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Milan look to atone for Istanbul nightmare

AC Milan are desperate to atone for their Istanbul nightmare when they face Liverpool in next Wednesday’s Champions League final rematch in Athens. Milan looked certain to beat…

AC Milan look to erase Istanbul nightmare

AC Milan are desperate to beat Liverpool in the Champions League final to erase the memory of their nightmare defeat at the hands of the Merseysiders in the Istanbul final two…

Italy pile on misery for Wales

Mauro Bergamasco scored a dramatic late try as Italy beat Wales 23-20 in Rome on Saturday to record an unprecedented second win in a Six Nations campaign. However, the match…

Points penalty weighs on Milan

AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted on Sunday his club’s eight-point penalty for match-fixing makes them rank outsiders for the Serie A title. Milan beat fellow offenders…

Fiorentina, Lazio get Serie A reprieve

Juventus’s relegation from the top-flight of Italian football was confirmed on Tuesday but Lazio and Fiorentina were reinstated after a final appeal into the match-fixing scandal…

Two-goal Toni repays Lippi faith

Luca Toni repaid the faith shown in him by coach Marcello Lippi by scoring twice in Italy’s 3-0 win over Ukraine in the World Cup quarterfinals on Friday. The victory sealed a…

Italy cruise safely into last 16

Italy moved into the last 16 of the World Cup and sent the Czech Republic home after defeating their Group E rivals 2-0 on Thursday. Marco Materazzi put Italy in front with a…

Poles axed by plucky Ecuador

Ecuador began their World Cup campaign with a precious 2-0 win over Group A rivals Poland on Friday. Carlos Tenorio broke the deadlock in the 24th minute with a stooping header…

A little piece of Italy comes to Duisburg, Germany

The Italy soccer team will find themselves in familiar surroundings when they arrive at their World Cup accommodation in Duisburg, Germany. Antonio Pelle, an Italian expatriate…

Nadal reaches 50 not out as Federer clash looms

Rafael Nadal clinched his 50th successive victory on clay in Rome on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Britain’s Tim Henman to reach the Rome Masters quarterfinals as he closed…

Keeper’s howler gifts Juve a place in last eight

An awful mistake by Werder Bremen keeper Tim Wiese in the 88th minute gifted Juventus a dramatic 2-1 victory in Turin on Tuesday and a place in the quarterfinals of the Champions…

Milan halt Juventus charge

AC Milan ended Juventus’ 100% league record in style with a 3-1 victory over the Serie A leaders on Saturday. Carlo Ancelotti’s side blew away the reigning champions with three…

Crunch time for Real Madrid

Spanish giants Real Madrid need a win from their final group B match against Roma in Rome on Wednesday to be certain of reaching the last 16 of the Champions League for the…

Pantani ‘fell by the wayside’

The inquest into the death of controversial cycling star Marco Pantani will begin in earnest on Monday as Italy come to terms with the loss of one of its fallen heroes. Pantani,…