Rome - The shares of Serie A side Roma gained 20 per cent Tuesday amid rumours that a Swiss-German financial group is interested in buying the club, the online site epubblica. it reported.
It appears that Roma and the prospective buyers already signed a preliminary agreement, but the Italpetroli oil company, which controls the club, denied in a statement to have sold its shares.
"Journalistic fabrications about the time for a sale of (our) shares are entirely imaginative and lacking of foundation," Italpetroli said.
Rome - Atalanta coach Luigi Del Neri Tuesday confirmed his mooted departure from the Bergamo side, which he will steer for the remaining six games of the Serie A season, Italian media reported.
"I leave Atalanta because we have different programs," the 58-year-old trainer said. "I'm looking for more important goals than just safety from relegation."
Del Neri has coached Atalanta since 2007, closing the past season in ninth position.
London, Apr. 21: Chelsea''s Dutch coach Guus Hiddink has ruled out any chances of him extending his stay at the football club inspite of an improvement in performances.
Chelsea have forced their way back into Premier League reckoning, setting up a Champions League semi-final with Barcelona and booked a place in the FA Cup final against Everton.
With an unlikely Treble still on the cards, Hiddink, who took Russia to the semi-finals of Euro 2008, has insisted he will not be tempted to stay on in London.
London - Darren Bent got the only goal as Tottenham Hotspur beat Newcastle United 1-0 in the English Premier League on Sunday to heighten the relegation fears of Alan Shearer's side.
Newcastle lie second from bottom, four points from safety with five games of the season remaining.
Tottenham, meanwhile, are only a point off seventh place and qualification for the Europa League.
Although Newcastle mounted a late rally, Tottenham's victory was far more comfortable than the 1-0 margin may suggest.
London, Apr. 19 : Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed to stay on at Manchester United as long as Sir Alex Ferguson remains the club's manager.
The Portuguese winger has told close friends that he has no intention of joining Real Madrid this summer if Ferguson reassures him he will continue to manage United next season.
A source close to the United player revealed to The Mirror: "Cristiano has no immediate desire to leave United while Sir Alex is the manager. And Cristiano has made that abundantly clear to him. In the event that situation was to change, he would undoubtedly reconsider his position."
Rome - The shares of Serie A side Roma gained 20 per cent Tuesday amid rumours that a Swiss-German financial group is interested in buying the club, the online site epubblica. it reported.
Rome - Atalanta coach Luigi Del Neri Tuesday confirmed his mooted departure from the Bergamo side, which he will steer for the remaining six games of the Serie A season, Italian media reported.
London, Apr. 21: Chelsea''s Dutch coach Guus Hiddink has ruled out any chances of him extending his stay at the football club inspite of an improvement in performances.
London - Darren Bent got the only goal as Tottenham Hotspur beat Newcastle United 1-0 in the English Premier League on Sunday to heighten the relegation fears of Alan Shearer's side.
Rome - Veteran defender Fabio Cannavaro has decided to rejoin Serie A clu
London, Apr. 19 : Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed to stay on at Manchester United as long as Sir Alex Ferguson remains the club's manager.
