Italian Olympic Committee

Serie A: Napoli win appeal over Juventus no-show in October due to coronavirus cases

Napoli were punished with an automatic 3-0 defeat and also docked one point for not attending the planned match.

IOC president Thomas Bach warns Italy over interference by sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora

Bach has taken issue with the Italian government's creation of a new organisation, Sport e Salute, that was created at the start of last year to run the country's sports finances

Sporting events in Italy, including Serie A matches and Tokyo Olympics 2020 preparatory events, to be halted due to coronavirus

Sports ground to a halt throughout Italy late Monday night when Premier Giuseppe Conte announced that games and travel will be banned nationwide.

Serie A: Former Italian football federation president Giancarlo Abete named emergency commissioner

Abete was selected at a federation board meeting, a day after previous commissioner Mario Cicala resigned from the job

Former world swimming champion Filippo Magnini may face eight-year doping ban

Magnini, 36, who is retired, and Santucci, 29, were questioned last October over their relationship with nutritionist Guido Porcellini, who is being probed for allegedly distributing illegal drugs.

Italy mull bid for hosting 2026 Winter Olympics despite political turmoil, withdrawal from race for 2024 Summer Games

Italy are considering a push to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, two years after Rome's mayor scuppered the city's bid for the 2024 Summer Games.

Italian Olympic Committee suspends Rome's 2024 bid after city council withdraws support