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Sofia Raffaeli stacca il pass olimpico per la ginnastica italiana

17 Aug

Sofia Raffaeli secures Olympic qualification for Italian gymnastics

Andrea Facci, CONI, FGI, Fiamme Oro Sports Group, Luciano Buonfiglio, Sofia Raffaeli, Solfia

FRANKFURT – Sofia Raffaeli earned a bronze medal worth its weight in gold at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships on August 15th. Thanks to her third-place finish in the All-Around World Championships in Frankfurt with 117.550 points, behind Germany's Darja Varfolomeev, the world's leading gymnast with 119.500, and just 0.50 behind Bulgaria's Stiliana Nikolova, second with 117.600, Italian gymnasts have qualified for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The top three gymnasts in the overall world competition, in fact, awarded their respective nations their individual Olympic passes. The pass isn't nominative; it belongs to the country, but those who earn it on the Festhalle platform…

Ginnaste azzurre argento europeo e il presidente federale Andrea Facci loda Manila Esposito

16 Aug

Italian gymnasts win silver at the European Championships, and Federal President Andrea Facci praises Manila Esposito.

Andrea Facci, Anthea Sisio, Elisa Iorio, Giulia Perotti, July Marano, Manila Esposito

ZAGREB - The Italian women's artistic gymnastics team won the silver medal in the team final of the 36th European Championships held in Zagreb. Manila Esposito, Elisa Iorio, Giulia Perotti, July Marano, and Anthea Sisio took second place in Croatia with a total of 161.796 points in the four rotations, trailing the Russian gymnasts—under neutral World Gymnastics 2—who became the new continental champions with a score of 165.430 points. However, they beat France, who finished third with a score of 159.263 points. The Italian team relinquished the European crown it had held for two consecutive editions, held in Leipzig…

Jannik Sinner 25 anni e già 84 settimane da numero 1 del mondo

16 Aug

Jannik Sinner, 25, has already been world number one for 84 weeks.

Alexander Zverev, Andrea Guerrieri., ATP Ranking, Carlos Alcaraz, Flavio Cobolli, Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Musetti, Lorenzo Sonego, Luciano Darderi, Matteo Arnaldi, Matteo Berrettini, Mattia Bellucci, Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon

SESTO PUSTERIA - Jannik Sinner is celebrating his 25th birthday. The world No. 1, born on August 16, 2021, won his 30th Wimbledon title, the fifth Grand Slam of his career, and is now aiming for the US Open. All he needs to do is win Roland Garros, his goal for 2027. Meanwhile, he has spent almost the last two and a half years at the top of the ATP rankings, where he returned in April 2026. The latest rankings see him firmly in the lead with 13,450 points, culminating in Sinner's 84th week as world No. 1, who sits first with 13,450 points.…

Triplo da leggenda con Andy Diaz oltre i 18 metri e Dalla Valle di bronzo

15 Aug

Legendary triple with Andy Diaz over 18 meters and Dalla Valle bronze

Andrea Dalla Valle, Andy Diaz

BIRMINGHAM - At the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, Andy Diaz performed a legendary leap, landing a jump of 18.15 meters (+1.7), improving his Italian record (17.87 meters at the recent Italian Championships in Florence) by 28 centimeters and approaching Jonathan Edwards' historic mark (18.29 meters in 1995). The two-time world indoor champion and Olympic bronze medalist broke the 18-meter barrier for the first time, becoming the fourth fastest man in the world. Thus, after last season's European Indoor Championships title, Diaz also claimed the European Outdoor Championships title. Having beaten Portuguese world champion Pedro Pichardo...

Un gol di Nicola Zalewski regala all’Atalanta il XXVII Trofeo Bortolotti

14 Aug

A goal from Nicola Zalewski gives Atalanta the XXVII Bortolotti Trophy

Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Davide Zappacosta, Federico Cassa, James Raspadori, Gianluca Gaetano, Gianluca Scamacca, Giorgio Scalvini, Ibrahim Suleman, Jose Ederson, Lazar Samardzic, Lorenzo Bernasconi, Marco Carnesecchi, Mario Pasalic, Marten de Roon, Maurizio Sarri, Nicholas Zalewski, Nikola Krstovic, Odilon Kossounou, Raoul Bellanova, Sead Kolasinac

BERGAMO - In the match for the 2026 Bortolotti Trophy, Sarri was looking for confirmation after his strong performance in Gelsenkirchen, but he had to wait until the start of the second half to see his team break the deadlock and consistently build forward play. This was after a first half in which the attacking side lacked and the build-up play seemed too slow to offer any real opportunities. The match was decided by Zalewski's goal thirty seconds into the second half. In the second half, Atalanta, even considering their rotations, were more successful in implementing their…

Marcello Jacobs frenato dall’adduttore non molla e punta ai prossimi appuntamenti

12 Aug

Marcello Jacobs, held back by his adductor, doesn't give up and is aiming for the next events

Chituru Ali, Marcell Jacobs

BIRMINGHAM - Marcell Jacobs seemed poised to win his third consecutive continental 100-meter title and also set a strong time on the Birmingham track. He himself believed he needed to run 9.90 to win. From what he saw, he had every reason to confirm his position as the fastest athlete in Europe. Instead, out of the blue, he developed an adductor problem just minutes before the final. The same problem that had forced him to retire after Eisenstadt, missing the races in Monte Carlo and Monaco, recurred. He easily won the semifinal in 10.08 (-0.6), taking away the…

Carmine Montuori, 72 anni, porta a termine la Gran Fondo di nuoto tra Pisciotta e Acciaroli

09 Aug

Carmine Montuori, 72, completes the Gran Fondo swimming race between Pisciotta and Acciaroli.

Carmine Montuori, Nautical Club of Marina di Pisciotta, Portosalvo Nautical Club, Municipality of Pisciotta, Pisciotta-Acciaroli-Pisciotta Long Distance Swimming Race, Carabinieri Underwater Group of Naples, Italian Naval League of Pozzuoli, Mercy Pisciotta, Mercy Vallo della Lucania.

The open-water swim between Pisciotta and Acciaroli, completed before noon by Carmine Montuori, a 72-year-old engineer with a passion for the sea. He completed the 35 km round trip, taking his first stroke at midnight on Saturday, August 8th, braving the currents that kept him off the Cilento coastline. This was Carmine Montuori's tenth Gran Fondo di Nuoto, which, like his previous ones, required long and meticulous physical and mental preparation. This feat was achieved with the support of the Italian Naval League of Pozzuoli, the Circolo Nautico…

La Roma crolla con il Brighton, allarme difesa per Gian Piero Gasperini

08 Aug

Roma collapses against Brighton, defensive concerns over Gian Piero Gasperini

AS Roma, Gian Piero Gasperini, Lorenzo Pellegrini

BRIGHTON - Roma's unexpected collapse against Brighton. Three goals exposed the Giallorossi's defensive lapses, so much so that Gasperini apparently shouted at his assistant Gritti to change everything after just ten minutes of the second half. N'Dicka and Hermoso went out, while Ghilardi and Koulierakis came on. Midfielder El Aynaoui also paid the price, replaced by the young Mannini. Roma's Saturday began with Lorenzo Pellegrini's contract extension, offering him another year with the Giallorossi and at least a month to see him back on the pitch. Roma concludes their British tour with a La…

Successo azzurro del due senza femminile U19 al Mondiale di canottaggio

08 Aug

Italy wins the U19 women's coxless pair at the World Rowing Championships

Boating, Carolina Cassani, Two without feminine, Letizia Martorana

PLOVDIV - After ten years, Italy returns to the world title in the Under-19 women's coxless pair. In Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Carolina Cassani and Letizia Martorana secured victory in their final, more than two seconds ahead of Uzbekistan and nearly seven seconds ahead of Australia. After winning the European title on May 24th, the Canottieri Lario rowers celebrated again, and this time the final quarter proved decisive, as they outclassed their opponents thanks to a providential 39-stroke attack. Their time of 7:10.77 is also a new World Championship record for the category. Their latest success…

Francesco Guccini curioso di calcio che lo amava a dismisura

06 Aug

Francesco Guccini, curious about football and a great lover of it

Francesco Guccini, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Luis Silvio Danuello, Marino Bartoletti, Maurizio Sarri, Paolo Faragò, Pistoiese football team, Via Paolo Fabbri 43

The passing of Francesco Guccini also strikes a chord with sports fans, especially football fans, who are the overwhelming majority. Francesco Guccini was curious about football, though he wasn't exactly a fan. It's said that the immense singer-songwriter's curiosity was piqued by Pistoiese's historic promotion to Serie A in the 1980-81 season. Guccini lived permanently in Pavana, a hamlet in the municipality of Sambuca Pistoiese, in the province of Pistoia. It was inevitable that he would be drawn to the popular celebration. But his attention was drawn to the story of Luis Silvio Danuello, a young man...