Caronno and Legnano will welcome the best U-15 players in the world," said FIBS President Marco Mazzieri "I want the people in Caronno and Legnano to live the event as their World Cup Our players can achieve something important with your support." Mazzieri thanked the local organisers: "I'm thankful to the Caronno and Legnano municipalities The local clubs already impressed me with their dedication I'm grateful to all the volunteers involved in the event." Legnano and Caronno are neighbours and sports rivals and will put the rivalry on hold for the event which will take place from 27 June to 5 July. "We are celebrating our 75th anniversary," said Executive Board member Gianfranco Zottino "We have some experience in organising events but we have never had the privilege of hosting a World Cup We are honoured and humbled and will work hard to make it a memorable event together with our friends in Caronno." "Our mission is developing young players," commented Caronno's President "Co-hosting a World Cup gives us a chance to have even more visibility in our territory We are thrilled and honoured to host softball powerhouses like the United States or Japan." Melany Sheldon, a Caronno star in the Italian Serie A, was Italy's shortstop at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals 2024 and Group C play one year earlier in Castions di Strada "Representing your country is always special Doing it on home soil and sharing it with your fans is an unforgettable experience Taking a U-15 World Cup to Caronno and Legnano will give many girls a chance to understand that representing Italy can become the goal of a softball career." FIBS confirmed that the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup trophy will visit clubs and cities in the Lombardia Region during a Trophy Tour building on the successful experience of the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals last year Sitemap Media Data Protection Contacts Avenue Général-Guisan, 45 CH-1009 Pully | Switzerland The WBSC is recognised as the sole competent authority in Baseball and Softball by the International Olympic Committee The road to the Under-15 Softball World Championship scheduled for June 27 to July 5 in Caronno Pertusella and Legnano The first press conference to present the event was held at the Caronno Library with the participation of local authorities and the leadership of the two host clubs The event opened with remarks from Caronno Mayor Marco Giudici who expressed satisfaction at the presence of a delegation from Caronnese Calcio emphasizing that “the promotion of sport concerns everyone I want to thank FIBS for selecting our Francesco Nespoli field as one of the two venues for this prestigious competition Softball has a history spanning more than half a century in our municipality and this World Championship represents the culmination of generations of dedication We will do everything possible to ensure the event runs smoothly from a logistical standpoint.” “Our city has a proud tradition of organizing major sporting events Hosting a softball tournament of this caliber Youth sports perfectly embody the values we strive to promote We have already engaged our local sports clubs and expect them to embrace this opportunity as well.” FIBS President Marco Mazzieri highlighted the broader significance of the tournament: “Caronno and Legnano will be the beating heart of this international event welcoming athletes and delegations from around the world I want to thank the administrations of both cities and the clubs hosting the event whose efforts are vital to the success of this championship and sports fans to participate and support our young athletes The club leaders also shared their perspectives this World Championship is the culmination of years of investment in the youth sector particularly through our outreach in local schools It also marks a new starting point for further strengthening our approach Hosting delegations from countries where baseball and softball are as popular as soccer is here is an extraordinary motivation.” “We aim to make the World Championship an event for the entire region overcoming traditional sports rivalries and uniting the community in the spirit of sport.” While we have hosted important events before nothing of this scale has been held before We eagerly accepted FIBS’ invitation and have already mobilized to ensure an outstanding organization Working alongside our friends from Caronno makes this event even more special and historic.” Closing the conference was Caronno and Italian national team shortstop Melany Sheldon who reflected on her experience at last year’s Elite World Championship in Castions di Strada: “Wearing the Italian jersey is always special Despite the ups and downs of the tournament the support we received was overwhelming and pushed us to continue chasing our dreams But it’s equally important for young girls to see that wearing the Italian jersey is an achievable goal.” The lead-up to the World Championship will continue with the Trophy Tour following the model established by last year’s Elite World Cup The Under-15 World Cup trophy will make stops at various venues and clubs throughout the region THE WORLD GROUPS FOR UNDER 15 SOFTBALL Reserved area Transparent Federation Privacy policy Copyright © 2022 FIBS (Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball) - Viale Tiziano 74 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial - Share with same attribution 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA) which is available on the Internet The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced that the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) will host the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 from June 27 to July 5 in Bollate and Caronno Pertusella Bollate is a city with 36,000 inhabitants in Milan's Metropolitan area about 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) north of the city centre the defending Italian Softball League champions and Italy's most decorated women's softball club with 14 league titles and a widely recognized player development programme Bollate 1969 manages a four-field softball facility (pictured above) including two international-standard fields Caronno Pertusella is a town in the Varese province nine kilometres (5.6 miles) northwest of Bollate placed fifth in the Italian Softball League 2024 regular season Caronno play their home games at Giuseppe Nespoli Stadium Japan hosted the inaugural WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup in 2023 World No. 7 Italy and No. 8 Czechia became the first teams to qualify for the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 Czechia won the European Championship 2024 received a Wild Card and will be the third European team to compete in Bollate and Caronno Pertusella The WBSC Americas Qualifier will take place in Acapulco Mexico from March 20 to 29 to qualify four teams Two more teams will qualify through the WBSC Asia qualifier taking place from March 26 to 30 in Puli (TPE) One team from Africa will be the 12th participant in the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 the diamonds of Bollate and Caronno Pertusella will be the stage for the Under-15 Softball World Cup organized by the WBSC (World Baseball Softball Confederation) now in its second edition after the USA's triumph in 2023 will see the participation of twelve national teams which qualified by right thanks to their second place in last year's European Championship I want to thank the WBSC for the trust placed in FIBS in organizing such a prestigious event and Bollate 1969 and Rheavendors Caronno - said FIBS President Marco Mazzieri - Hosting another World Cup just one year later is an extraordinary opportunity we will work in synergy with the Organizing Committee and the Institutions to create a memorable event." four other national teams have already qualified: the Czech Republic (first place in the European Championship) Spain (which received a Wild Card after the continental bronze) There are still seven spots to be assigned: four teams will emerge from the WBSC Americas qualifying tournament scheduled in Acapulco (Mexico) from March 20 to 29; two more will be determined by the WBSC Asia qualifying group to be held in Puli (Taiwan) from March 26 to 30 an African representative will complete the lineup of the twelve participants in the Under-15 World Cup Receive our weekly Newsletterand set tailored daily news alerts company has published its new Footprint Report and activated a new partnership with Humana People to People Italia Knitted Outerwear, Swimwear/​Beachwear Italian partners launch Travel Wooling project USA Softball has announced that Kyla Holas will serve as head coach of the U-15 Women’s National Team set to compete at the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup 2025 taking place June 27-July 5 in Caronno Pertusella and Legnano In addition, USA Softball has finalised its 16-player U-15 roster with the addition of Braelyn Johnson, Lucy Reis, Audrie Riley, and Makenzie Thomas, who will all make their international debuts in the red, white, and blue this summer. Click here to view the full roster USA qualified for the World Cup by sweeping the Pan American Championship in March with a perfect 8-0 record sending a strong message ahead of their title defence in Italy In preparation for the U15 European Softball Championship in Prague the Team Italy U15 softball squad will hold workouts from Monday April 29th at the Francesco Nespoli Softball Complex in Caronno Pertusella (VA) through Wednesday The following players are expected to participate: Team Italy U15 softball skipper Maristella Perizzolo will be assisted by coaches Dante Di Lauro physiotherapist Federica Frediani and delegation manager Claudio Marinelli (Photo of the Team Italy U15 softball squad assembling before the 2023 U15 World Cup game against Brazil by WBSC) The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced the groups for the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup 2025 set to take place in Legnano and Caronno Pertusella The tournament will be hosted at Giuseppe Nespoli Stadium in Caronno Pertusella and the Peppino Colombo Sports Center in Legnano The teams have been divided into two groups for the opening round of the competition: The tournament will begin with a group stage The top three teams from each group will advance to the Super Round First place and second place finishers in the Super Round standings will play for the title of world champions while third and fourth place finishers will collide for the bronze medal The full tournament schedule will be announced at a later date Singapore filled the remaining place in the competition following their bronze-medal performance in the Asian Qualifier after Africa confirmed they would not participate in the tournament This will be the second edition of the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup after the inaugural edition hosted in Japan in 2023 USA are the defending World Champions having claimed the title with a 3-0 victory over Puerto Rico in the final The Italian Baseball Softball Federation (FIBS) informed the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) of a change of venue for the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 with Legnano replacing Bollate and joining Caronno Pertusella in hosting the event "Technical and organisational issues emerged in a meeting with the Bollate Softball 1969 club and the Bollate Municipality," stated FIBS in a statement "Both the Legnano Softball Club and the municipality of Legnano have reacted enthusiastically to the opportunity to host such a high-calibre event." Legnano is located in the Alto Milanese territory the northwestern part of the Milan Metropolitan Area The Legnano Baseball and Softball Club started baseball activity in 1950 and added softball in 1964 Legnano won the Italian Softball League pennant They will host the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 at the Peppino Colombo Sports Center a baseball/softball facility on Cesare Battisti St The Colombo Stadium hosted the European Premiere Cup in 2023 The venue is 17km (10.6 miles) from the Giuseppe Nespoli Stadium in Caronno Pertusella The WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 is scheduled from June 27 to July 5 The United States beat Puerto Rico in the final to claim the title World No. 7 Italy and No. 8 Czechia became the first teams to qualify for the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 received a Wild Card and will be the third European team to compete in Caronno Pertusella and Legnano The tournament was played at Fu-Hsing Softball Stadium in Puli A five-run rally in the second inning was the turning point of the game which saw four pitchers pitching by committee to complete the shutout for Japan third baseman Ichigo Suzuki and first baseman Mioka Mochizuki connected two hits and drove in two runs in the game Japan finished the tournament undefeated with six wins in as many games For the bronze medal, Singapore defeated Hong Kong, China, 10-3, and secured third place in the six-team competition. You can see the final standings here The WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup will take place in Legnano and Caronno Pertusela View this post on Instagram A post shared by Secretaría de Turismo Guerrero (@sectur_guerrero) A total of 10 teams gathered at Unidad Deportiva Vicente Suárez to participate in the II U-15 Women's Softball Pan American Championship, a qualifier for the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup scheduled in Legnano and Caronno Pertusella, Italy, from 27 June to 5 July. USA completed their undefeated run with a 5-0 win over Mexico in the final. Lead-off hitter Michaela Landers went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, while Malloree Harr tossed five scoreless innings to claim the win. The US first baseman Khloe Williams was named MVP of the tournament. She went 11-for-18 in the tournament for a .611 batting average, collecting 11 RBIs. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WBSC SOFTBALL AMERICAS (@wbscamericas) In the bronze medal game, Puerto Rico defeated Canada 4-0 Makayla Megnauth (five innings pitched) and Maya Melendez (two) completed the shutout of the Caribbean squad USA displayed dominance throughout the tournament winning six out of their eight games by run-rule and outscoring opponents 90-2 You can see the final standings here. With the completion of the Americas Qualifier and the Asian Qualifier this past weekend, the qualified teams for the World Cup are: View this post on Instagram A post shared by WBSC SOFTBALL AMERICAS (@wbscamericas) Softball Australia announced the athletes and officials selected to represent Australia at the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup 2025, scheduled from 27 June to 5 July in Italy. This will be the country's first participation in the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup after missing the inaugural edition in 2023. 2025 Softball Australia U-15 Women’s World Cup team  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Softball Australia (@softballaustralia) ensuring the team has strong depth and support leading into the tournament These players will be invited to train alongside the team as they prepare for the World Cup and may be called upon if any of the team members are forced to withdraw from competing at the tournament due to injury or illness 2025 Softball Australia U-15 Women’s Reserves  Leading the team as Head Coach is Amanda ‘Reggie’ Fairley who brings a wealth of experience in player development and leadership to the squad She will be supported by Olympian Stacey McManus as Assistant Coach Softball Asia has announced the six participating teams and the official schedule for the II U-15 Women’s Softball Asia Cup, a qualifier for the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup 2025 The continental event will run from 26 to 30 March 2025 at Fu Hsing Softball Stadium in Puli Nantou County (TPE) and will see Hong Kong China; India; Japan; Korea; Singapore and Chinese Taipei compete for the two available spots in the World Cup The top two teams in the final standings will secure tickets to the World Cup and will also face off for the continental title in the gold medal game on 30 March at 13:00 local time The third- and fourth-place finishers will play for the bronze medal (11:00) while the bottom two teams will meet in the fifth-place game (9:00) The Chinese Taipei Softball Association and Fu Hsing Softball Stadium also hosted the inaugural edition of the U-15 Women’s Softball Asia Cup in 2023 where Chinese Taipei defeated Japan in the final to become the first-ever Asian champions in this age category 26 March (times all local)09:00 – HKG vs JPN11:00 – IND vs KOR13:30 – Opening Ceremony14:30 – SGP vs TPE 27 March09:00 – HKG vs SGP11:00 – IND vs JPN13:00 – KOR vs TPE15:00 – IND vs SGP 28 March09:00 – JPN vs KOR11:00 – HKG vs IND13:00 – KOR vs SGP15:00 – JPN vs TPE 29 March09:00 – KOR vs HKG11:00 – IND vs TPE13:00 – JPN vs SGP15:00 – HKG vs TPE WBSC Americas Softball has announced the groups for the U-15 Women’s Softball Pan American Championship, the continental qualifier for the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup 2025 All 35 games of the tournament will be live-streamed on GameTime. Fans around the world will have access to two types of subscriptions: a Tournament Pass and Daily Passes. The Tournament Pass, priced at $12.99 USD, grants full access to all 35 games, both live and on-demand. Alternatively, Daily Passes provide access to all games scheduled on a single day for $7.99 USD. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WBSC SOFTBALL AMERICAS (@wbscamericas) To watch the U-15 Women’s Softball Pan American Championship, fans must log in to gametime.sport, click on Offers, and select their preferred bundle. A total of 10 teams will compete for four available spots in the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup, which is scheduled to take place from 27 June to 5 July in Italy. The U-15 Women’s Softball Pan American Championship teams have been divided into two groups: The full tournament schedule will be announced at a later date. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WBSC SOFTBALL AMERICAS (@wbscamericas) After competitive contests against Olympic foes USA and Canada as well as a victory over Florida International University last month the Team Italy women’s softball squad reunites on May 7 2021 in preparation for an exhibition game against a group of Italian softball all-stars in Caronno Pertusella on the following day Team Italy manager Federico Pizzolini has recruited 15 players for the three-day camp in hopes that the squad can get ready for next month’s in Friuli Venezia-Giulia The Italian skipper will be assisted by coaches Giovanna Palermi and Julio Andres La Rosa Zequeira athletic trainers Francesca Ambruoso and Andrea Cardone Gaetano Schiavottiello and delegation manager Claudia Venturini The following athletes are expected to participate in the Caronno Pertusella softball weekend: Clothing/​Footwear, Sports/​Outdoor the Carvico Group company specialising in warp-knitted technical fabrics well known for its Sensitive portfolio is to invest around €9 million in expanding capacity at its plant in Caronno Pertusella “The areas involved concern the completion of our new atelier division in the knitting department which when fully operational will have tewlve looms the development of a dyeing project with the implementation of new dyeing machines with the aim of reducing water use by fifteen per cent and the addition of new machinery for the preparation and finishing of fabrics,” said general manager Andrea Crespi As a result of continuous investment in new capacity the company was able to increase its turnover by 27.5% in 2021 we can say that we are at up ten per cent compared to 2019 having closed 2021 with a turnover of €80 million,” said sales director Matteo Cecchi “ The priority objective now for 2022 is to consolidate the results achieved in 2021 and aim for a further increase of five per cent.” www.sensitivefabrics.it The U-15 Women's Softball Pan American Championship is ready to go in Acapulco, Mexico, with 10 teams fighting for the four available spots in the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup, set to be staged in Italy later this year. The tournament will open on Saturday 22 March, and all 35 games will be live-streamed on GameTime. Fans around the world will have access to two types of subscriptions: a Tournament Pass and Daily Passes. The Tournament Pass, priced at US$12.99, grants full access to all 35 games, both live and on-demand. Alternatively, Daily Passes provide access to all games scheduled on a single day for US$7.99. To watch the U-15 Women’s Softball Pan American Championship, fans must log in to gametime.sport, click Offers, and select their preferred bundle. They will open the tournament with an Opening Round from 22 to 25 March. Six games will be played on Day 1: View this post on Instagram A post shared by WBSC SOFTBALL AMERICAS (@wbscamericas) Lizzi operates four production plants in Northern Italy Belgian bakery business Vandemoortele has acquired Lizzi an Italian producer and distributor of frozen bakery products The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the deal which is expected to be concluded in the “coming weeks” according to a statement from Vandemoortele Lizzi has a portfolio of brands offering sweet and savoury pastries Its product line-up includes Lizzi pastry specialities Forno della Rotonda’s sourdough breads and focaccia and Spar’s natural breads and Piedmontese specialities In the statement announcing the acquisition Vandemoortele said Lizzi has an annual turnover exceeding €70m ($73.4m) and employs over 240 people The frozen bakery maker operates four production plants in Northern Italy Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis The company distributes its products through both the HoReCa channel and large-scale retail The latest acquisition comes on the heels of Vandemoortele’s purchase of Dolciaria Acquaviva in June 2024 Vandemoortele CEO Yvon Guerin said: “Along with Dolciaria Acquaviva in our group this strategic acquisition further reinforces our presence in the Italian market in line with our vision of providing exceptional products and experiences to our customers.” Vandemoortele manufactures and sells frozen baked goods and plant-based foods The company also reported revenue growth across its business lines and improved net profit by 5.7% despite “an uncertain economic scenario and ongoing geopolitical tensions” in 2023 The company operates in 12 countries across the EU Vandemoortele’s Italian operations include brands such as Agritech (bread) The company also operates several production plants across Italy Vandemoortele bakery products managing director Peter Boone said: “We will be able to offer our Italian customers an even wider range of speciality pastries and breakfast pastries Nominations are now open for the prestigious Just Food Excellence Awards - one of the industry's most recognised programmes celebrating innovation This is your chance to showcase your achievements Don't miss the opportunity to be honoured among the best - submit your nomination today Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network They did just that and sent the car to a local company called Carrozzeria Marazzi Caronno Pertusella who modified the 458 Spider free of charge It includes a new police livery combining white red and green and a pair of modified rear buttresses to support the two police lights Authorities say that the supercar will be shown a number of special events for children to make them understand that crime does not pay This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Please sign in to your account to add a vehicle to favourite I feel like New Zealand's police force do rather well when it comes to their vehicles Better a set of Commodores than a squad of dressed up Smart FourTwos or Vauxhall Astras like other places on the other side of the world But I'm not quite sure even a Commodore can hold a candle to what Milan's police department have just added to their fleet: a Ferrari 458 Spider The Italian stallion was reportedly seized by police two years ago from the mafia and then held in storage until the decision was made to turn it into a rolling advert for the local police — or the Polizia Locale in Italian (feel free to whip that out for your mates if you want to look cultured) The transformation was made possible by the Carrozzeria Marazzi Caronno Pertusella (hope I pronounced that correctly) who apparently offered to make the modifications to the car free of charge They include the design-by-Christmas decals as well as the swanky lights on the buttresses For those now conjuring romantic ideas of Ferrari cop cars chasing down baddies Need for Speed III style The 458 is purely a PR exercise for the department who say that they'll take the car on the travelling tour through a series of events to highlight the work of the police and to show that crime doesn't pay DRIVEN Car Guide is the first stop for any Kiwi looking to buy their next car and ask an expert - drivencarguide.co.nz has all you need to know to buy your next car “This sentence constitutes an important point of reference for large retail chains Disputes pertaining to the installation of racks are frequent and while they are used for the purpose of storing goods in outdoor areas the technical departments of local municipalities often express very different positions” Director of Legal and Business Affairs for Leroy Merlin Italia the day after the sentence was made on Bricoman Italia srl vs the Municipality of Caronno Pertusella (near Varese) The retailer won an important appeal to the Italian Council of State on authorization to install racks in the forecourts outside its stores the lawyer representing Bricoman and who won the case 337/2019 the Italian Council of State has finally clarified the nature and authorization regulations for racks that are widely used in the context of forecourts outside stores in order to make better use of spaces dedicated to storage and stocks of goods and dedicated to the display and sale of products.” The Municipality of Caronno Pertusella had disputed that the store did not have permission to build and anchor racks to the ground or forfeit the area where the racks were located the Municipality underscored the impact on the urban landscape considering the height (approximately 6 m) of the racks For its part Bricoman opposed the Municipality’s claim “underscoring the purely instrumental nature of the racks for the main operations of the store but also in regard to the designation of the forecourt where the disputed racks were located already designated at the time of development planning and building permission for the storage of goods and in part for a sales area.” it was highlighted that the paving of the forecourt was authorized as a consequence also the possibility of subsequent initiatives to equip the area “in order to better use the spaces and tidily and safely store the goods Another aspect brought to the attention of the judge related to the racks open on 4 sides and only in some cases encased by plexiglass sheets to protect the goods could not be identified as covering surfaces while it is true that the racks cannot be moved the reason is because “the anchors holding them to the ground were made purely for safety reasons to prevent the racks from falling when the goods are loaded” and website in this browser for the next time I comment A figure that encompasses the period 2023-2030 and will enable the Group's brands to considerably increase the number of stores and reach 10 billion in sales continuing the development throughout the country The Dutch brand kicks off the new year by opening a new store in Lazio on January 5 The store is run by a staff of 20 new employees The news published in Ferreteria y Actualidad about the sale of Bricorama stores in Spain (we had already talked about this) to the Bricofer group A new brand for the third largest Italian group in the modern retail industry joining the pet store world “Animali che Passione”  is the result of market studies and analyses of some Selex partners Ricevi le notizie in anteprima nella tua casella di posta Iscriviti alla newsletter di TEN Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.