Football/Soccer
The Avondale Senior Women’s team, who only lost once last season, have two wins from two matches in 2025 after a commanding 4–0 victory over the Bayside Argonauts.
Serie A
Juventus have sacked manager Thiago Motta and appointed former player Igor Tudor following two consecutive heavy defeats in a disappointing season with the Italian giants sitting fifth in Serie A.
Vatican
Pope Francis on Sunday returned to the Vatican after 38 days in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital being treated for pneumonia, the biggest health crisis of his 12-year papacy.
Nations League
It finished 3-3 in the Nations League tie between Italy and Germany, but this time the rollercoaster of emotions and suspense didn’t come with a happy ending for the Azzurri.
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History
A unique ancient Jewish bathhouse, or ‘mikveh’, has been found at Rome’s ancient port of Ostia Antica.
History
A ‘new’ Villa of the Mysteries has emerged from the excavations at the Pompeii archaeological site, officials said on Wednesday.
History
The Pompeii archaeological site said Friday that a large thermal bath complex has been uncovered in a “once in a lifetime discovery” at the ancient Roman city buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
History
Ancient Romans’ IQ was reduced by the lead in the air they breathed, a new study says.
Traditions
The Befana, the mythical witch who traditionally brings sweets to good children and coal to naughty ones on Epiphany Day, flew into Rome’s Piazza Navona on a broomstick on Monday.
Restaurants
Thirty-three new restaurants in Italy were awarded a star at the 70th edition of the Italy Michelin Guide presented Tuesday in Modena.
Café
Guido Bernardinelli, the CEO of La Marzocco, shares his perspective on how the historic Florentine company built its success.
Restaurants
Harry’s Bar has playfully ‘banned’ children under the age of 11 from using phones in its iconic Venice restaurant.
Interviews
Having special dietary requirements, whether your own or a guest’s, can often make Christmas slightly more complicated. But stress not, because Connie Manglaviti is here to help!
Restaurants
The number of three-Michelin-starred restaurants in Italy has risen to 13, with ‘Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler’ in Bruneck (South Tyrol) and ‘Quattro Passi’ in Nerano on Campania’s Amalfi Coast joining the list of places offering “exceptional cuisine” worthy of a special journey.