Tag: Italy
Webber targets Hamilton in title race
Australia's Mark Webber will be looking to take back his Formula One championship lead from Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend.[MORE]
Ferrari escapes further penalty over orders
Formula One's governing body (FIA) upheld a $100,000 fine for Ferrari but will impose no further sanction following the team orders controversy.[MORE]
Rooney scores as England downs Swiss
Scandal-hit Wayne Rooney scored as England seized control of its Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a comfortable 3-1 victory over 10-man Switzerland in Basel.[MORE]
Phoenix doco keeps viewers guessing
Is a fly-on-the-wall doco tracing Joaquin Phoenix's transition from acclaimed actor to wannabe rapper a hoax?[MORE]
SA lobbies to retain Italian consulate
Multicultural Affairs Minister Grace Portolesi has met the Australian Ambassador to Italy to lobby against an Italian Government plan to close its consulate in Adelaide.[MORE]
Japanese rider killed at Grand Prix
Motorcycle rider Shoya Tomizawa has died from injuries sustained in a crash in the San Marino Moto2 Grand Prix in Italy.[MORE]
Semenya not interested in what people say
World 800m champion Caster Semenya insists she is not interested in what people say about her as she steps up her preparation for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi next month.[MORE]
Lantern find sheds light on Roman in the gloamin'
An intact Roman lantern made of bronze, believed by experts to be the only one of its kind in Britain, has been unearthed in a field by a metal-detecting enthusiast.[MORE]
Recall issued after Ferraris catch fire
Italian carmaker Ferrari says it has recalled all versions of its model 458 Italia sports car produced before July 2010, after four of them caught fire.[MORE]
Black Swan makes a splash at Venice
The Venice Film Festival has opened with Black Swan, a dark psychological drama starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina who lands the lead role but loses her grip on reality as the pressure builds.[MORE]
Robinho gets fresh start at Milan
Brazilian star Robinho's nightmare two year stay at Manchester City has come to an agreeable conclusion for both parties, as he signed for Serie A giants AC Milan on a frenetic final day of trading.[MORE]
All of Europe should convert to Islam: Gaddafi
Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi's visit to Rome, to mark the second anniversary of a friendship treaty with former coloniser Italy, stumbled into controversy after he reportedly said all of Europe should convert to Islam.[MORE]
Ibrahimovic completes Milan medical
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has completed his medical to seal his loan move to AC Milan from Barcelona, the Serie A club said.[MORE]
Goal-shy Inter held at Bologna
Inter Milan's Serie A title defence began with a frustrating 0-0 draw at managerless Bologna, when scant options on the bench again undermined Rafa Benitez's new side.[MORE]
Titian painting damaged by water
Water sprayed by firefighters has damaged a painting by Renaissance master Titian at a Venice basilica.[MORE]
Italian doctors brawl in delivery room
Italy's health minister has apologised to a woman after doctors began to fight each other in the delivery room as she was about to give birth.[MORE]
Milan hammers Lecce, Juve flops
AC Milan opened its Serie A campaign with a classy 4-0 win over Lecce but it was another bleak day for defeated Juventus and the officials who wrongly awarded Napoli a goal in a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina.[MORE]
Montgomerie picks Ryder Cup wildcards
Europe's captain Colin Montgomerie has named Padraig Harrington, Luke Donald and Edoardo Molinari as his three wildcard selections for the Ryder Cup against the US in October.[MORE]
Mushroom hunter 'massacre' claims 18 lives
At least 18 mushroom lovers have been killed in accidents while hunting for their favourite fungi in the mountains and forests of northern Italy.[MORE]
Roma held in Serie A opener
Last season's runners-up AS Roma have been held to a scrappy 0-0 draw by promoted Cesena in their first match of the Serie A season. [MORE]
Milan signs up Ibrahimovic
AC Milan has reached an agreement with Barcelona to sign former Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic for a knockdown price.[MORE]
Atletico stuns Inter to lift SuperCup
Atletico Madrid have defeated Champions League winners Inter Milan 2-0 to lift the European SuperCup, delivering an early-season bodyblow to coach Rafael Benitez.[MORE]
Inter grouped with Werder, Spurs, Twente
European champion Inter Milan has been pooled with Werder Bremen, Tottenham Hotspur and Twente Enschede in the draw for the Group Stage of the Champions League.[MORE]
12 arrested in counterfeit art sting
Police in Italy have arrested 12 people after art collectors paid about $10 million for counterfeit paintings.[MORE]
Liverpool's Aquilani loaned to Juventus
Liverpool's Italian international midfielder Alberto Aquilani has completed a free loan move to Juventus for a season with an option to buy, the Serie A club said overnight.[MORE]
