Italy

The media arm of Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica may lead a European soccer superleague project which would replace the current Champions League format, a company source has said.

ISL Worldwide has signed Orad Hi-Tec Systems to provide Orad's IMadGINE virtual advertising for the Tennis Masters Series TV coverage. This is the first time that Orad will be providing virtual advertising to an ISL premium event.

German soccer champions Bayern Munich have joined the growing band of leading clubs whose web site is to be part of Pangolin?s Sportal Network.

The irony of A.C. Milan?s elimination from the Champions League and failure to make the cut for the UEFA Cup will not be lost on the lcub?s owner Silvio Berlusconi.

Italian sport faced the prospect of a fresh drugs scandal after a national newspaper published the names of 22 top athletes who it claimed took part in an extensive blood doping programme.

Brazil's megastar soccer striker Ronaldo had a chance to make amends with the agent of the highest authority when he realised his dream of meeting Pope John Paul.

France's Minister for Sport says she is opposed to a European soccer Super League.

Manchester United fans are planning a mass protest against Rupert Murdoch's bid for Britain's most celebrated soccer club in a spirited attempt to defy market forces.

A positive dope test involving a player from Italian first division Udinese was covered up, a newspaper alleged on Wednesday.

Athletics chiefs have revamped their fixture list for next season in a bid to make Wednesday nights a focal point for top-class track and field.

Future winners of the European Champions' League could collect up to 70 million Swiss francs ($52.0 million) in prize money, according to figures released by European soccer's ruling body UEFA on Friday.

Horse racing returns to Italy today after a strike lasting nearly a month.

The most important case since the Bosman ruling in the European Court of Justice revolutionised players rights will be made in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne next week.

Italian first division soccer side Bologna plans to list on the bourse in Milan or London before the end of the year, club president Giuseppe Gazzoni said in an interview published on Monday.

Sergio Cragnotti, president of Italian soccer team Lazio is looking for a partner to invest in the Serie A club and says he would prefer a media company.

MVi Total Sponsorship, the sponsorship division of global media communications giant CIA, is set for a major expansion programme into Europe.

Shares in soccer side AS Roma fell sharply on Monday after the Italian first division leaders lost 3-1 to Fiorentina, recording only their third league defeat of the season.

Britain's foot-and-mouth crisis hit the Six Nations on Tuesday when the game between Wales and Ireland in Cardiff on Saturday was postponed in an effort to help prevent the spread of the disease.