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Italy are World Volleyball Champions again

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy are world volleyball champions once again. In front of 15,682 spectators in Pasay City, the team overpowered Bulgaria 3-1 in Sunday’s FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship final.

Italy win Billie Jean King cup for 6th time. Image credit: (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (AP)

Italy claim sixth Billie Jean King Cup title

September 21, 2025September 21, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy have won the Billie Jean King Cup in Shenzhen for the sixth time, beating the United States in the final. It is their second title in a row.

Mattia Furlani – World Champion

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mattia Furlani, the 20-year-old Italo-Senegalese jumper from Marino, near Rome, celebrated a career-defining win at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo today. He claimed gold in the men’s long jump with a personal best of 8.39 metres.

US Open 2025 - Sinner and Musetti meet in quarter-final Sinner and Musetti to contest two grass courts finals 23rd June 2024

Sinner and Musetti set for US Open clash

September 2, 2025September 3, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti will meet in an all-Italian quarter-final at the US Open after crushing their opponents on Monday.

Sinner and Paolini fall at the final hurdle in Cincinnati

August 19, 2025August 19, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Carlos Alcaraz claimed his first Cincinnati Open crown after rival Jannik Sinner retired just 23 minutes into Monday’s final. Jasmine Paolini lost a hard-fought contest in the women’s final, falling to Iga Swiatek.

Lorenzo Bonicelli on the rings. Image credit: FEDERAZIONE GINNASTICA D'ITALIA

Gymnast Lorenzo Bonicelli in intensive care

July 25, 2025July 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian gymnast Lorenzo Bonicelli is in intensive care after suffering a serious neck injury during a routine at the Universiade in Essen, Germany.

Sinner wins Wimbledon title. Image: X.com

Sinner claims historic Wimbledon title

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Jannik Sinner is Wimbledon champion. Just five weeks after a devastating defeat in the French Open final, the 23-year-old Italian returned to tennis’s biggest stage and reversed the narrative in emphatic style. He beat Carlos Alcaraz in four sets to lift his fourth Grand Slam title. Sinner is the first Italian ever to win the […]