Basketball
Ettore Messina: Kobe Bryant Took Great Interest in the EuroLeague
Ettore Messina recalls how Kobe Bryant knew his work in Bologna from their first meeting on the Lakers staff in 2011/12 and demanded the highest standards of all.
Bologna
Bologna set to sack Domenico Tedesco, eye Palladino
Bologna's hierarchy is preparing to remove Tedesco after one point from four Serie A games, with Raffaele Palladino lined up as the club's next coach.
Allegri: De Bruyne substitution was cramp, not injury
Napoli's coach eased fears over Kevin De Bruyne after his 88th-minute withdrawal in the 1-0 win over Bologna, calling it cramp rather than a serious problem.
Tedesco banned two matches after Bologna row with officials
Bologna coach Domenico Tedesco gets a two-game ban and fine, while President Joey Saputo is suspended until 30 September over referee abuse.
Riccardo Orsolini sidelined three weeks with thigh injury
Bologna winger Riccardo Orsolini will miss games against Sassuolo, Napoli and Torino after scans confirmed a flexor tear picked up at Atalanta.