Italy recovered from a mid-game slump to record a far from comprehensive 34-19 victory over Chile in Genoa on Saturday. The Azzurri nabbed five tries with Ange Capuozzo setting Italy on the way, followed by a try in each half from Tommaso Di Bartolomeo before Monty Ioane added another two.

Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is open to moving Serie A fixtures before Italy’s World Cup play-off to help the national team, as he sees a ‘great chance’ to reach the 2026 World Cup.Italy

Adrienne Vaughan, 45, died after she was flung from the motorboat in the holiday hotspot in southern Italy in August 2023.

Italy will first host Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifying playoff in March but would then need to win on the road to reach its first tournament after back-to-back failures at this stage.

The ratings agency boosted Italy one level to Baa2 and revised its outlook to stable from positive

Northern Ireland have recorded just one victory over Italy in the 11 previous meetings between the two nations. Michael O'Neill's side face a trip to Italy in March for the semi-finals of the European play-offs for a place in the 2026 World Cup.

Preview Italy vs Burkina Faso in the FIFA U-17 World Cup quarterfinals with TV info, start time, and key storylines ahead of kickoff.

A group of seven Italian civil society groups has filed a lawsuit against state-controlled defence group Leonardo and Italy's government, seeking to annul any contract for the sale and supply of arms to Israel.