, at Turn 11, Simoncelli lost
The ACF Fiorentina is dedicating two regular-season Serie A games to raise funds for the Every One campaign of Save the Children, which has as the goal saving the lives of 500,000 children a year in 38 countries by 2015. According to Save the Children, every year,
One of Florence's best-loved athletes, Leonard Bundu, is prepping for his November 4 match at the Nelson Mandela Forum, when he will face Rome's Daniele Petrucci for the European Boxing Union's Welterweight title. The two boxers already battled it out for the title at
The area surrounding city's largest fruit and vegetable market, Mercafir, has been offered as a new home for the ACF Fiorentina, which has been looking for a site to build a new stadium. In 2009, Fiorentina officials unveiled a plan to bring the Viola to Champions League-level
Join fellow runners at this year's edition of the Florence Marathon, one of the most important athletic events in Tuscany, with more than 8,000 participants. With the race scheduled on November 27 this year, the marathon will no longer start at Piazzale Michelangelo, but Lungarno Pecori
