BEACH SOCCER: MARADONA JR STARS (ANSA) - Benidorm, May 13 - Diego Maradona's long-scorned son is performing well for the Italian beach soccer team at the world championship qualifiers here. Diego Armando Jr, 21, played a large part in Italy's 5-2 win against Norway on Tuesday. ''Maradona did well and I'm expecting ... > Full news story

SPORT: POLE VAULTER GIBILISCO ACQUITTED OF DOPING CHARGE (ANSA) - Lausanne, May 9 - The international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has acquitted former pole vault world champion Giuseppe Gibilisco on doping charges opening a door for him to take part in this summer's Beijing Olympics. Gibilisco, 28, was given a two-year ban last October... > Full news story

F1: FERRARI FASTEST IN TURKISH GP PRACTICES (ANSA) - Istanbul, May 9 - Ferrari topped the time sheets in both practice sessions here Friday ahead of this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix. Felipe Massa, who won the race last year, was the fastest in the morning and clocked the best overall time, while reigning world champion Kimi Rai... > Full news story

SOCCER: WOLFSBURG CLAIMS ZACCARDO (ANSA) - Palermo, May 9 - Cristian Zaccardo is set to follow his fellow World Cup winner Luca Toni to the Bundesliga. As ex-Fiorentina striker Toni continued to celebrate his top-scoring contribution to Bayern Munich's recent league triumph, seventh-placed Wolfsburg on Friday announced ... > Full news story

SOCCER: HLEB HEADING FOR INTER (ANSA) - London, May 9 - Another of Arsenal's stars is heading for Milan - but this time to AC Milan's cross-city rivals, Italian champions Inter. After France midfielder Mathieu Flamini's move to AC earlier this week, Alexander Hleb's agent told a Belarusian daily Friday that the 27-y... > Full news story

GIRO: CONTADOR MAN TO BEAT (ANSA) - Palermo, May 8 - Spain's Alberto Contador, winner of last year's Tour de France, is the man to beat in the 91st Giro d'Italia which kicks off with a team time-trial here on Saturday. This year's edition, with its unprecedented four time trials and five vertical peak-top run-ins... > Full news story

SOCCER: INTER SET FOR TRIUMPH (ANSA) - Rome, May 8 - Inter Milan will seal their third straight Serie A title and 16th in all if they beat Siena on Sunday. San Siro is sold out for the long-awaited climax to a season which has seen Inter dominate only to look jittery near the finishing line. With two games left... > Full news story

SOCCER: ITALY STAYS THIRD IN FIFA STANDINGS (ANSA) - Rome, May 7 - World champions Italy stayed third in FIFA's world rankings for April behind Argentina and Brazil. With the leading countries not in action the top ten was unchanged but Brazil cut Argentina's lead by eight points, from ten to two. Here is the top ten: 1 Arge... > Full news story