Last-place Cremonese hires Ballardini as coach
January 15, 2023 GMTCREMONA, Italy (AP) — Last-place Cremonese hired Davide Ballardini on Sunday as its new coach, one day after the Serie A club fired Massimiliano Alvini.
Ballardini, who arrives along with his staff, has been given a contract until June 2024.
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Etzebeth, Kriel, Mapimpi back for Springboks vs England
November 22, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — South Africa restored regulars Eben Etzebeth, Jesse Kriel and Makazole Mapimpi to start against England in their year-ending rugby test on Saturday at Twickenham.
No. 8 Evan Roos was picked ahead of Kwagga Smith for his second test start.
Erasmus banned again for attacking match officials
November 17, 2022 GMTDUBLIN (AP) — South African official Rassie Erasmus was suspended again by World Rugby on Thursday for his unrelenting hostility toward match officials.
World Rugby suspended South Africa's director of rugby from any involvement in the Springboks' matchday against Italy in Genoa this weekend and against England at Twickenham next week.
Italy makes 2 changes for South Africa after historic win
November 17, 2022 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — Italy has made two changes to the team to face South Africa on Saturday following the historic victory over Australia.
Prop Pietro Ceccarelli and hooker Giacomo Nicotera will line up alongside Danilo Fischetti in a revamped front row for the test in Genoa.
Springboks’ Du Toit banned 3 weeks after headbutting Danty
November 17, 2022 GMTDUBLIN (AP) — South Africa flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit was suspended for three weeks on Thursday for headbutting France center Jonathan Danty.
Du Toit was already not considered by the Springboks for the test against Italy this weekend in Genoa, and also misses the England test next week in London, and another game to be decided.
Bocchetti given first Serie A head coaching job at Verona
October 13, 2022 GMTVERONA, Italy (AP) — Former Italian and Russian league center back Salvatore Bocchetti was handed his first senior-level head coaching job by Hellas Verona in Serie A on Thursday.
Bocchetti replaces Gabriele Cioffi, who was fired on Tuesday after four straight losses left the club in the relegation zone.
Thiago Motta to replace Mihajlović as Bologna’s coach
September 10, 2022 GMTBOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Former Paris Saint-Germain and Italy midfielder Thiago Motta will be named Bologna’s new coach, replacing the fired Siniša Mihajlović.
Napoli signs Argentina forward Simeone on loan from Verona
August 18, 2022 GMTNAPLES, Italy (AP) — Napoli signed Argentina forward Giovanni Simeone on loan from Hellas Verona on Thursday.
The 27-year-old Simeone — the son of Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone — has already taken part in his first training session with his new teammates.
Trial opens in deadly collapse of Italy’s Morandi Bridge
July 7, 2022 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — Fifty-nine people went on trial Thursday for the 2018 collapse of Genoa’s Morandi bridge, accused of manslaughter and other charges in the deaths of 43 people.
The defendants include former executives and technical experts of the company that manages many of Italy’s bridges and highways, as well as former officials of the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.
Slovakia midfielder Kucka returns home from Italy’s Parma
June 23, 2022 GMTBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia midfielder Juraj Kucka has returned home after more than 13 years to join Slovak champion Slovan Bratislava after playing for Watford in the English Premier League last season.
Italian police seek Pakistanis tied to 2020 attack in Paris
June 7, 2022 GMTMILAN (AP) — Authorities in the northwestern Italian port city of Genoa on Tuesday were executing arrest warrants on 14 Pakistani citizens linked to the man who stabbed two people in September 2020 outside the former offices in Paris of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine.
Oldani earns first professional win, López keeps Giro lead
May 19, 2022 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — Italian cyclist Stefano Oldani claimed his first professional victory by winning the 12th and longest stage of the Giro d’Italia while Juan Pedro López kept the pink jersey on Thursday.
Trial is ordered for 59 in deadly collapse of Genoa bridge
April 7, 2022 GMTROME (AP) — A judge in Genoa on Thursday ordered all 59 defendants to stand trial for the deadly 2018 collapse of a heavily used highway bridge in that Italian port city which sent cars and trucks plunging into the dry riverbed below.
Berardi reaches 100 Serie A goals as Sassuolo beats Spezia
March 18, 2022 GMTROME (AP) — Domenico Berardi scored twice, including his 100th goal in Serie A, and Sassuolo beat Spezia 4-1 on Friday to keep alive its chances of securing a Europa League spot.
Sassuolo moved up to ninth place and just five points from the Europa League spots amid a six-match unbeaten run.
AC Milan and Inter Milan each held to draws in Serie A
February 25, 2022 GMTMILAN (AP) — Serie A leader AC Milan and defending champion Inter Milan were held to draws by opponents in the lower half of the standings on Friday.
Italy Under-21 left back Destiny Udogie equalized with his first Italian league goal as Udinese secured a 1-1 draw at Milan — less than a week after the Rossoneri were held at last-placed Salernitana to 2-2.
Genoa hires Blessin as coach to replace Shevchenko
January 19, 2022 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — Genoa hired German coach Alexander Blessin on Wednesday to replace the fired Andriy Shevchenko.
The 48-year-old Blessin signed a contract until 2024 after Genoa, currently struggling in Italy's top tier, paid his release clause from Belgian soccer club Oostende.
MATCHDAY: Milan can move top in Italy with win over Spezia
January 16, 2022 GMTA look at what’s happening in European soccer on Monday:
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AC Milan can move into top spot in Serie A with a win at home to relegation-threatened Spezia. Victory would send the Rossoneri a point above defending champion Inter, albeit having played a match more than their bitter rival.
Genoa fires Shevchenko as coach after just 2 months
January 15, 2022 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — Genoa fired Andriy Shevchenko as coach on Saturday, just two months after hiring the former AC Milan and Chelsea forward.
Shevchenko won just one of his 11 matches in charge, leaving Genoa in penultimate place in the Serie A standings, five points from safety.
Nearly 55, Japan soccer great Miura joins another pro club
January 11, 2022 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura has been signed up by another professional soccer club at the age of 54.
Miura's enduring career will head into its 37th season after he joined Suzuka Point Getters, a team in the fourth tier of Japanese soccer.
Italy court awards Costa Concordia passenger over $100,000
December 29, 2021 GMTROME (AP) — An Italian court has ordered Costa Crociere cruise line to pay 92,700 euros ($105,000) to a passenger who was aboard the Costa Concordia when it crashed and capsized off Tuscany in 2012, in one of the few civil lawsuits to have reached a verdict against the company.
Soccer great Andriy Shevchenko named as Genoa coach
November 7, 2021 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — Genoa hired former AC Milan and Chelsea forward Andriy Shevchenko as coach on Sunday, a day after firing Davide Ballardini.
The 45-year-old Shevchenko signed a contract until June 2024.
Genoa fires Ballardini as coach after 1 win in 12 matches
November 6, 2021 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — Genoa fired coach Davide Ballardini on Saturday after just one win in 12 league matches this season.
The news came the day after a 2-2 draw at Empoli that left Genoa in the 18th spot in Serie A ahead of the rest of the weekend’s fixtures.
Żurkowski shines for Empoli in 2-2 draw with Genoa
November 5, 2021 GMTROME (AP) — Substitute Szymon Żurkowski set up one goal then scored another for Empoli in a 2-2 draw with relegation-threatened Genoa in Serie A on Friday.
Flavio Bianchi equalized for Genoa in the 89th, perhaps saving the job of Genoa coach Davide Ballardini.
Italy’s northwest Liguria area hit by floods, mudslides
October 4, 2021 GMTROME (AP) — Heavy rain battered Liguria, the northwest region of Italy bordering France, causing flooding and mudslides on Monday in several places. No casualties were reported.
The hardest-hit city was Savona, on the Ligurian Sea coast.
Genoa, Italy’s oldest soccer club, sold to American company
September 23, 2021 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — The oldest soccer club in Italy is the latest in a growing number of Serie A teams with North American owners.
Genoa, which was founded in 1893, was sold to the private investment firm 777 Partners, the club announced Thursday, in a deal reportedly worth 150 million euros ($175 million).
Juventus, Inter, Milan lead Serie A contenders
August 19, 2021 GMTMILAN (AP) — Juventus is favored to regain its Italian league title, partly because of defending champion Inter Milan’s financial difficulties.
Inter opens the new season at home against Genoa on Saturday, while Juventus plays Sunday at Udinese.
Jurić replaces Nicola as coach at Torino
May 28, 2021 GMTTURIN, Italy (AP) — Torino named Ivan Jurić as its new coach on Friday, with the Croatian signing a three-year contract at the Serie A club.
Jurić had coached Hellas Verona for the last two seasons, steering the small club to two top-half finishes in Serie A.
Claudio Ranieri to leave Sampdoria despite top-half finish
May 21, 2021 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — Claudio Ranieri will leave Sampdoria despite coaching the team to a top-half finish in Serie A this season and helping the squad avoid relegation last year.
The coach made the announcement Friday, a day before Sampdoria hosts Parma in the final round of the season.
Countdown begins to discover where Columbus came from
May 19, 2021 GMTMADRID (AP) — Was Christopher Columbus really from Genoa, in Italy? Or was he Spanish? Or, as some other theories have it, was he Portuguese or Croatian or even Polish?
A definitive answer to the question of where the famous explorer came from could be just five months away as international scientists on Wednesday launched an effort to read the DNA from his remains and identify his geographic origin.
Juve beats Inter to keep alive CL bid, Atalanta qualifies
May 15, 2021 GMTROME (AP) — Juventus kept alive its Champions League qualification hopes by winning at Serie A champion Inter Milan 3-2 on Saturday, when Atalanta clinched a place in Europe’s premier competition.
Atalanta consolidated second place in the Italian league beating Genoa 4-3 and can no longer finish outside the top four.
Conte celebrates goal with players, Inter 11 points ahead
April 11, 2021 GMTMILAN (AP) — Inter Milan continued the march to its first Serie A title in more than a decade as it beat relegation-threatened Cagliari 1-0 on Sunday...
Club quarantines prevent players from joining national teams
November 8, 2020 GMTROME (AP) — Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored a hat trick for Roma on Sunday and is in perfect form entering the international break.
Too bad he won't be allowed to join Armenia on Monday for decisive Nations League games against regional rivals Georgia and North Macedonia...
Mancini names 41-man Italy squad amid virus concerns
November 7, 2020 GMTFLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy coach Roberto Mancini named a 41-man squad on Saturday for the Azzurri’s upcoming matches as there are question marks over a number of players due to coronavirus concerns...
1st Mediterranean cruise sets sail after virus tests
August 16, 2020 GMTROME (AP) — Cruise ship passengers had their temperatures checked and took COVID-19 tests Sunday so they could set sail on what is being billed as the first Mediterranean cruise after Italy's pandemic lockdown...
Italy survey finds irritability, anxiety in locked-down kids
June 16, 2020 GMTROME (AP) — A survey conducted in Italy on the psychological impact of coronavirus lockdowns on children has quantified what many parents observed during weeks cooped up at home: kids were more irritable, had trouble sleeping and for some of the youngest, wept inconsolably and regressed developmentally...
List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic
May 2, 2020 GMTAUSTRALIAN RULES
Round 1 from March 19-22, no spectators. Competition from March 22 suspended...
Ship captain arrested in probe of arms trafficking to Libya
February 20, 2020 GMTROME (AP) — Authorities in northern Italy arrested the captain of a Lebanese-flagged cargo ship on suspicion of international arms trafficking Wednesday while they investigate if the vessel transported tanks, rockets and other weapons from Turkey to Libya...
Another infant boy in Italy dies after home circumcision
April 3, 2019 GMTROME (AP) — The Italian news agency ANSA is reporting that another infant boy has died in Italy as the result of a circumcision performed at home...
La Scala struck falling bridge from ‘Attila’ after Genoa
November 30, 2018 GMTMILAN (AP) — Director Davide Livermore had envisioned a falling bridge to emphasize a dramatic encounter in Verdi's "Attila," which opens La Scala's season next week with a new production...
Italy’s leader demands safe roads; bridge toll rises to 43
August 18, 2018 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — Italy's president demanded guarantees Saturday that all the nation's roads are safe following the Genoa highway bridge collapse, after he hugged and comforted mourners at a state funeral in the grieving port city...
Anger engulfs families as Italy buries its bridge victims
August 17, 2018 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — With anger and grief, Italians began burying some of their dead Friday from the Genoa highway bridge collapse, holding funerals in the victims' hometowns...
Bridge collapse highlights Italy’s aging infrastructure
August 16, 2018 GMTMILAN (AP) — Collapsed concrete, twisted metal, crushed cars.
While the disaster in Genoa was the deadliest in recent years, Italy has seen other bridge and highway collapses that have raised alarm about the state of its aging transportation infrastructure...
The Latest: Bridge collapse death toll lowered by 1 to 38
August 16, 2018 GMTMILAN (AP) — The latest developments following the deadly collapse of a highway bridge in Italy (all times local):...
The Latest: Survivors describe Italy bridge collapse
August 16, 2018 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — The latest developments following the deadly collapse of a highway bridge in Italy (all times local):...
Italy hunts for blame in bridge collapse that killed 39
August 16, 2018 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — As more bodies were pulled Wednesday from a mountain of jagged concrete and twisted steel left by a highway bridge collapse that killed 39, prosecutors focused on possible design flaws and past maintenance of the heavily used span, and politicians squabbled over blame...
The Latest: Italy authorities raise bridge death toll to 26
August 15, 2018 GMTMILAN (AP) — The Latest on the collapse of a bridge in Italy (all times local):
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Italian authorities from the region of Liguria have raised to 26 the number of dead in the collapse of a highway bridge in the port city of Genoa...
Italian bridge collapse sends cars plunging, killing 26
August 14, 2018 GMTMILAN (AP) — A 51-year-old highway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa collapsed in a driving rain Tuesday, killing at least 26 people and injuring 15 others as it sent dozens of vehicles tumbling into a heap of concrete and twisted steel...
24M tablets of opiate linked to IS fighters seized in Italy
November 3, 2017 GMTMILAN (AP) — Italian authorities say they have seized 24 million tablets of an opioid painkiller that were bound for Libya and which international narcotics experts suspect the Islamic State group has been selling and giving its fighters...
Center-right set to win top race in Italian mayoral runoffs
June 25, 2017 GMTROME (AP) — Exit polls early Monday indicated that center-right forces, including an anti-immigrant party, were headed to victory in several key mayoral runoffs, two weeks after a first round of voting saw most populist candidates eliminated in all big cities up for grabs...
Sampdoria and Genoa draw Serie A derby match 1-1
February 24, 2015 GMTGENOA, Italy (AP) — Sampdoria drew 1-1 at home to Genoa in a Serie A derby on Tuesday that left the two sides level on points in the fight for a European place.
Originally scheduled for Saturday, the game was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.