A spate of injuries has left Scotland without key players as Tom English looks forward to the Six Nations opener against a dangerous Italian side at Murrayfield.

The sliding centre of the Milano-Cortina 2026 winter Olympics will be delivered on time, with the icing of the track to start next month, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.

Italy back-row Sebastian Negri believes Scotland will be out to avenge their loss to gli Azzurri in Rome last year when they begin their Six Nations campaign at Murrayfield on Saturday. A 31-29 loss at the Stadio Olimpico ended Scotland's title hopes in the 2024 tournament and Negri believes that will fuel Gregor Townsend's side.

French-Italian computer chip maker STMicroelctronics is considering cuts of up to 6% of its workforce or 3,000 workers in its French and Italian plants as part of a restructuring program, Bloomberg News reported on Friday,

Finn Russell says Scotland must be braced for the best Italy side he has ever faced when they kick-off their Six Nations campaign at Murrayfield on Saturday.

An Italian navy ship has arrived in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their asylum applications at special Albanian centers.

Italian authorities have rejected the asylum requests of 43 asylum-seekers transferred to Albania in a speedy procedure that a non-governmental delegation observing the process said illegally deprived

"Something inside me was like, 'You're 28 years old, and you're single; just go to Italy. Go for a year, and you can always come back," Kane says. "But if you don't, you're going to regret that you didn't have that experience.

Italy's attempt to house migrants in non-EU member state Albania while Rome processes their asylum applications has already failed twice. Will things work out for Giorgia Meloni's government this time round?

Italy and Germany are seeking over 500,000 immigrants to fill critical gaps in their workforces as they battle declining birth rates and ageing population.

As long as they can remember, the hockey lives of Gabrielle Santerre and Emilie Lussier have been intertwined as rivals. However, earlier in January, the Quebec natives finally found themselves not only on the same team — but the same line.