Italy

The list of candidates to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup will remain at four after World Rugby today (Friday) said that the United States has elected not to follow-up initial interest in staging its showpiece national team tournament.

The Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) has unanimously endorsed Rome’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games.

The Dutch province of Gelderland has secured the hosting rights to the opening three stages of the 2016 Giro d’Italia cycling event.

Rome’s proposed bid for the 2024 summer Olympic Games has received the official backing of the city’s council.

The Superbike World Championship (WSBK) has agreed a four-year extension to its race deal with the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, one of two Italian venues on the calendar.

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has said he is considering the prospect of a race-sharing deal between Imola and Monza in a bid to secure the future of the motor racing series’ Italian Grand Prix.

The Mayor of Imola, Daniele Manca, has said the town is in talks with Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone to secure the future of the Italian Grand Prix, if current host Monza is unable to strike…

Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol has revealed that he expects to wrap up a deal in the next two months to acquire a 48-per-cent stake in Italian Serie A football club AC Milan.

The National Basketball Association has announced that the Boston Celtics will travel to Italy to play a pre-season game on October 6 against Olimpia Milano as part of the NBA Global Games Europe 2015 series.

Organisers of the Pro12 pan-European rugby union club competition have rejected suggestions that Italian clubs Zebre and Treviso could be kicked out of the competition with immediate effect.

Italian Serie A football clubs AS Roma and Inter Milan, along with French Ligue 1 team AS Monaco, have agreed to pay fines and reduce the size of their squads in European competition under the latest round of settlements announced through Uefa’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.

Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol has said he is confident that a deal for his investment group Thai Prime to acquire a significant stake in AC Milan will be completed soon as Fininvest, the holding company for Silvio Berlusconi’s business interests, maintained the former Italian Prime Minister will maintain control of the ailing Serie A football club.

The Italian resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo is set to host the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Ski Championships in 2021.

AC Milan has reported losses of €91.3m ($98.2m) in 2014 as takeover speculation continues to swirl around the embattled Italian Serie A football club.

Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol has stated that he is close to finalising a deal to acquire a majority stake in Serie A football club AC Milan, claiming he will travel to the Italian city this week to complete the transaction.

Maurizio Beretta, president of Lega Serie A, has confirmed that the top-tier of Italian club football has held talks over the possibility of staging competitive matches abroad.