Italy international and Fiorentina captain, Davide Astori died in his sleep on Saturday 4th March, suspected to be due to a form of cardiac arrest. He has a family history of heart problems and doctors […]
Six Nations Opening Weekend
The first round of the Six Nations saw some surprising score lines as well as some of the usual suspects Italy vs England (15-46) England looked very comfortable against Italy, which most people expected. Anthony […]
Rosberg revs-up title battle, as old heads hang up their helmets
NICO Rosberg made it two victories in two weekends at the Italian Grand Prix, leading every lap in Monza to claim his seventh victory of the season, moving him just two points behind his Mercedes […]
Italy: A Year Abroad Perspective
The Italy-enthusiast Dianne Hales wrote once that “as a country Italy makes no sense”. Indeed, united into a nation only a century and a half ago, Italy is a patchwork of regions, cultures and landscapes. […]
Postcards from Abroad: Venice, Italy
Delilah is a third year student of English Literature studying in Venice, who now seems to spend the majority of her time reading books on boats and trying to communicate in horrific attempts at Italian. […]
The Rugby World Cup Weekly Review
Group A Wales 23 – 13 Fiji A tired-looking Wales were run close by the Pacific islanders, who at one point in the second half looked like they could take the lead. However, the reliable […]
A year in Perugia
Having just returned to Leeds after spending a year abroad in Italy as an Erasmus student, I am feeling like a fresher, what with having to readjust to life as a student in Leeds all […]
Guide to the Dolomites
When people think of a holiday in Italy they often think of historic Rome; romantic Venice; art enthused Florence. Not often does one think of the mountain range lying to the North East – the […]
Naples: Italy’s scariest city?
The cobbled roads are jam-packed with a horde of cars beeping incessantly, cursing one another as they pass. People fearlessly squeeze through the cracks between the frenzied traffic as if with a death wish. The […]
Italy court clears pair of Leeds student murder
Italy’s highest court has acquitted Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of the murder of Leeds University student Meredith Kercher. In a final decision following seven years of trials, judges concluded that a guilty verdict ‘could not […]
Stage set for Six Nations spectacle
There are few arenas more intimidating or spectacular than Cardiff’s Millenium Stadium on a wintery Friday night, but such a colosseum of noise, passion and hostility is what awaits an injury-stricken England in the 2015 […]
Sport | Uruguay bite Italian hopes on dramatic day in Brazil
After a dramatic day at the FIFA World Cup, Ste Topping looks back on the action and previews another exciting day in Brazil. With the chance to salvage some pride in Brazil, Roy Hodgson made […]