TURKU -- The Turku Music Festival, founded by the Musical Society of Turku in 1960, is set to open its 2024 edition on 8 August with an interesting musical proposal curated by artists from Florence.

ROME -- Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani won gold for Italy in stunning fashion in the final of the women’s tennis doubles, adding more medals to the Azzurri tally over a weekend of action in Paris.

 The Italians had to battle back from a set down against opponents Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schnaider but dominated the second set to win 6-1, before sealing gold with a 10-7 tie-break triumph.

ROME -- With widespread attention turned on the fallout from Angela Carini’s boxing abandonment, you could be forgiven for missing Italy’s other sporting triumphs. But the Azzurri have continued to impress on the Olympic stage and go into the weekend with hope of adding to their medal tally.

  ROME -- After chaos in recent weeks on Italy’s rail network, from broken down trains to hours-long delays, new construction work is likely to cause further disruptions until September, Trenitalia has said. 

  From August to the start of September, further disruptions are set to affect both local and highspeed railway lines due to maintenance work. The local routes will span Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, and Lazio. The affected routes include the Milan to Rome, and the Milan to Venice high-speed lines, as well as  the routes to Switzerland.