Brescia News

Livorno managed to back the Italian Serie A when they beat visitors Brescia 3-0 on Saturday to complete a 5-2 aggregate win in the Serie B playoff final.

Second-seeded Memphis closed with a 20-6 run Thursday and beat upset-minded Cal State-Northridge 81-70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's West Region.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport have temporarily lifted the one-year bans handed out to Italian soccer players Daniele Mannini and Davide Possanzini.

Italian soccer players Daniele Mannini and Davide Possanzini have had their one-year bans temporarily lifted so their doping cases can be re-examined, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said today.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has reopened the case of two Italian footballers banned for a year for being late to a 2007 drugs test.

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Tuesday it would not stand in the way of an appeal by two Italian footballers banned for a year after turning up late for a 2007 drugs test.

As Parma and Brescia are placed in 3rd and 4th respectively and battling for promotion, the two former Serie A sides will meet for a crucial match on Sunday.

Two of the most exciting teams in the Serie B promotion battle will meet this coming weekend, as Bari play Brescia.

All professional matches in Italy started 15 minutes late at the weekend in protest at the Court of Arbitration for Sport banning two players for a year for turning up late for a doping control.

Rome, January 29 - The Italian soccer world reacted with shock Thursday to a tough doping ban handed down on two players by world sport's top court.