Differing opinions have arisen regarding the location for the sliding center that will host bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events at Milano-Cortina 2026. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insists on a foreign venue with a functioning track, while the Italian government considers reopening an old track in Cesana Torinese.

In 1976, Italy reached the pinnacle of world tennis by winning its first Davis Cup in a controversial final, with some sections of the country criticising the team for travelling to Augusto Pinochet's Chile; in the end, they did it, winning 1-4 with Adriano Panatta as the hero.

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy qualified for the Paris 2024 Paralympics after winning the European Sitting Volleyball Championship titles at Caorle in Italy.

The Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) is eyeing up a bid for a future edition of the Rugby World Cup and hopes to capitalise on the country's joint hosting of football's 2032 European Championship.

Italy sealed a last team eventing place at the Paris 2024 Olympics following the conclusion of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Eventing Nations Cup season in Boekelo in The Netherlands, where France triumphed and Belgium secured overall victory.

Hosts France finished the Rugby World Cup pool stages in style with a big win over European neighbours Italy.

The United Kingdom and Ireland is set to host the 2028 UEFA European Championships after its only rival Turkey officially withdrew today.

The Italian Government has agreed to evaluate possible alternatives to staging the bobsleigh, skeleton and luge events at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at a controversial proposed new track in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Five nations are set to compete at the inaugural Blind Baseball European Championship in the Italian city of Bologna next Saturday (October 7) and Sunday (October 8).

An Aaron Smith hat-trick helped three-time winners New Zealand to thrash Italy 96-17 at the men's Rugby World Cup in Lyon.

An Italian delegation held meetings and visited venues in Paris as part of the country's preparations for next year's Olympic Games.

Italy and Spain won the men's and women's titles respectively at the 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League in Alghero.

Spanish home favourite Susana Rodríguez's reign as Para triathlon world champion in the women's visually impaired class came to an end here as she was beaten by Italy's Francesca Tarantello.

France edged out Italy to win the elite mixed team relay on the second day of the European Cycling Union (UEC) Road European Championships in the Dutch region of Drenthe.

Italy overturned a half-time deficit against Uruguay to collect a bonus-point victory in Pool A of the men's Rugby World Cup in Nice.