Football referee Collina to retire next year

Football will bid arrivederci to top referee Pierluigi Collina next year when he will be forced to retire under Italian regulations."Next June, when I turn 45, I will retire, as the rules oblige me......

Italian refs hoping for more respect when Serie A returns

IMAGE: Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte argues with referee Gianluca Manganiello after he sent off Lautaro Martinez. Photograph: Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters The head of the Italian Referees......

Gender row over Algeria's Khelif takes focus at Paris

IMAGE: Algeria's Imane Khelif during her Olympics women's 66kg Round of 16 bout against Italy's Angela Carini at North Paris Arena, Villepinte, France, on Thursday. Photograph: Isabel......

Italy finally set to decide on Serie A resumption

'It is right that football can start again now that the rest of the country is starting again.' IMAGE: Lazio's Ciro Immobile during a training session at the Formello center in Rome, on May 25,......

PIX: Khelif powers into women's 66kg final amid gender dispute

IMAGE: Algeria's Imane Khelif is declared the winner by referee Shawn Reese after the Olympics women's 66kg semi-final against Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng at Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, on......