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The America's Cup preliminary regatta takes place in Naples with the participation of several international crews.
The second day of the America's Cup preliminary regatta in Naples ends with another victory for the La Roche Posay-Racing Team. An authoritative performance by the French who, if they hadn't capsized a few hundred meters from the finish line in the previous fleet race, would have been able to score three consecutive successes.
Behind the transalpines were the two senior crews of Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa. Fifth was the Italian AC40 Youth & Women while the second New Zealand boat was actually last after having won the previous race. In the general classification, Luna Rossa senior is firmly in command with 51 points, followed by New Zealand on 43 and Alinghi on 38.

The Israeli Football Federation has expressed satisfaction with the decision of Irish players not to boycott the Nations League match against Israel, scheduled for tomorrow in Debrecen, despite calls from some Irish footballers to protest against the war in Gaza. The Israel Football Federation declared that 'football has won' and that those who wanted to turn the sport into a political arena have lost.

The main crew of Luna Rossa leads the general classification of the preliminary America's Cup regatta in Naples with 51 points out of 60. Trimmer Maria Giubilei underlines the progress made despite some errors, calls for calm and aims for good starts tomorrow to reach the final match race. Giovanni Santi from the Youth & Women team also said he was satisfied with the recoveries made in strong wind conditions.

Italy loses the Billie Jean King Cup semifinal in Shenzhen against Ukraine, which wins both singles: Tyra Grant loses to Kalinina and Jasmine Paolini loses to Svitolina. Ukraine reaches the final for the first time. In Laver Cup, Cobolli loses to Tien in super tiebreak.

The preliminary regattas of the America's Cup in Naples recorded record arrivals, with 770,000 visitors on 22-24 September and over 2.2 million tourists expected for September, thanks also to the San Gennaro event. The hotels are fully booked and the city has organized collateral events to involve citizens and tourists.

Naples welcomed the preliminary regattas of the 38th America's Cup with ideal weather conditions. Luna Rossa leads the standings with eight points ahead of Emirates Team New Zealand, while the French team of La Roche Posay surprise with two victories and a spectacular comeback. The Swiss Tudor Alinghi occupy provisional third place ahead of the women's and youth team Luna Rossa.

Professor Fabio Pigozzi was re-elected president of the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) during the 39th World Congress in Santiago de Chile. Maurizio Casasco was confirmed in the Executive Committee of the federation.