https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy coach Antonio Conte cut several Euro 2016 hopefuls from a preliminary squad on Monday as he unveiled a 30-man squad for the Azzurri's second pre-competition training camp. https://www.thelocal.it/20160523/pirlo-and-balotelli-missing-as-conte-finetunes-italys-euro-2016-squad Mon, 23 May 2016 17:45:40 +0200 pirlo-and-balotelli-missing-as-conte-finetunes-italys-euro-2016-squad Frenchman Ludovic Bicchierai has been crowned the world's best pizza-maker thanks to a dish inspired by the French fish soup, bouillabaisse. https://www.thelocal.it/20160418/italy-beaten-to-pizza-world-cup-crown-by-frenchmans-bouillabaisse-pizza Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:33:03 +0200 italy-beaten-to-pizza-world-cup-crown-by-frenchmans-bouillabaisse-pizza Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher was furious on Tuesday after a camera drone dropped from the sky mid-race, missing him by centimeters. https://www.thelocal.it/20151223/falling-drone-almost-kills-champion-skier Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:12:31 +0100 falling-drone-almost-kills-champion-skier Tania Cagnotto won Italy's first diving gold medal for 40 years on Tuesday in the women's 1m springboard final to break China's winning streak at the world championships in Kazan. https://www.thelocal.it/20150728/diving-italys-cagnotto-breaks-chinas-winning-streak Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:26:38 +0200 diving-italys-cagnotto-breaks-chinas-winning-streak Italy coach Jacques Brunel labelled Scotland one of the Azzurri's "most difficult opponents" after making six changes to his starting XV ahead of this weekend's Six Nations clash at Murrayfield. https://www.thelocal.it/20150226/brunel-rings-changes-ahead-of-scotland-challenge Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:10:00 +0100 brunel-rings-changes-ahead-of-scotland-challenge New Zealand-born Kelly Haimona and Edoardo Gori will form Italy's half-back partnership when the Azzurri kick off their 2015 Six Nations on Saturday against defending champions Ireland. https://www.thelocal.it/20150206/haimona-and-gori-lead-italy-against-ireland Fri, 06 Feb 2015 08:44:00 +0100 haimona-and-gori-lead-italy-against-ireland Italy coach Jacques Brunel has called on the wounded Azzurri to regain their belief and efficiency in time for a Six Nations campaign which could define their chances of success in this year's World Cup. https://www.thelocal.it/20150205/italy-faces-wake-up-call-against-ireland Thu, 05 Feb 2015 09:31:00 +0100 italy-faces-wake-up-call-against-ireland Italy captain Sergio Parisse expects his side to more than justify their place in the forthcoming Six Nations Championship following a lacklustre campaign last year. https://www.thelocal.it/20150129/proud-parisse-confident-of-italy-rugby-revival Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:05:00 +0100 proud-parisse-confident-of-italy-rugby-revival