Sports Shorts: Pope Francis gets number 1 jersey from US football Hall of Famers

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Pope Francis is presented with an American football helmet and a jersey during a meeting with members of American......

Barcelona begin title defence against apprehensive Roma

IMAGE: Gerard Pique (center) of Barcelona makes a point to team-mate Lionel Messi during a training session. Photograph: Chris Brunskill/Getty Images AS Roma supporters may be looking ahead......

'You play football every day but only visit the Pope once in a lifetime'

Meeting the Pope is more important than Italy's friendly against Argentina on Wednesday, coach Cesare Prandelli told reporters as he disagreed with striker Mario Balotelli. The teams are due to......

The 23-man team lists for the 2006 World Cup

The23-man lists of the 32 teams for the 2006 football World Cup after theMay 15 deadline to confirm squads ended on Monday. A look at the selections:ANGOLAGoalkeepers: Joo Ricardo (unattached),......