A medieval tower in the Italian city of Bologna that leans by as much as its famous counterpart in Pisa has been sealed off over fears it may collapse.
Authorities have begun constructing a 5m (16ft) high barrier around the 12th Century Garisenda (...)
More than 20 rivers have burst their banks in Italy, leaving 13 people dead and forcing thousands from their homes after six months' rainfall fell in a day and a half.
More bodies were found on Thursday after almost every river flooded between (...)
Floods in northern Italy have killed at least three people and led to thousands being evacuated, after a period of heavy rainfall.
Authorities announced on Wednesday three lives were lost in the Emilia Romagna region, with roads flooded and sandbags (...)
Primoz Roglic lived up to the hype as he smashed the competition to win the opening time trial of the Giro d'Italia and take the overall leader's pink jersey on Saturday.
The Slovenian, one of the race favorites after winning all three races he has (...)
Vincenzo Nibali's flamboyance and versatility have earned him titles in all grand tours and the Sicilian is quietly confident of a third Giro d'Italia ahead of top favourites Primoz Roglic and Tom Dumoulin.
The 'Shark of Messina' might be past his (...)
Vincenzo Nibali is ready to forget about his disappointing outings at last year's Tour de France and Vuelta races as he gets ready to hit peak form at the Giro d'Italia.
The 34-year-old, one of only two active riders to have won the three grand (...)
Dave Brailsford's Team INEOS, well known for the ruthless approach that in their former incarnation helped them win eight grand tour titles since 2012, start the Giro d'Italia looking to have fun for a change with two ambitious youngsters at the (...)
Juventus missed the chance to move four points clear in Serie A and will not be able to level the record of consecutive wins after it was held to a goalless draw at Bologna Friday.
Massimiliano Allegri's team beat Napoli last weekend to move top and (...)
A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday, causing at least three deaths and bringing about the collapse of rural factories and ancient bell towers in towns.
The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 4:04 a.m. (...)
Formula One could soon have a new commercial deal to make races more entertaining, team bosses said on Thursday after winning their first battle over the immediate future of the sport.
The Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) had threatened a (...)
Simon Gerrans of Australia won the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia with a long breakaway Saturday and Denis Menchov held on to the overall leader's pink jersey.
Menchov remained 34 seconds in front of Danilo Di Luca, while Levi Leipheimer dropped (...)
