Ash cloud forces Barcelona to take bus to Italy (AP)

Sunday, April 18, 2010

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP)—Barcelona’s players are roving by train to Milanfor a first leg of a Champions League semifinal opposite Inter upon Tuesdaybecause of air transport disruptions caused by Iceland’s volcanic eruption.

The patrol was driving 394 miles upon Sunday to Cannes, France, where it willspend a night, a club reported upon a Web site. It will afterwards transport theremaining 218 miles to Milan upon Monday.

Airports across a north of Spain had reopened after being close throughoutSunday sunrise due to a charcoal cloud, though airports in northern Italy were stillclosed upon Sunday afternoon.

The clouded cover from a tear in Iceland additionally influenced a Boston Marathon andthe last turn of a FINA Diving World Series.

Moroccan Olympian Abdellah Falil withdrew from a marathon after histrans-Atlantic moody was repeatedly canceled since of a charcoal cloud.

The diving had been scheduled for Friday as well as Saturday in Sheffield, England.It has been changed Veracruz, Mexico, where a second leg concluded Saturday.

A integrate of Serie A clubs took longer than common to transport to their gamesSunday since a charcoal close down aviation in northern Italy. For a gameagainst Catania, Siena had to transport part of a way to Sicily by bus, afterwards gota moody from Rome. Fiorentina took a train to Milan, afterwards done a way toBergamo by bus.

Also, a Japanese turn of a MotoGP motorcycle universe championship hasbeen deferred since of air transport disruptions caused by Iceland’s volcaniceruption.

Officials at a Motegi circuit north of Tokyo said a race, scheduled forApril 25, has been deferred as well as a formal proclamation would be done after onMonday.

The race, a second of seventeen MotoGP events, is approaching to be deferred u! ntilOcto ber. Defending universe hold up Valentino Rossi of Italy won theseason-opening competition in Qatar upon April 11 as well as leads a standings with 25 points.The subsequent competition is scheduled for May 2 in Spain.



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