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Despite a 4-2 record during the 2023 Senior Elite European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic, Team Italy placed ninth due to Team Quality Balance. After suffering an 8-3 upset by Sweden (8th place) and a heartbreaking 11-10 loss to eventual silver medalist Great Britain early in the tournament, the Azzurri did not reach the quarterfinals....

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Marco Belinelli, 39, has officially announced his retirement from professional basketball, ending a career that spanned over 20 years. In an emotional statement, Belinelli said, “I gave it my heart. Every piece of me. Every single day. Basketball gave me everything… and I gave it everything I had.” Belinelli began his professional journey with Virt...

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  Italy’s agri-food sector strengthens its lead in Europe The state of Italian soccer: improving finances, rising women’s game, but stadiums lag behind Back to the peaks: how Italy’s mountains are calling people home Beyond the garden: past, present and future of Italian exports Quality, concern, and ethics drive Italian growing commitment to susta...

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A group of women have met up in Kettering over the last 30 years to play Bocce Ball. “You learn something from everybody. There’s always laughs, always good stories, and it’s just a good time,” says Caitlin Davis, Chair of the Women’s Bocce League. The game is relatively simple. “You throw a ball called the pull and it is a little yellow ball. And...

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Lavazza is getting ready to serve tennis fans their coffee fix as the Italian brand has been named the official coffee sponsor for the 2025 U.S. Open. The star-studded annual tennis event, held at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, is a major event for the Queens borough as visitors from all over the world get ready...

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Bocce ball is a growing sport across the nation, including Rapid City. Tuesday, there was a groundbreaking ceremony at the Rapid City Bocce Complex to usher in the expansion from an eight-court facility to 16. The facility sees players of all ages coming to play the sport, but with the new expansion it will now forever be home to the South Dakota S...

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St. John's Volleyball Head Coach Joanne Persico will be enshrined into the Order of Sons & Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA) Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, August 15 at the organization's national convention in Orlando, FL. The longtime leader of the Red Storm volleyball program joins a decorated list of past winners including St. John's Men's...

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Italy closed out the European U20 Athletics Championships in style, topping the overall medal table and confirming its place as a powerhouse in youth athletics. The Azzurri finished with an impressive 14 medals: 6 gold, 3 silver, and 5 bronze - eight of them earned in just two hours on the final day of competition. The highlight of the afternoon ca...

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For years, Italian sports lost out on promising talent. Not due to a lack of skill, motivation, or dedication, but because of the law. Thousands of young athletes who grew up in Italy - many of whom were born there or arrived as small children to foreign parents - were denied the chance to represent the Azzurri in international competitions. Why? B...

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Italian soccer remains financially burdened but shows signs of gradual recovery. In the 2023–24 season, professional soccer clubs recorded total debts of around €5.45 billion—an improvement from €5.66 billion the previous year. Despite this, accumulated losses across Serie A, B, and C over the last 17 years hit €9.3 billion, with 80% of clubs endin...

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