Event Notes: Italian Supercup To Return To China After Three-Year Absence

The 2015 Supercoppa Italiana "will be held in China after a three-year absence from the country." The 28th edition of the annual match between the winners of the Serie A, in this case Juventus for the fourth successive time, and the Coppa Italia, which was also the Bianconeri this season, means Coppa runners-up Lazio play in the match. It "will be held abroad for the eighth time" on Aug. 8. Unlike normal, however, the Lega Calcio "revealed that it wouldn’t be held in Beijing, but at the Shanghai Stadium this year" (FORZA ITALIAN FOOTBALL, 7/4). ... The World Surf League confirmed the 2015 Soöruz Lacanau Pro and Pro Juniors. A combined men & women's JQS1,000 and men's QS3,000, the Lacanau Pro is the longest standing European event on the professional surfing calendar. It will take place Aug. 14-23 (WSL).