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Serbia's Viktor Troicki defeated Belgium's David Goffin in a Davis Cup five-set thriller on Friday, mastering a clay court condemned as dangerous by world number one compatriot Novak Djokovic.

Italian auto giant Fiat on Wednesday reported a profitable 2012 largely due to increased sales for its US partner Chrysler which Fiat said would come under its full ownership as soon as possible.

Italian auto giant Fiat on Wednesday reported its net profit in the fourth quarter rose to 388 million euros ($525 million) from 265 million euros the year before and said it was aiming for profits of up to 1.5 billion euros this year.

Lazio beat Juventus 2-1 after a dramatic finish to a pulsating Italian Cup semi-final second leg on Tuesday to seal their place in the final against either Inter Milan or city rivals AS Roma.

Edinson Cavani scored his league-leading 18th goal in Serie A this season to take Napoli to within three points of leaders Juventus as Parma lost their unbeaten home record on Sunday.

Edinson Cavani scored his 18th league goal of the season to take Napoli to within three points of Serie A leaders Juventus as Parma lost their unbeaten home record on Sunday.

Juventus spurned the chance to move eight points clear of Napoli and Lazio after being held 1-1 by Genoa in what was Davide Ballardini's first game back in charge of the visitors.

Juventus have signed French striker Nicolas Anelka from Shanghai Shenhua on a five-month rolling contract, according to club president Beppe Moratta.

Juventus host Genoa hoping the possible absence of key players has the same effect as it did last week when the champions hit four past Udinese to open up a five-point gap at the top of Serie A.

Italian champions Juventus have confirmed the signing of Spanish international striker Fernando Llorente, who will join the club after his contract with Athletic Bilbao ends this summer.

Simone grins as four racily dressed women rip away his trousers to reveal a leopard-print thong: he is one of two unemployed men who have won a part in Italy's "The Full Monty" musical, a new take on the trials of the Italian job market.

Lazio scored late on to hold Juventus to a 1-1 draw in Turin in the first leg of their Italian Cup semi-final on Tuesday.

Juventus's lead at the top of Serie A could come under threat Saturday when they are expected to be without three key midfielders, including Andrea Pirlo, when they host in-form Udinese.

Napoli's Serie A title hopes received a boost on Thursday when they had a two-point sanction overturned by the Italian football federation (FIGC).

Italian football federation (FIGC) officials on Thursday overturned sanctions handed to Napoli which saw the Serie A title-chasers deducted two points.

Italian auto giant Fiat said Tuesday it is launching a special lay-off scheme at its Melfi plant in order to modernise the factory as part of a new strategy aimed at upping the carmaker's game.

A Berlin museum will Wednesday open what it called the first exhibition worldwide dedicated to the work of veteran US film-maker Martin Scorsese, who opened his vast archive for the show.

Champions Juventus welcome Sampdoria on Sunday looking to tighten their Serie A lead while Italian league officials reel from the latest racist incidents to mar the country's stadiums.

Juventus coach Antonio Conte appears to have reiterated his opposition to the club signing former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba.

Nobel medicine laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini, a neurologist and developmental biologist, died on Sunday at her home in Rome aged 103.