Tag: Italy
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]
Juve up to second
Juventus has moved into second place in Italy's Serie A with a 4-1 win over Genoa at Turin's Stadio Olimpico.[MORE]
Italian dad wins right to die for daughter
Italy's highest court has authorised a father to disconnect the feeding tubes that have kept his comatose daughter alive for 16 years.[MORE]
'Mama Africa's' body to be returned home
The body of singing legend Miriam Makeba, who died in Italy aged 76, will be returned to South Africa for a funeral service and cremation, a foreign affairs spokesman said.[MORE]
'Mama Africa' dead at 76
South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba, whose music was banned under apartheid, has died at age 76 after a performance in Italy, ANSA news agency reported.[MORE]
