Person: Alessandro

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general

Book review: The Black Prince Of Florence

FLETCHER, a historian specialising in the Renaissance and whose work has been praised by Hilary Mantel, here excavates the intriguing figure of Florence’s first Medici Duke, born a bastard and possibly of mixed race origin.

rugby

Tommy Bowe: Parisse the powerhouse behind the Azzurri

world

Government official's son one of the gunmen in Kenyan university attack

general

Singing friar says heavenly voice is gift from God

soccer

Violence back with bang in Brazil

soccer

Rafa’s World of hurt

Lampard returns for Club World Cup final

Frank Lampard returned to captain Chelsea as David Luiz reverted to centre-back for today’s Club World Cup final against Corinthians.

Sun, 16 Dec, 2012

Beckham would bring Glory to Perth, says A-League side's boss

Perth Glory coach Ian Ferguson would be happy to roll out the red carpet should the club succeed in their ambitious bid to bring David Beckham to the A-League.

Fri, 23 Nov, 2012

Friar’s luck as Alessandro lands record deal

Goodness gracious, great squalls of friar... holy man Alessandro Brustenghi has become the first friar in the world to land a major record deal.

Tue, 22 May, 2012

Italian game not in the clear yet

IT was 8pm when Judge Teresa Casoria finally delivered the verdict to a Naples courtroom crammed with reporters, TV crews, lawyers and policemen.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2011

Catholic magazine attacks Berlusconi

A high-end prostitute says she has proof she spent the night at Silvio Berlusconi’s Rome residence after a party that allegedly featured the prime minister’s wisecracks, his cabaret crooning, and a bevy of sexy women.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2009

Vialli: Hiddink can turn Juve tie

Gianluca Vialli believes the appointment of Guus Hiddink as Chelsea coach makes Juventus’ Champions League last-16 clash even more difficult.

Tue, 24 Feb, 2009

Anelka predicts English treble

Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka believes his team will beat Juventus in their Champions League last-16 clash – and that Manchester United and Arsenal will have similar success against Italian opposition.

Thu, 22 Jan, 2009

Ranieri: duel won’t be decisive

AC MILAN and Juventus have been trying to play down the significance of their must-win clash at Turin’s Stadio Olimpico tomorrow (7.30pm).

Sat, 13 Dec, 2008

Parisse relishing England challenge

Italy will not be intimidated by England when the two sides meet in Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations game in Rome, according to team captain Sergio Parisse.

Sat, 09 Feb, 2008

Juventus sign Liverpool midfielder Sissoko

Juventus has today confirmed the signing of Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Sissoko.

Tue, 29 Jan, 2008

Juve move still alive for Sissoko

Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Sissoko believes he could complete a move to Juventus by the end of this week.

Wed, 23 Jan, 2008

Ancelotti delight as Milan back on form for visit of Bayern

AC MILAN coach Carlo Ancelotti has warned Bayern Munich that his team is coming into form at just the right moment before tonight’s Champions League quarter-final at the San Siro.

Tue, 03 Apr, 2007

Day of reckoning in Italy

FIRST the feast, now the reckoning.

Sat, 15 Jul, 2006

Materazzi: Gattuso can shackle Zidane

Italy believe the best way to deny Zinedine Zidane a fairytale finish in Sunday’s World Cup final is to unleash Gennaro Gattuso on the France captain.

Fri, 07 Jul, 2006

Angry coach gets Lippi with Italian critics

ITALY coach Marcello Lippi expects his side to prove their critics wrong when they take on Ukraine in today’s World Cup quarter-final in Hamburg.

Fri, 30 Jun, 2006

Designer Cavalli to appeal conviction

Roberto Cavalli, the Italian designer of jewel-encrusted jeans and ultra sexy clothes, will appeal his conviction on tax fraud, one of his lawyers said today.

Fri, 24 Mar, 2006

Payback time for Baros, says Benitez

RAFAEL BENITEZ will tell striker Milan Baros to make up for the damage caused by his derby day red card by firing Liverpool to victory against the might of Juventus tonight in the Champions League.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2005

Confusion over Mutu's Juve talks

THERE were conflicting reports last night that Romania striker Adrian Mutu, banned for seven months for taking cocaine, is involved in talks with Italian giants Juventus.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2004

Vieri wary of Larsson threat

Christian Vieri has warned Italy to beware the threat of Henrik Larsson as the Azzurri aim to overcome the loss of Francesco Totti against Sweden tomorrow.

Thu, 17 Jun, 2004

Contented Gaffney pins hopes on new year

Wily Australian Alan Gaffney was hardly turning cartwheels under the je black Limerick sky after his side’s 51-0 demolition of lowly Benetton Treviso, but afforded himself a smile of satisfaction in the aftermath.

Sat, 13 Dec, 2003

Ahn to stay in Italy

Any hopes of South Korean golden boy Ahn Jung-Hwan plying his trade in the Scottish Premier League have been dashed by the news that he has signed a three-year contract to stay in Italy with Perugia.

Thu, 27 Jun, 2002

Student dies during history exam

A 20-year-old Italian student has died of a heart attack during a history exam.

Sun, 27 May, 2001