Tourist cruises along Rome's Tiber River have been suspended indefinitely for the first time since they began a decade ago because the waterway is judged too dirty. "Tourists and Rome residents were expecting navigation for the year to resume at Easter. But we didn't open out of respect for them," said Mauro Pica Villa from "Rome Boats", the company in charge of all cruises on the river. "We're ashamed of the Tiber's state of abandonment," he told AFP on Thursday.

ROME, March 1 (Reuters) - Cagliari president Massimo Cellino has been released from prison and put under house arrest as part of the investigation into the Is Arenas where the Serie A club have been staging their games. The Court of Review granted his request to be released on Thursday, also freeing Mauro Contini, the mayor of Quartu Sant'Elena, the district where the stadium is located, and his public works councillor Stefano Lilliu.

Cagliari president Massimo Cellino was one of three people arrested Thursday as police investigated possible irregularities over the construction of the club's Is Arenas stadium, ANSA news agency reported. Cellino was arrested with Mauro Contini, the mayor for the district of Quartu where the stadium is located, and the councillor for public works, Stefano Lilliu. All three apparently face charges of suspicion of embezzlement and forgery, according to the report. The Is Arenas has been in the Italian football headlines several times this season.

ROME, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Cagliari have been given the go-ahead by local Sardinian authorities to stage Sunday's Serie A match with AC Milan at their Is Arenas stadium, Italian media reported on Friday. The decision from the regional tribunal authority (TAR) comes after the Italian league on Thursday barred Cagliari from using the ground for security reasons.