ROME – The Italian Olympic Committee has approved the joint bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics from Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, according to the governors of both regions.
Veneto and Lombardy had previously announced their intention to continue with the two-way bid, after plans to host the games alongside Turin fell apart, as irreconcilable differences between the cities were cited.
ROME - Interior Minister Matteo Salvini launched a new attack on Jean-Clean Juncker Wednesday insinuating that the President of the EU Commission was “not sober” when he criticized Italy’s budget plans.
“This gentleman is the head of government of 500 million Europeans, a gentleman who comes from a tax haven such as Luxembourg,” Mr Salvini told Channel 5’s morning chat show, Mattino Cinque. “If you Google ‘Juncker sober’ or ‘wobbly’, you’ll see some impressive images.”
ROME – An Edin Dzeko hat-trick helped AS Roma to a resounding 5-0 victory against Viktoria Plzen at the Stadio Olimpico.
The Bosnian striker made an immediate impact in the game, putting a clinical finish into the bottom-right corner of the net, having been played through by left-back Alexsander Kolarov. He added a second just before half-time, as Roma dominated the first 45 minutes.
ROME – The “era” of chairman Andrea Agnelli will get underway in the next few weeks, as director Beppe Marotta leaves the club, Il Fatto Quotidiano reports.
The decision has been made not to renew Marotta’s contract, which reaches its conclusion on Oct. 25, about which the soon-to-be ex-director simply commented “our paths are separating.”
RIACE – Riace Mayor Domenico Lucano, a champion of migrants, has been placed under house arrest on charges of facilitating illegal immigration and unlawfully assigning rubbish collection services, police authorities said on Tuesday.
ROME – Francesco Molinari broke records as he spearheaded Europe’s triumph at the 42nd edition of the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris.
The Italian became the first European to win five points out of a possible five in the Ryder Cup, forming a formidable partnership with Englishman Tommy Fleetwood. The pair convincingly won all four of their fourball and foursomes matches, never needing to play the 18th hole, such was their margin of victory.
ROME – This year’s Commonwealth Cricket Cup, organised by the Commonwealth Club of Rome and the Italian Cricket Federation, was won by newcomers Bangladesh.
TREVISO – A 20 year-old man was stabbed to death and several others were wounded when a noisy stag party attracted the umbrage of knife wielding neighbours in Treviso in the Veneto region, police sources said on Monday.
A quarrel escalated to violence after residents complaining about the noisy celebration called the boys outside.
Neighbours attacked the party-goers with knives leaving one man dead and seven injured. Three men were admitted to Cà Foncello hospital in a serious condition.
ROME – An inspired AS Roma delivered a vitally important victory against bitter rivals Lazio on Saturday at the Stadio Olimpico, instilling confidence in their supporters after a tough start to the Serie A.
