The planned strike for this weekend's Serie A matches has been called off after the players' union (AIC) and Lega Serie A reached an agreement.

Italian sports minister Giovanna Melandri has called for club football to be halted for several weeks in order to crack down on violence in the sport.

The economic value of football in Italy industry will be in the minds of politicians and sports administrators when they meet on Monday to discuss long-term measures to curb fan violence at Italian soccer games.

The worldwide cycling community will await the results of today’s post-mortem following the sudden death of the great Italian Marco Pantani.

Italian sport is in shock following the death of legendary cyclist Marco Pantani.