Tag: Italy
Rossi switches to four wheels in Wales
World motorcycling champion Valentino Rossi will race in this weekend's Rally of Great Britain, looking to improve on his 11th place at the Rally of New Zealand.[MORE]
Pennetta top seed for Hobart
Italy's Flavia Pennetta will be the top seed for next month's WTA Hobart International, organisers said.[MORE]
Warships rescue merchant vessels in Gulf of Aden
A NATO warship has prevented a swarm of more than a dozen pirate boats from hijacking five merchant shipping vessels in the Gulf of Aden, the alliance said in a statement.[MORE]
Mafia target: Gomorrah author's life in hiding
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Gomorrah author in hiding after it was revealed the Mafia want him dead by Christmas.[MORE]
Italian Sella banned for a year after doping confession
Italian rider Emanuele Sella has been given a one-year doping ban, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Monday.[MORE]
Wallabies drawn with Ireland, Italy for World Cup
Australia faces a likely World Cup quarter-final against South Africa or Wales in 2011 after the draw was announced in London overnight. [MORE]
Venice flooded by highest water levels in 22 yrs
Heavy rains and high winds left Venice almost completely flooded on Monday after surrounding sea levels rose to their highest in 22 years.[MORE]
Floods submerge City of Water
Authorities in the Italian city of Venice have issued a flood alert, warning that the sea was due to rise 1.60 metres above its normal level, the highest for 30 years.[MORE]
Tony tops Turin Film Festival
Tony Manero, an unlikely drama about a serial killer obsessed with John Travolta's character from Saturday Night Fever, was awarded the best film prize at the 26th Turin Film Festival.[MORE]
Inter battles past Napoli, Roma wins again
Midfielder Sulley Muntari inspired Serie A leaders Inter Milan to a hard-fought 2-1 win at home to Napoli overnight.[MORE]
Del Piero hits 250 as Juventus go second
Juventus climbed up to second in the Serie A table after a 4-0 victory over Reggina in snowy Turin on Saturday gave them a sixth win in seven league games.[MORE]
Italian truffle fetches $305k at auction
Defying the economic downturn, an Italian white truffle weighing just over one kilogram has sold at an international auction for $US200,000 ($305,000).[MORE]
650 migrants land on Italian island
More than 650 migrants were rescued off the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in treacherous conditions at sea, the local coastguard said.[MORE]
Liverpool and Inter progress in Europe
Liverpool, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid are into the Champions League second round.[MORE]
Italy seeks German ex-soldier over 'Captain Corelli' massacre: report
Italian military prosecutors are seeking to try a former German soldier in connection with a massacre of Italian troops on the island made famous in the novel and film Captain Corelli's Mandolin, a report said.[MORE]
Drogba meets Mourinho agent: report
Chelsea forward Didier Drogba has been in talks with the agent of Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho, the Gazzetta dello Sport website reported overnight.[MORE]
Milan loses ground on Inter
AC Milan has been held 2-2 at struggling Torino, leaving city rivals Inter Milan three points clear at the top of Italy's Serie A.[MORE]
Inter claims deserved win over Juve
Sulley Muntari's scrappy goal has given leader Inter Milan a deserved 1-0 win over old rivals Juventus in a lively Serie A encounter.[MORE]
Pacific Islanders notch first Test win
Winger Vilimoni Delasau has scored two tries as the Pacific Islanders beat Italy 25-17 in Reggio Emilia in the first Test win of their four-year existence as a combined side.[MORE]
Lucky penalty helps Milan close gap
Kaka has scored a contested penalty to help AC Milan cut the gap on Serie A leaders Inter Milan to a point with a 1-0 home win over lowly Chievo.[MORE]
Ibracadabra magic spells victory for Inter
Two goals from strike magician Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a 2-0 victory at Palermo has shot Inter Milan three points clear at the top of Italy's Serie A.[MORE]
Contepomi helps Argentina ease past Italy
Captain Felipe Contepomi has kicked 17 points to help Argentina to a 22-14 rugby win over Italy at Turin's Stadio Olimpico.[MORE]
Eurozone officially sinks into recession
The economy of the 15 nations sharing the euro has slumped into recession for the first time ever.[MORE]
13 Italian police jailed over G8 summit riots
A court in Genoa has sentenced 13 Italian police officers to prison, while acquitting another 16, for the violent crackdown on anti-globalisation protesters at a G8 summit in 2001.[MORE]
Beckham 'may not play for Milan'
AC Milan's Clarence Seedorf believes it is quite possible that new loan signing David Beckham will not play a single match for the Italian giants.[MORE]
