Lampedusa, Italy - Around 100 Tunisians protesting expulsion orders served against them by Italian authorities, clashed Wednesday with police and started fires at an immigrant detention centre on the island of Lampedusa.

Several people were injured in the disturbances, with some receiving medical treatment after inhaling fumes from the fires, the ANSA news agency reported.

Relative calm had returned by mid-afternoon, police said.

Rome  - Lawyer David Mills is sentenced to prison for accepting a bribe offered by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, triggering a political crisis. Right?

Wrong.

Instead, Tuesday's court ruling passed almost unnoticed compared to the storm that has engulfed Italy's main centre-left opposition Democratic party.

Rome - AC Milan are set to be among the big clubs keen on signing Samuel Eto'o, the Cameroon star striker who appears set on leaving Barcelona at the end of the season.

La Gazzetta dello Sport wrote Wednesday that the footballer's agent, Josep Maria Mesalles, last week met Milan officials to resume contacts that had taken place already a year ago.

Eto'o has bickered frequently with coach Pep Guardiola, leaving little room for him to renew a contract that expires in 2010 and likely setting the stage for a departure in the summer.

Modena, Italy  - Italian sports car maker Maserati has expanded its range with an upgraded version of the Quattroporte and has hinted at a new drop head model for the autumn.

The four-door limousine is already no slouch and thanks to an extra 10 brake horsepower from its 4.7-litre engine, the makers in Modena promise enhanced performance.

Revised software for the six-speed automatic gearbox enables the V8 unit to rev happily above 6,000 rpm, freeing up more power for acceleration and top speed.

Rome - AC Milan defender Alessandro Nesta has successfully undergon

Rome - AC Milan are continuing negotiations to obtain the full ownership of English veteran David Beckham, who joined the Devils in late December on a loan deal from Los Angeles Galaxy.

Italian media Tuesday quoted Milan vice president Adriano Galliani as saying that "Friday could be the decisive day."

The 33-year-old England midfielder is due back to the US club on March 8, but the perfect way he has fitted in at Milan has convinced both him and the Serie A club to convert the loan into a transfer deal.