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

COURMAYER – A 24-year-old Italian snowboarder has died while in an off-piste area in the Valle d’Aosta region of the Italian Alps, police sources report.

ROME – Las Vegas police have issued a warrant for Cristiano Ronaldo’s DNA sample as part of an ongoing investigation into rape allegations made against the Juventus player.

ROME – A group of armed Lazio ultras attacked police during a club celebration, leaving seven officers injured, Il Fatto Quotidiano reports on Wednesday.

LONDON – Francesco Molinari capped an unforgettable year in December by becoming the first golfer in 18 years to be named World Sport Star at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

ROME – Another year, another missed opportunity for Ferrari.

ROME – An unfair bias in favour of Italian football’s top clubs in TV rights deals, alongside widespread inflation of players’ values, are preventing the Serie A from emulating the unprecedented su

ROME – Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta has lauded the “exemplary” conduct of a Carabiniere officer, who drew his gun in defence of a lone German fan while being attacked by a mob of Lazio suppor

ROME - An unanticipated amount of damage was inflicted upon Trastevere by Eintracht Frankfurt fans on Thursday, both before and after the Europa League match against Lazio.

ROME – Both Inter Milan and Napoli endured nights-to-forget as the Serie A high-fliers missed out on qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League, overtaken by Tottenham and Liverpool, res

ROME – Luka Modric has been crowned 2018 Ballon d'Or winner as Juventus striker and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo had to settle for second behind his former Real Madrid teammate.

ROME - The press conference of the 150th anniversary of the Italian Gymnastics Federation and the presentation of the "Antenor Energia" Gymnastics Grand Prix 2018 took place at the Coni Salon of Ho

ROMA – Controversy surrounding the Video Assistant Referee overshadowed a highly entertaining 2-2 draw between AS Roma and Inter Milan, while Cristiano Ronaldo capped off another comfortable Juvent

ROME – Inter Milan struggled against a revived Tottenham side in London in the Champions League, while Napoli’s win at home to Red Star brought them one step closer to the last 16 of the European c

ROME – Yet another defeat in AS Roma’s shambolic opening to the season left fans fuming at the Stadio Olimpico, even though other results guaranteed the Italian side’s place in the last 16 of the C

ROME – The Finance Police executed an order on Wednesday to seize the assets of Sampdoria chairman Massimo Ferrero in an investigation into financial misconduct, Il Fatto Quotidiano reports.

ROME – Players throughout the Serie A sported red marks on their face in a condemnation of violence against women in their weekend fixtures, while Genoa and Sampdoria, both based in the same city,

ROME – An Italian side that, for the first time ever, featured a player born in the 2000s found a last-minute winner in a friendly against the USA on Tuesday night, avoiding going two games without

ROME – Reflecting on his side’s disappointing 0-0 draw against Portugal at the weekend, Italy manager Roberto Mancini expressed his optimism for the future in an interview on Rai 1 on Sunday.

ROME – Alexander Zverev produced a stunning performance against  world number one Novak Djokovic to take the biggest win of his career at the season-ending ATP Finals on Sunday.

ROME – Italian golfer Francesco Molinari was officially crowned champion of the year-long Race to Dubai competition and European number one after Ryder Cup partner Tommy Fleetwood couldn’t take vic