ROME - AS Roma have sacked head coach Eusebio di Francesco after a string of disappointing recent performances culminated in the team being dumped out of the Champions League this week.

ROME - AS Roma have been dumped out of the Champions League by Porto as an Alex Telles penalty deep into extra-time helped seal a 3-1 win for the Portuguese outfit.

ROME – Chicago basketball player Liam Farley, aged 25, was rushed to hospital after he fell Wednesday morning from a balcony on the first floor of the I Triangoli residence on Via Wolf Ferrari in t

ROME - Italy go into the final two rounds of this year’s Guinness Six Nations staring, yet again, down the barrel of the competition’s wooden spoon.

ROME - Juventus took an important step to securing an 8th successive Serie A title with an away win against a spirited Napoli team this weekend.

MELBOURNE - After a year off due to injury, Italian gymnast Vanessa Ferrari has won the 2019 Melbourne World Cup.

ROME – The Italian Davis Cup team have been drawn alongside USA and Canada in group F of the tournament’s Finals in November.

ROME – The spending capacity of Italian football club owners is being unfairly restricted by Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, weakening competition in the S

ROME – Lorenzo Musetti’s triumph at the Australian Junior Open may be laying the foundations for a resurgence that Italian tennis so badly needs.

ROME – 19-year-old Nicolo Zaniolo scored a brace to give AS Roma a 2-1 first-leg lead against Porto in their Champions League last-16 fixture.

ROME – Italy and Wales shared two tries apiece at the Stadio Olimpico, but fly-half Dan Biggar’s kicking made all the difference as the visitors ran out 26-15 victors.

ROME – The Italian men’s Davis Cup team qualified for the Finals of the international competition after a comfortable 3-1 victory over India.

ROME – A Gervinho-inspired comeback against champions Juventus gave Parma a well-earned draw and opened the door for Napoli to reduce the deficit at the top of the table.

ROME – Scotland’s Blair Kinghorn scored a hattrick as a toothless Italian side were beaten comfortably on the opening weekend of the 2019 Six Nations.

ROME – There are no plans to introduce a relegation system into the Six Nations Championship, tournament chief Ben Morel confirmed on Friday in the lead up to the 2019 competition.

ROME – Inter Milan crashed out of the Coppa Italia at the quarter final stage after being beaten 4-3 on penalties by Lazio.

ROME – The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has announced a revision of the protocols for instances of racist chanting at matches, Il Fatto Quotidiano reports.

ROME – An 88th minute winner from Cristiano Ronaldo completed an impressive Juventus comeback at the Stadio Olimpico, increasing their advantage at the top of the Serie A to 11 points.

MADRID – Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo appeared in court on Tuesday to finalise a plea deal with a Spanish court over tax evasion charges.

ROME – Speculation about whether AS Roma’s ‘Tor di Valle’ stadium project may receive additional support from Kuwaiti investors has steadily increased as the Kuwaiti ambassador to Italy and San Mar

ROME – A quickfire double against Lazio ensured Napoli kept the pressure on Juventus at the top of the table this weekend, while an inspired comeback from Torino wasn’t enough to prevent another wi

ACCRA – An undercover journalist investigating corruption in Ghana’s football leagues has been killed after a politician publicly called for retribution against him.

ROME – Italy's hopes for Austrialian Open success took a hit early on Friday morning (CET) as both Andreas Seppi and Thomas Fabbiano were knocked out of the Melbourne Grand Slam in the third round.

ROME – A Cristiano Ronaldo header was enough to seal a second straight Supercoppa trophy for Juventus, a match widely criticised for being played in Saudi Arabia.

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has announced the inception of its first ever athletics team, and aims to begin competing in international competitions, representatives from the city state have reported