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Rossi retiring at end of 2021 season. Editorial credit: Dario Dominin / Shutterstock.com

Valentino Rossi to quit at the end of the season

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Motorcycling legend Valentino Rossi announced today he will quit MotoGP at the end of the season.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golden night for Italy

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the most coveted crown in athletics on Sunday, giving Italy its first 100 metres gold on a night of high drama at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Paola Egonu to carry Olympic flag during opening ceremony

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian volleyball champion Paola Egonu will carry the Olympic flag at tomorrow’s (23rd July) opening ceremony of the 2020 Games in Tokyo.

Donnarumma is uefa's player of the tournament. Image: @azzurri on Twitter

Euro 2020: Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma named player of the tournament

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is Uefa’s player of the tournament for Euro 2020. The 22-year-old saved two penalties in the Azzurri’s shootout win over England.

Champions of Europe. Image: @azzurri on Twitter

Champions of Europe: Italy beat England in penalty shootout

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The horns, fireworks and shouts of celebration reverberated the length and breadth of Italy, long into the night, as Italy secured the Euro 2020 championship after a nail-biting penalty shoot out. They are champions of Europe for the first time in 53 years.

Super Sunday of Sport for Italy

July 11, 2021July 11, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

If everything goes to plan, Italy could be celebrating its first winner of Wimbledon – male or female – and watching the Azzurri lift the European Championship trophy for the second time on this Super Sunday.

Berrettinni becomes first ever Italian Wimbledon finalist

Berrettini makes history as the first Italian Wimbledon finalist

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

TENNIS – Italy has waited 144 years for this – an Italian Wimbledon finalist at the All England Club. Berrettini will face either Novak Djokovic or Denis Shapovalov in Sunday’s final.

Italy v England - who will take home the trophy? Image by Marco Verch Professional Photographer via flickr.com under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Italy v England – Key facts ahead of Sunday’s final

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

FOOTBALL – The Azzurri may have the edge over England as far as head-to-head stats are concerned, but will that matter in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final? Italy v England – the key stats.

Berrettini in Wimbledon semi-finals after winning on no 1 court. Image by David Hillas under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Berrettini: first Italian in Wimbledon semi-finals in the open era

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The world number 9 is the second Italian man in history to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals and the first in the Open era.

Italy beat Spain on penalties Euro 2020 semi-final

Italy beat Spain on penalties: who will meet them in the final?

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

FOOTBALL – It was a night of pure theatre as a closely fought match between Italy and Spain went to the wire. Jorginho’s spot kick was the cue for cries of Forza as Italy beat Spain and progress to the Euro 2020 final.