Italian authorities are investigating the Vatican Bank over possible money laundering.

Former Penrith star Craig Gower is investigating a surprise return to the NRL with Canberra or Parramatta.

Team New Zealand, who have a second Med Cup title almost in their grasp, will look to finish the season off in style.

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has made it clear that he does not want Hamilton to curb his aggressive style despite the high cost of it on Sunday.

Lewis Hamilton admitted that his calamitous decision to try to overtake Felipe Massa at Monza may well end up costing him the world title.

Brendon Hartley will race with Italian team Coloni Motorsport in the final two rounds of the GP2 series, which is regarded as the strongest Formula One feeder category.

The director at the helm of Tilda Swinton's foray into Italian cinema talks to Peter Calder.

Stars pose on the red carpet at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy.

Few wine lovers - even dedicated oenophiles - will have heard of the Spanish white, Albarino, but a single sip will have you hooked.

Conservationists are mystified by a sharp decline in numbers of the alpine animal called the ibex.

Head directly west of Siena's glorious main square and you're in a district of rhinos.

Will we get past halftime tomorrow before referee Jonathan Kaplan sends an All Black or Wallaby for a rest?

'I, the two girls from Rome and Berlusconi were in the bed,' escort Maria Teresa De Nicolo told an Italian newspaper.

Fine wine is no longer the preserve of the elite.

Paul Rush finds hidden wonders on a romantic Italian lake.

The Milanese live up to their effortlessly elegant reputation, writes Zoe Walker.