Tag: Rome
Rome band brings Eurovision back where song contests began
ROME — Italy woke up Sunday to news that a glam rock band who got their start busking on Rome’s main shopping drag had...
Cricket gear donation brings joy to migrants stuck in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Joyful cheers echoed through an asylum-seekers camp in Bosnia this week as dozens of teenagers and young men put their daily...
Cardinal Pell eyes a Vatican scandal he suspected long ago
ROME — Cardinal George Pell is enjoying his first Roman spring since being exonerated of sex abuse charges in his native Australia: He receives...
Pfizer-BioNTech pledge 2B doses to less wealthy nations
ROME — American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German company BioNTech pledged Friday to deliver 2 billion doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to middle- and...
Italy coach Mancini gets contract extension through 2026
ROME — Italy coach Roberto Mancini was given a contract extension through 2026 on Monday, allowing him to stay in charge of the Azzurri...
Sassuolo forward Raspadori gets 1st call up to Italy’s squad
ROME — Sassuolo’s 21-year-old forward Giacomo Raspadori received his first call-up to Italy’s national team Monday when coach Roberto Mancini named a 33-man squad...
Djokovic outlasts Tsitsipas over 2 days to reach Rome semis
ROME — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic regained his cool after throwing his racket off the court in a grueling, rain-delayed 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 quarterfinal victory...
‘A fluke’: Opelka reaches 1st Masters semifinal in Rome
ROME — Big-serving American Reilly Opelka called it “a fluke” after reaching his first Masters semifinal with a 7-5, 7-6 (2) win over Argentine...
Novak Djokovic enjoys himself with fans back at Italian Open
ROME — The fans were back at the Foro Italico, the sun was out, and Novak Djokovic's game was clicking.
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Italy’s new group of male tennis stars are all-court players
ROME — Jannik Sinner is just as comfortable on the hard courts of Miami as he is on the red clay of Rome, where...
