FLORENCE-Since the Middle Ages, districts of Tuscany's capital battle mercilessly for the honour of winning the tournament of Calcio Storico Fiorentino,

LONDON - Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 to defend his title at the World Tour Finals and extend win streak to 22 matches. The Serb who lost his No.

FLORENCE -- After a spectacular week of racing, the UCI Road World Championships was brought to a close by a thrilling – albeit very wet – final day of racing, which pitted the world's finest rider

 MANACOR, Mallorca-After the French Open and Wimbledon, I stay on in Europe and follow the US hard court tournaments on TV -- challenging as in many countries tennis is broadcast only on cable.

 ROME --The Italian national team is an odd beast. Historically one of world football's heavy hitters, Cesare Prandelli's men have only lost two competitive games in open play since 2010.

 LONDON-Seven time champion Roger Federer is digesting an epic second-round Wimbledon defeat 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) by Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky ending a glorious personal history s

ROME-Rafael Nadal won his lucky seventh trophy at the Rome Masters Sunday, crushing Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3 as Serena Williams picked up her second at Foro Italico after 11 years with both players h

MILAN-- The city is crowded with runners- A traffic ban has been issued by the town council just for them: for the entire duration of one day, no cars are allowed in the city of Milan. People are everywhere; more than 13,000 runners of all ages.

ROME -- With no money and several racecourse closures Italian Horse Racing is on the precipice of dissolution, as the Government will withhold all prize money dated between August and December 2012

ROME -- Pro cycling returned to Rome's streets this spring, with a race that gained worldwide attention and whetted appetites ahead of the classics season.

MELBOURNE - Only hours after winning his fourth Australian Open trophy, Novak Djokovic was beginning to feel the approach of the French Open four months away.

 ROME-- Lance Armstrong's admission of guilt got people talking about performance enhancing drugs but other successful athletes likely will be discovered frauds before the storm blows over.