Italy

Italy’s T20 World Cup debut: A diaspora dream delivered

To understand Italy’s cricketing rise is to understand its diaspora.

Aussie touch powers Italy’s cricketing dream

And at the heart of this journey stood Burns -- former Australia Test opener, now captain of Italy -- a man playing for far more than just cricket.

Italy close in on T20 World Cup

Italy brushed aside Scotland by 12 runs in a monumental to move one step closer to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.

Italy give sacked Spalletti winning send-off, De Bruyne secures Belgium win

Elsewhere Manchester City star Erling Haaland's goal lifted Norway past Estonia, Luka Modric was among the scorers in Croatia's 5-1 rout of the Czech Republic, and the Faroes Islands left it late to down Gibraltar 2-1.

Pro-Russia hackers attack Italian bank and airport websites

A group of pro-Russian hackers launched cyberattacks on around 20 Italian websites, including those of major banks and airports, according to Italy’s cybersecurity agency. The attack, which took place on Monday, is believed to be linked to recent tensions between Italy and Russia, as per a recent report by Reuters.

Italy close to $1.5 billion deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX: report

Italy is nearing a €1.5 billion ($1.55 billion) deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide secure communications for its government, as per a recent report by Bloomberg News. The proposed five-year agreement, which still needs final approval, has already been endorsed by Italy’s Intelligence Services and Defence Ministry.

Pro-Russian hackers target Italian ministry and airport websites: report

A wave of cyber attacks disrupted ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including those of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two airports, temporarily taking them offline, according to a recent report by Reuters.

OpenAI fined 15 mln euros by Italy over privacy violations

Italy's data protection authority, also known as Garante, announced on December 20 that it has fined OpenAI 15 million euros (around $15.58 million) following an investigation which was launched back in 2023, into privacy violations associated with the company's generative AI platform, ChatGPT.

'Puzzle' master Sinner powers champions Italy back into Davis Cup final

World number one Jannik Sinner was described as a "puzzle that not many have solved" after defeating Alex de Minaur to power holders Italy into the Davis Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Australia on Saturday.

July 3, 2016
July 3, 2016

Italy ‘struck but not broken’

Italy is down but not out, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi says in response to the Gulshan cafe attack that left nine Italian nationals among 20 dead.

July 1, 2016
July 1, 2016

'Time to write new history'

Oliver Bierhoff says it is time for Germany to write new history in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals as Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of his goals which won Euro '96.

July 1, 2016
July 1, 2016

De Rossi blow for Italy

Injury-hit midfielder Daniele De Rossi is virtually certain to miss Italy's Euro 2016 quarter-final clash with world champions Germany on Saturday, the Azzurri's medical staff said.

June 30, 2016
June 30, 2016

De Rossi misses training

Midfielder Daniele De Rossi misses Italy training on Tuesday as coach Antonio Conte gets his players straight back to work after their Euro 2016 win over Spain.

June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016

Spain failing to keep standards: Pique

Spain can no longer match the standards that won back-to-back European Championship titles in 2008 and 2012, Gerard Pique admitted after his side crashed out of Euro 2016 to Italy.

June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016

Italy dump holders Spain out of Euro 2016

Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle scored the goals as Italy exacted revenge for their Euro 2012 final hammering by dumping Spain out of Euro 2016 with a deserved 2-0 last 16 win in Paris on Monday.

June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016

Spain face old foes Italy

Seeking to win an unprecedented third consecutive European Championship, Vicente del Bosque's Spain will once again have to see off old foes Italy to retain their crown.

June 26, 2016
June 26, 2016

Candreva blow for Italy

Italy midfielder Antonio Candreva will miss Monday's Euro 2016 match with title holders Spain because of a groin injury, the Italian football federation says.

June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016

Robbie Brady's late winner takes Ireland into the knockout stages

Robbie Brady scored a glorious late winner for Ireland to put them through to the knockout stages of the European Championship for the first time with a 1-0 win over Group E winners Italy.

June 21, 2016
June 21, 2016

Germany eye last 16, Spain target easier path at Euro 2016

World champions Germany headline a host of sides chasing places in the Euro 2016 knockout phase on Tuesday while title-holders Spain are out to avoid a heavyweight clash with Italy.