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Italy

Carlos Alcaraz beats Jannik Sinner in sold-out South Korea exhibition match

Italy's Jannik Sinner (left) and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz are good friends off the court and it showed in Incheon.
Italy's Jannik Sinner (left) and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz are good friends off the court and it showed in Incheon.

Winter Olympic organisers insist ice hockey arena ready despite hole in rink

A test event on Jan 9, 2026, is held at the Milano Santa Giulia Ice Hockey Arena, where the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics will take place. The Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will be held from Feb 6 to 22.
A test event on Jan 9, 2026, is held at the Milano Santa Giulia Ice Hockey Arena, where the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics will take place. The Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will be held from Feb 6 to 22.

Figure skating-Glenn three-peats at US Figure Skating Championships

Jan 9, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, UNITED STATES; Amber Glenn reacts after winning the championship womens free skate competition during the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-Imagn Images
Jan 9, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, UNITED STATES; Amber Glenn reacts after winning the championship womens free skate competition during the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-Imagn Images

Sofia Goggia: Italy’s 'Queen of the Downhill' targets home glory

FILE PHOTO: 2022 Beijing Olympics - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill - National Alpine Skiing Centre, Yanqing district, Beijing, China - February 15, 2022. Sofia Goggia of Italy in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: 2022 Beijing Olympics - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill - National Alpine Skiing Centre, Yanqing district, Beijing, China - February 15, 2022. Sofia Goggia of Italy in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo

American snowboarder Kim dislocates shoulder ahead of Olympics

FILE PHOTO: 2022 Beijing Olympics - Snowboard - Women's Snowboard Halfpipe Final Run 3 - Genting Snow Park, Zhangjiakou, China - February 10, 2022. Gold medallist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates during the flower ceremony. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: 2022 Beijing Olympics - Snowboard - Women's Snowboard Halfpipe Final Run 3 - Genting Snow Park, Zhangjiakou, China - February 10, 2022. Gold medallist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates during the flower ceremony. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

Meloni condemns political hatred after party activists attacked in Italy

Neo-fascists gesture during a commemoration of the Acca Larentia anniversary, an event marking the killings of two far-right activists, that took place on January 7, 1978, in Rome, Italy January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Matteo Minnella
Neo-fascists gesture during a commemoration of the Acca Larentia anniversary, an event marking the killings of two far-right activists, that took place on January 7, 1978, in Rome, Italy January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Matteo Minnella

Dozens of Italian tourists evacuated from Yemeni island

Tourists stand outside a hotel in the Socotra Island, Yemen, January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Tourists stand outside a hotel in the Socotra Island, Yemen, January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Flame reaches Italian city of Bologna a month before the 2026 Winter Olympics begin

FILE PHOTO: 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Torch Relay - Naples, Italy - December 23, 2025 Former Italian football player Fabio Cannavaro with the torch relay REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Torch Relay - Naples, Italy - December 23, 2025 Former Italian football player Fabio Cannavaro with the torch relay REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo

Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics back on track as concerns over snow ease: FIS chief

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Olympic rings on the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, which will host the curling, wheelchair curling, and Paralympic closing ceremony during the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026, in Cortina, Italy, January 25, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Olympic rings on the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, which will host the curling, wheelchair curling, and Paralympic closing ceremony during the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026, in Cortina, Italy, January 25, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo

Venus Williams, 45, receives wildcard entry for Australian Open

Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 2, 2025 Venus Williams of the U.S. in action during the women's doubles quarter final match with Canada's Leylah Fernandez against Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend of the U.S. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 2, 2025 Venus Williams of the U.S. in action during the women's doubles quarter final match with Canada's Leylah Fernandez against Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend of the U.S. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.