Bormio, Italy  - Christof Innerhofer of Italy claimed a first alpine ski World Cup victory when he clinched the men's downhill before home fans in Bormio on Sunday.

Innerhofer, who was the first starter, set the pace in 2 minutes 03.55 seconds and watched as all the favourites failed to match his time on a bumpy and icy Stelvio course.

"It's a dream result for me," he said. "I saw my time and knew it was a good one."

Austrians Klaus Kroell and Michael Walchhofer were second and third, with Kroll 0.32 seconds behind and current downhill leader Walchhofer 0.95 seconds back.

Rome - A strong and

Rome - Juventus remained six points behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan thanks to a 3-1 win Sunday away to Atalanta in the last Serie A game before the start of a three-week winter break.

Goals from Juve captain Alessandro Del Piero, Nicola Legrottaglie and Brazilian Amauri pushed Juve on to 36 points from 17 games, while Inter lead on 42 after winning
2-1 at Siena on Saturday, when Lazio beat Palermo 1-0.

In other Sunday action, strugglers Torino beat Napoli 1-0, Fiorentina won 1-0 away to Sampdoria and a brace from Japanese striker Takayuki Morimoto sank Roma as they crashed 3-2 at Catania.

Berlin - A rediscovery of a Roman battlefield studded with old weapons in Germany has excited archaeologists this week and thrown new light on a myth-shrouded conflict between Rome and its neighbours.

In the 19th century, German historians rejected the image of their ancestors as squabbling barbarians and honed a new picture of plucky Teutonic tribes who united to repel the invading legions of Rome.

Ever since, German schoolchildren have been taught that Germany was mostly free of the Roman yoke, and were told to use the neutral term "Migration of the Peoples" for the later Germanic invasion of the crumbling empire.

Rome  - AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani Saturday presented David Beckham to Italian media and fans, welcoming the English star as he joins the Devils on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy

The 33-year-old Beckham is to remain at Milan until March 9, after which he will rejoin the US team in California.

"Good evening everybody and first of all a heartfelt thanks to all of you," Beckham said at a press conference at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium.

Rome  - Lazio edged out visiting Palermo 1-0 Saturday in a game that the Sicilian guests ended with ten men at Rome's Stadio Olimpico.

Veteran Tommaso Rocchi came on in the second half to score the winner, deflecting home a low cross from Frenchman Mourad Meghni.

The win allowed Lazio to end a bad run that saw them notch two meagre points in five games. It moved on to sixth place on 27 points as the Serie A gears up for a three-week winter break after its 17th round.