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BBC News
22-04-2025
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Italy v Wales rearranged due to Pope's funeral
The Women's Six Nations fixture between Italy and Wales is to be rearranged due to the funeral of Pope two teams were due to meet in Parma at lunchtime on Saturday, 26 April in the final round of the the Vatican has announced the Pope's funeral will take place at 10:00 local time (09:00 BST) that organisers have yet to confirm when - or where - the game will now go evening and Sunday are being considered as options though Italy's government has declared five days of national mourning up to the funeral on Saturday. Speaking before the decision was made, Wales vice-captain Keira Bevan said the squad was preparing as said: "There's nothing we can do right now apart from prepare as if the game is going ahead this weekend."We can't think about whether the game is not going ahead or we could get caught out. We are preparing as normal."
BBC News
21-04-2025
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- BBC News
Serie A games postponed after death of Pope Francis
Monday's four scheduled matches in the top flight of Italian football have been postponed following the death of Pope Vatican announced on Monday morning that Pope Francis had died at the age of 88, having recently been discharged from hospital following five weeks of treatment for an infection. Four Serie A matches - Torino v Udinese, Cagliari v Fiorentina, Genoa v Lazio and Parma v Juventus - had been scheduled to be played on Easter Monday, which is a national holiday in Italy. The governing body which oversees the Italian top flight said the fixtures would be rearranged in due course. Pope Francis was elected to lead the Catholic Church in 2013, replacing Pope Benedict XVI. The 88-year-old was a known football fan and had supported Argentine side San Lorenzo since he was a child. A number of Serie A clubs posted tributes to the Pope following his passing."A loss that deeply saddens our city and the entire world," a Roma statement read."His faith, his humility, his courage and his dedication have touched the hearts of millions of people, making him a moral reference of our time."
