The opening weekend of the Premier League season has already given us plenty to talk about.  From Manchester United being stunned by newly promoted Hull City, to Brentford making a statement under new...

Craig Guildford, three police officers and a staff member face IOPC investigation.

The world’s most beautiful championship as it was once called (and as a spectacle still is) resumes this weekend but I have learned that with Italian football there is little point formalising a previ...

Lando Norris’ has returned from the F1 summer break in the same form as he was in before it: a grand prix winner following his triumph around Zandvoort. The reigning F1 champion sealed back-to-back vi...

There is a strange contradiction at the heart of Lazio as the 2026-27 Serie A season prepares to begin. At the Stadio Olimpico, thousands of seats that would normally be occupied by some of Italy’s mo...

Serie A returns this weekend with champions Inter Milan looking to defend their crown. However, the landscape around them has changed considerably. Inter were comfortably Italy’s best side last season...

The debate over the greatest men’s tennis player of all time is one of sport’s most enduring arguments. Unlike football, where eras are harder to compare, tennis offers clearer statistical benchmarks ...

The 1960s were a transformative decade for Serie A, as Italian football embraced tactical sophistication and international competition.  This period saw the rise of catenaccio (a defensive system emph...

At Tibsnews, we are creating our definitive list of the Top 50 Serie A legends, a celebration of the icons who have shaped Italian football across generations. This is not just about goals and trophie...

Rory McIlroy is The Masters champion for a second-straight year after holding his nerve to prevail on a topsy-turvy Sunday at Augusta. After a sublime two rounds at the iconic golf course, McIlroy fou...

The 1940s were one of the most turbulent decades in Italian history, and Serie A reflected the chaos, disruption, and resilience of the times. Football continued to be a source of national pride, yet the outbreak of World War II severely impacted schedules, club operations, and the careers of players and managers. Despite the challenges, […]

In Italian football, the term “la bandiera” (literally “the flag”) refers to a one-club man or a player who, through loyalty, longevity, and love for the shirt, becomes a living symbol of their club. ...

Just two weeks ago, the mood around Arsenal was one of unshakable belief. Talk of an unprecedented quadruple – Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup – was no longer fanciful, but a ...

In the golden era of Italian football during the 1990s and early 2000s, the term “Sette Sorelle” — or “Seven Sisters” — was coined to describe the seven dominant clubs that regularly fought for the Se...

If you’ve only got a weekend and a love for football, few places are better suited for a groundhopping adventure than Milan — a city where calcio is more than just a sport; it’s a way of life.  Home t...

Cosa e successo al calcio Italiano? In amongst the wailing and gnashing of teeth at the Champions League night of the long knives which saw four English unceremoniously dumped out of the competition, ...

Someone stole a lorry carrying 413,793 F1-themed KitKat bars from central Italy. The truck, the chocolate, and any explanation are still missing.

Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed that Igor Tudor has left the club by mutual consent after just 44 days in charge, bringing one of the shortest managerial reigns in Premier League history to a dramati...

Cosa e successo al calcio Italiano? In amongst the wailing and gnashing of teeth at the Champions League night of the long knives which saw four English unceremoniously dumped out of the competition, ...

It was our first game back in the stadium since the Como defeat back in January — and, honestly, it felt like a long time coming. There’s something about returning to Ponte Milvio, something about wal...

The boycott continued — but this time there was no meeting at Ponte Milvio or march to the stadium like there had been ahead of the Atalanta game in the cup. Rumours circulated that the club had sold ...

If sport has unwritten rules, then few accessories spark stronger reactions than the half-and-half scarf.  Walk past any major stadium on matchday and you’ll see them hanging from stalls: two teams aw...

Seven races are scheduled for Day Four of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival also known as Gold Cup Day. The feature race of the day is the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup. Over three miles and two furlongs lon...

From Italian villages to Irish chippers: the story of families who fried, served, and shaped a nation’s taste.

Italy make history, Scotland stun France, Ireland keep hopes alive — Super Saturday set for dramatic finale Round four of the Six Nations delivered one of the most dramatic weekends of the championshi...

The anticipation surrounding a new Serie A season is always high, with supporters eager to mark their calendars for the biggest clashes on the Italian football calendar.  For the 2025–26 season, the f...

Floyd Mayweather will fight long-time rival Manny Pacquiao in a professional rematch in September, 11 years on from their original showdown. On Friday night, Mayweather revealed that he will be steppi...

Following the frustrating home defeat to in-form Atalanta, next up was an away trip to Sardinia to face Cagliari. At the start of the season this was one of the fixtures I had circled immediately. An ...

Round Three of the 2026 Six Nations may well prove to be the decisive weekend of the championship. Records were broken, pressure intensified, and the title picture became clearer. At this stage, it fe...

From the publisher: The amazing underdog story of how Hellas Verona conquered the giants of Italian football to become Serie A champions. Published to mark the 40th anniversary of Verona’s achievement...

After the mixed emotions of the 2–2 draw in Turin against Juventus, we were back in Rome to face Atalanta. We managed to draw 0–0 in Bergamo earlier this season when they were still managed by ex-Roma...

Juventus away is always one of the hardest fixtures of the season. Even in years when the Bianconeri are transitioning or inconsistent, the trip to Turin carries weight, tension and history. This time...

Despite the victory against Hellas Verona, I was still struggling to feel any real optimism ahead of the visit of Como. This season’s adventure had begun back in August, when we were beaten 2–0 and co...