THE king of Italian cheese, Parmigiano Reggiano is also known as Parmesan, which it was called until 1951 when a small number of artisan producers worked to protect their product.

The map of European football is changing and it’s time to celebrate the rise of the outsiders.

Our guide to the best of what to watch on TV tonight.

Stud owner Mary McCann confirmed yesterday that she had two clones from her deceased stallion Cruising. 

It’s all about the food, apparently. And intellectual pursuits. And let’s not forget bricks.

A HUGE crowd turned out last week for the official announcement by Fiat Group Automobiles Ireland of the appointment of Dan Seaman Motors as sales and after sales partner in the south of Ireland.

CYCLING: Nacer Bouhanni of France continued his dominance of the Giro d’Italia sprint finishes by winning his third stage of the race in Salsomaggiore Terme yesterday.

A woman has been pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building destroyed by an earthquake in Italy.

The Republic of Ireland’s training camp in Montecatini will go ahead as scheduled despite the earthquake in Northern Italy which killed at least six people, injured several others and caused significant damage.

At least four people have been killed in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Italy near Bologna, according to reports.

ITALY coach Cesare Prandelli is relishing the prospect of facing his mentor and compatriot Giovanni Trapattoni on the touchline when his team takes on the Republic of Ireland tonight in an international friendly.

Giovanni Trapattoni will go head-to-head with a man he always expected to become a manager during their days together at Juventus.

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli is relishing the prospect of facing his mentor and compatriot Giovanni Trapattoni on the touchline when his team takes on the Republic of Ireland tomorrow in an international friendly.

Italy 3 Estonia 0

Manchester City and Italy striker Mario Balotelli will miss Friday’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Estonia and Tuesday’s friendly against Republic of Ireland after suffering a knee injury in training.

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has suffered a knee injury while training with Italy, the Italian Football Federation have confirmed.

NO hype is required to sell tomorrow’s FAI Ford Cup final.

FOR a young man who has to go back to his schoolboy days to try to remember the last time he contested a cup final, James Chambers seems remarkably unfazed about the prospect of playing in front of what will be the biggest crowd of his career in the battle of the Rovers at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday.

Juventus 1 Shamrock Rovers 0 (Juventus win 3-0 on aggregate)

Shamrock Rovers will return to the top of the table with victory over Sporting Fingal in this afternoon’s clash at Morton Stadium, kick-off 4.00pm.

Shamrock Rovers coach Michael O’Neill was delighted with the way his side applied themselves despite their 2-0 defeat against Juventus in the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round clash at Tallaght Stadium last night.

JUVENTUS lived up to all the usual stereotypes at Tallaght Stadium last night, leaving Dublin with two away goals and the tie all but settled.

Shamrock Rovers 0 Juventus 2

JUVENTUS coach Luigi Del Neri has told his side to heed the warning of Italy’s World Cup struggles when they travel to Ireland next week.

Bnei Yehuda 0 Shamrock Rovers 1 (Shamrock Rovers won 2-1 on aggregate)

SHAMROCK ROVERS v Juventus. As U2 might put it, it’s far away, so close.

Dead heats are quite a rarity in racing but memories of Nunthorpe day in 1997 were evoked as Confront and Dream Eater could not be split in the Sky Bet City of York Stakes.

MILLIONS of Italians and foreigners failed once again to guess the winning numbers in Italy’s state lottery, and the record jackpot climbed to €139.9 million after Monday night’s draw.

MCLAREN have expressed their “extreme displeasure” over reported Italian police claims that senior members of the Formula One team have “responsibility” for the spying saga that rocked the sport last year.

Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro is glad to be at the Azzurri’s training base and away from the violent scenes which have left him “angry and upset” with the state of the national game.

Funeral cards and official programmes for opera star Luciano Pavarotti's farewell Mass in Modena, Italy are available to fans on auction site eBay.

Luciano Pavarotti’s daughters have reportedly complained about British media reports that they are squabbling with the late tenor’s second wife.

Late opera legend Luciano Pavarotti has made a posthumous comeback to the UK singles chart.

McLaren have come out fighting as the off-track furore intensified ahead of today’s Italian Grand Prix.

Luciano Pavarotti could make a surprise appearance in the top 10 of the UK singles chart today after people rushed to download one of his best known tunes in the hours after his death.

Luciano Pavarotti’s voice rang out a final time today inside Modena’s cathedral in northern Italy, as a recording of the great tenor singing with his father highlighted a funeral attended by family, dignitaries and close friends.

Verdi’s “Ave Maria” wafted through Modena’s cathedral today as the world bade farewell to Luciano Pavarotti with a funeral close to his classical roots, attended by family, dignitaries and close friends and followed by admirers around the world.

The voice that captivated millions of fans across the globe boomed out around an Italian piazza today in final tribute to legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

Late opera star Luciano Pavarotti had grown tired of listening to his own music by the time of his death on Thursday, and preferred to hear the sounds of fellow tenor Placido Domingo more than anything else.

Hundreds of mourners are paying their respects to Luciano Pavarotti, whose body is laying in state in his hometown of Modena, Italy.

THOUGH the legacy of great creative artists assumes a permanent place in the consciousness of humanity until relatively recently the work of great performing artists died with them. They left nothing but memories.

LUCIANO Pavarotti’s vibrant high C notes and ebullient showmanship made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since Caruso and one of the few opera singers to win crossover fame as a popular superstar.

Friends and admirers of Luciano Pavarotti joined in a chorus of grief as the world paid homage to the thrilling voice and ebullient personality of the great Italian tenor who died today.

Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high Cs and ebullient showmanship made him one of the world’s most beloved tenors, died today, his manager said.