In this edition

• Pirelli Secures F1 Contract Extension to 2028

  Pirelli has extended its Formula 1 supply contract by one year, securing its role as the championship's sole tyre provider through 2028.

  Tobia Marenghi · 432 words

• Ancelotti Tasked with Ending Brazil's 24-Year World Cup Drought

  Carlo Ancelotti, the Italian head coach of Brazil, confronts the weight of the nation's longest World Cup drought as the tournament begins without injured star Neymar.

  Tobia Marenghi · 481 words

Recent headlines from this bureau

• Pirelli Secures F1 Contract Extension to 2028
• Ancelotti Tasked with Ending Brazil's 24-Year World Cup Drought
• Italy's World Cup absence forces federation reckoning as Baldini era ends
• Real Madrid circles Arsenal's Calafiori as Serie A loses defensive depth
• Three Italian Men Reach French Open Quarterfinals Without Sinner
• Leclerc's Monaco Crash Exposes Ferrari's Brake Peril
• Zverev ends Grand Slam drought; Cobolli's five-set loss marks Italian tennis crossroads
• Antonelli, 19, becomes Monaco's youngest winner as Mercedes dominates

Geography & climate

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Italian sport followed through the foreign press — Serie A, Formula 1 and Ferrari, tennis, cycling, the Azzurri and the Olympic movement.

Economy & culture

The business of Italian sport as the world covers it: transfers, broadcasting rights, sponsorship, and the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Games.

Reads the world's back pages — Italy's title race seen from London, Madrid and Paris — never the Italian sports press itself.