Rome has been ruled out of the race to host the 2020 Olympics after a unanimous decision by the government of Italian premier Mario Monti.
Acknowledging that the decision was
For the Six Nations rugby match between Italy and England on Saturday 11 February, there will be extra transport to and from the Stadio Olimpico between 14.30 and 23.00.
There will be added services of the 910 Termini...
As a busy weekend of rugby approaches, with the beginning of rugby's Six Nations tournament, Wanted in Rome publishes the fixtures below. In the first weekend, Italy take on France in Paris, England face Scotland in Edin...
The prestigious Roman rugby club Roma Rugby (RR) closed during the summer after 81 years. At the end of July the Federal Council of Rugby (FIR) took the decision to close the club in the face of its accumulated debts and...
A cricket tournament is in full swing in the Caffarella Park on the Via Appia. Taking place every Sunday from April until the middle of July, most of members of the ten participating teams come from south Asian countries...
The Masters Series Rome takes place at the Foro Italico from 9-15 May. One of the most anticipated annual events on the tennis calendar, the Masters welcomes all major male and female tennis world champions. The clay sur...
A committee called Roma Capitale del Rugby has been established to keep Rome as the seat of the Six Nations rugby tournament. Recent media reports have suggested that Italy's home Six Nations matches look set to be playe...
Italy's home Six Nations matches look set to be played in Florence after the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) lost patience with the owners of Rome's embattled Stadio Flaminio.
After complaining for years over the condi...
The 17th Rome Marathon takes place on Sunday 20 March at 09.00 on Via dei Fori Imperiali. This year's record turn-out sees 16,188 athletes from 84 nations competing in the 42 km marathon: 9,147 Italian and 7,041 foreign...
Yesterday the board of directors of Newco Roma, a company controlled by the Sensi family and Unicredit (both owners of the football team), has opened negotiations for the acquisition of AS Roma by the US consortium led b...
Ireland kicks off its 2011 rugby campaign with a Six Nations match against their World Cup opponents Italy in Rome's Stadio Flaminio on Saturday 5 February at 15.30. Although the hugely popular