Tag: Italy
Prada CEO Bertelli’s Cup quest spurred by Blake’s advice
Two decades after his startup Prada Challenge was swept out of the America’s Cup match by Team New Zealand, Italian billionaire Patrizio Bertelli continues...
6N: Wales eyes Grand Slam after trouncing Italy 48-7 in Rome
ROME — Wales trounced Italy 48-7 in the Six Nations on Saturday to leave it within one win of a second Grand Slam in...
Olympic champion Vezzali to oversee sports in Italy
ROME — Six-time Olympic fencing champion Valentina Vezzali was named the Italian government’s cabinet undersecretary in charge of sports on Friday.
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Capello questions Pirlo over Ronaldo gaffe in Juventus loss
Cristiano Ronaldo is accustomed to using his legs to score goals, not concede them.
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6 Nations reach 5-year, $508M investment lifeline with CVC
LONDON — Six Nations Rugby confirmed a 365 million pound ($508 million) injection of much-needed cash from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners on...
An ‘optimistic’ Verona Arena announces summer opera lineup
MILAN — Riccardo Muti and Plácido Domingo will headline the 2021 Verona Arena Opera Festival, essentially last year's canceled season revived as a sign...
Milan scores late to draw 1-1 at Man United in Europa League
BERLIN — AC Milan defender Simon Kjær scored in injury time Thursday to secure a 1-1 draw at Manchester United in the first leg...
WHO whistleblower who denounced spiked Italy report resigns
ROME — A U.N. epidemiologist who publicly denounced the World Health Organization’s withdrawal of a report on Italy’s coronavirus response has resigned, citing the...
CEO: Italy-made Sputnik V aimed for EU market, if approved
MILAN — The head of a Swiss pharmaceutical company said Wednesday that hopes behind a deal with Russia to produce the Sputnik V vaccine...
Cortina craves bobsled revival with 2026 Olympics
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — When Cortina's century-old bobsled track closed for financial reasons 13 years ago, the adjacent coffee bar kept on serving espressos.
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