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Leaders Inter Milan are seeking to banish a recent bout of nerves and move closer to the Serie A title at Siena on Sunday.Inter's seemingly unstoppabl…
The Italian Referees Association (AIA) banned seven refs and two line assistants who are suspects in the criminal probe into the Calciopoli match-fixi…
Cormorants in Sardinia are gobbling up fish at an unsustainable rate, threatening the local economy and depleting fish stock, according to a national…
Premier Romano Prodi on Wednesday denied accusations of meddling in the affairs of Telecom Italia (TI) and discouraging foreign interest in the Italia…
Opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi appears set on legal action against an Italian weekly which published photos of him strolling around his Sardinian…
AS Roma put Inter Milan's title celebrations on hold Wednesday when they beat the leaders 3-1 at the San Siro Stadium with goals by Simone Perrotta, F…
Italy failed to land the right to host soccer's Euro 2012 championships, leaving officials dazed but determined to complete reforms launched after rec…
Pirelli Chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera indicated on Tuesday that he was in no hurry to sell control of Telecom Italia and could wait until he was o…
Former premier Silvio Berlusconi continues to leave other political leaders floundering in the cash stakes, tax statements released on Tuesday confirm…
Despite the New York Times' view that many Italian stylists now peddle vulgarity, the nation's fashion groups are predicting steadily rising sales in…
Italy are confident of beating off competition from Croatia/Hungary and Poland/Ukraine to land the right to host soccer's Euro 2012 championships in C…
Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini has called for caution ahead of Wednesday's clash with AS Roma at the San Siro Stadium, which could see his side cro…
Pierre Berbizier will quit as Azzurri coach after this autumn's World Cup in France, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) has announced.The surprise new…
The two largest parties in Italy's ruling centre-left alliance prepared on Monday to launch a single force which Premier Romano Prodi hopes will lead…
American telecommunications giant AT&T dropped out of negotiations for Telecom Italia (TI) on Monday as TI shareholders were gathered together for…
A clash in Milan last week between Chinese immigrants and the police continued to spark reactions on Monday, with Italy's anti-Mob chief denouncing al…
Ferrari on Monday dismissed lingering suspicions that it secretly saw Brazilian driver Felipe Massa as less likely than team-mate Kimi Raikkonen to wi…
Runaway leaders Inter Milan are seeking to seal the Serie A title with six games to spare Wednesday evening with a home win over second-placed AS Roma…
The first hatchlings from a pair of rare falcons popped out of their eggs on top of Florence cathedral Monday under the eyes of bird lovers everywhere…
Trade unions on Friday called a 24-hour national port strike after a worker was fatally crushed by a two-tonne ball of cellulose in the port of Genoa.…