Turin

City in Piedmont, Italy

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Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga hill. The population of the city proper is 847,622, while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million.

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Italy: Clashes between police and students on 'No Meloni Day' leave 15 officers injured At least 15 police officers were injured on Friday during violent clashes in Turin with students protesting against Italy's far-right government led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:06Published on November 15, 2024

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Sinner beats Fritz to win first ATP Finals title Italian world number one Jannik Sinner beats American Taylor Fritz in straight sets to win his first ATP Finals title in Turin. BBC Sport - Published on November 17, 2024
'I couldn't have played better' - Sinner wins first ATP Finals title Italian world number one Jannik Sinner beats American Taylor Fritz in straight sets to win his first ATP Finals title in Turin. BBC Sport - Published on November 17, 2024

Alcaraz exits ATP Finals as Zverev & Ruud progress Carlos Alcaraz is knocked out of the 2024 ATP Finals following a straight-set defeat by Alexander Zverev in Turin. BBC Sport - Published on November 15, 2024
Alcaraz near ATP Finals exit after losing to Zverev Carlos Alcaraz is on the verge of exiting the 2024 ATP Finals following a straight-set defeat by Alexander Zverev in Turin. BBC Sport - Published on November 15, 2024
Sinner and Fritz progress at ATP Finals World number one Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz are through to the last four at the ATP Finals in Turin. BBC Sport - Published on November 14, 2024

Alcaraz wins against Rublev and Zverev beats Ruud Carlos Alcaraz overcomes illness to defeat Andrey Rublev, while Alexander Zverev defeats Casper Ruud at the ATP Finals in Turin. BBC Sport - Published on November 13, 2024
Alcaraz shrugs off illness to beat Rublev in Turin Carlos Alcaraz overcomes illness to defeat Andrey Rublev 6-3 7-6 (10-8) at the ATP Tour Finals in Turin. BBC Sport - Published on November 13, 2024
Ruud stuns out-of-sorts Alcaraz at ATP Finals Casper Ruud stuns an out-of-sorts Carlos Alcaraz to begin his ATP Finals campaign with a straight-set victory in Turin. BBC Sport - Published on November 11, 2024
Girmay first black African to win Tour de France stage Biniam Girmay makes history as the first black African winner of a Tour de France stage with Mark Cavendish held up by a late crash on the run into Turin. BBC Sport - Published on July 1, 2024

Djokovic wins record seventh ATP Finals title Novak Djokovic wins a record seventh ATP Finals title with a dominant victory over Jannik Sinner in Turin BBC Sport - Published on November 19, 2023
ATP Finals: Djokovic faces Sinner for title World number one Novak Djokovic faces fourth seed Jannik Sinner for the title at the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. BBC Sport - Published on November 19, 2023
Alcaraz beaten by Zverev on ATP Finals debut Carlos Alcaraz suffers defeat on his ATP Finals debut as Alexander Zverev fights back to win in Turin, Italy. BBC Sport - Published on November 13, 2023	Sinner beats Tsitsipas in ATP Finals opener Home favourite Jannik Sinner beats Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4 on the first day of the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. BBC Sport - Published on November 12, 2023
Five railway workers killed by 100mph late-night train in Italy Five railway workers have been killed by a train while replacing a section of track near Turin in Italy. Sky News - Published on August 31, 2023	'Hero' saves girl, 3, who fell from fifth-floor balcony in Italy An Italian banker has been hailed a hero after miraculously catching a toddler who fell from a fifth-floor balcony in Turin. Sky News - Published on August 28, 2023
Lukaku sent off for celebrating late goal at Juve Romelu Lukaku scores a 95th-minute penalty and is then sent off in Inter Milan's dramatic Coppa Italia draw against Juventus in Turin. BBC Sport - Published on April 4, 2023	Griggs pipped for gold in dramatic finish in Turin Nick Griggs sees individual victory snatched from him at the junior men's race at the European Cross Country Championships as he takes silver. BBC Sport - Published on December 11, 2022
Watch: European Cross Country Championships - GB's Warner-Judd & Keith Watch live coverage of the European Cross Country Championships in Piemonte-La Mandria Park, Turin. BBC Sport - Published on December 8, 2022	Studies & training all in a day's work for Griggs Nick Griggs races in the European Cross Country in Turin on Sunday and 2023 is set to be busy for the Tyrone athlete on and off the track. BBC Sport - Published on December 8, 2022
Djokovic beats Medvedev to continue ATP Finals run Novak Djokovic maintains his winning run at the ATP Finals with victory over Daniil Medvedev in Turin. BBC Sport - Published on November 18, 2022	Nadal beaten by Auger-Aliassime in ATP Finals Rafael Nadal's hopes of a first ATP Finals title take a blow after he was beaten 6-3 6-4 by Felix Auger-Aliassime in Turin on Tuesday. BBC Sport - Published on November 15, 2022
Nadal's bid for elusive ATP title starts with loss Rafael Nadal's latest bid to finally land the first ATP Finals title of his career starts with a defeat by American debutant Taylor Fritz in Turin. BBC Sport - Published on November 13, 2022	ATP Tour Finals: Who has the best stats of 2022? Eight of the world's best players are in Turin for the ATP Tour Finals - but who has the best stats on serve, return and pressure points? BBC Sport - Published on November 12, 2022
Transfer rumours: Pogba, Wijnaldum, Haaland, Onana, Christensen, Diaby, Kepa, Saka Juventus contact Paul Pogba's agent about a return to Turin, West Ham are linked with Lille midfielder Amadou Onana, plus more. BBC Sport - Published on March 5, 2022	Winter Olympics: Lindsey Jacobellis' snowboard cross gold exorcises demons from Turin Sixteen years after throwing away gold, Lindsey Jacobellis finally reaches the top of the Olympic podium. BBC Sport - Published on February 9, 2022