Italy

Pope Francis has been battling pneumonia for more than five weeks.

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Italy are fully aware of the task they face against the All Blacks, despite many still seeing New Zealand as a work in progress.

Jannik Sinner produced a brutal display of baseline power as he became the first Italian man to win the US Open with a 6-3 6-4 7-5 win over American Taylor Fritz in the final on Monday.

A pair of superb strikes for Switzerland by Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas has sent defending champions Italy crashing out of Euro 2024.

Experts at navigating the steep landscape of Alicudi, in the Aeolian archipelago north of Sicily, the goats have become a problem as they damage gardens and allotments.

At least 21 people, including two children, have died after a bus crashed off a flyover near the Italian city of Venice and caught fire, officials say.

Former Italy rugby captain Sergio Parisse is to retire at the end of the northern season but is still hoping to win more caps before he hangs up his boots.

Matteo Messina Denaro had been on the run for three decades.

Argentina's federal police have arrested a top Italian mobster on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, bringing a years-long manhunt to an end.

Italy's political leaders have brought their campaigns to a close ahead of pivotal elections on Sunday that could deliver the most right-wing government since the war.

European champions Italy missed out on automatic qualification for next year's FIFA World Cup in Qatar after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Northern Ireland in Belfast.

Archaeologists have discovered a room of objects among the buried remains of ancient Pompeii, and say its contents shed light on the lives of slaves.

Kieran Crowley continues to face a daunting challenge of transforming Italy's struggling rugby team.

Sam Cane is back to captain a completely new All Black side to take on Italy in Rome on Sunday morning.