ROMERafael Nadal set up a potential Rome Masters final with Swiss rival Roger Federer after dominating Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-finals on Saturday. Berdych had caused the first major upset of the tournament when he ousted world number one Novak Djokovic on Friday.However, despite an ...

ROME  - Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country out of recession.“We hope that this government will finally start listening to us because ...

ROME (AFP) - Tourist cruises along Rome’s Tiber River have been suspended indefinitely for the first time since they began a decade ago because the waterway is judged too dirty.“Tourists and Rome residents were expecting navigation for the year to resume at Easter. But we didn’t ...

ROME - World number one Victoria Azarenka said she only played in Italian Open to avoid a ranking penalty. She revealed that she had been forced into playing to protect her ranking. “If WTA rules were different then I could have focused on getting healthy but I could not afford another zero ...

ROME  - Roger Federer and family landed in the Italian capital on Monday with the Swiss hoping to participate as scheduled in this week’s Rome Masters.But the newly-crowned world number two, who won a third Madrid title at the weekend over Tomas Berdych, said that he will be listening to ...

Rome declared a state of emergency as the swollen Tiber river threatened to flood and the death toll from the heavy rains battering much of Italy rose to four. The Civil Protection Department yesterday said the Tiber had risen about 16 feet in the past two days and warned it might burst its banks. ...