L´Unione Sarda

The event

The Gigi Riva Trophy was a thrilling presentation at the L'Unione Sarda headquarters.

Rossoblu captain Deiola: "We want to honor the memory of the Legend."

Richard Spignesi

soccer

The Gigi Riva Trophy will be presented at the Unione Sarda headquarters.

Captain Alessandro Deiola will also be present

the accident

Boeing's Bird Strike: Dimonios' Return from Lebanon Delayed

The plane that was supposed to carry the first seventy Sassari residents to Sardinia was struck by a bird: safety checks are required.

Enrico Fresu

Francesco Guccini incontra la stampa in occasione della presentazione dell'album "Note di viaggio, capitolo 1: venite avanti...". Una raccolta delle sue piÃ¹ belle canzoni interpretate dalle grandi voci della musica italiana, Milano, 14 novembre 2019.ANSA / MATTEO BAZZI

music

Farewell to Francesco Guccini, poet of the taverns. His last concert in Sardinia was held at the Serbariu mine.

The funeral will be held privately. From "The Locomotive" to "Auschwitz," from "God Is Dead" to "The Poisoned One," his unmistakable hoarse voice has accompanied generations of listeners.

Angelica D'Errico

the blitz

Over 1,000 square meters of unauthorized beach resorts between Olbia and Arzachena have been restored.

Coast Guard operation: umbrellas, sunbeds, tables, chairs, and removable metal structures seized

Viviana Luisa Montaldo

the virus

West Nile virus: Two more cases in the Oristano area

Infections rise to six in just a few weeks

Valeria Pinna

The virus

West Nile fever in Sardinia: fifth case recorded in the Oristano area.

A fifty-year-old man presented to the emergency room at San Martino Hospital with symptoms consistent with West Nile virus. After initial treatment, he was discharged and sent home.

Ennio Neri

the controversy

Missing from Nebida, his mother: "We were denied the search warrant for the minister's husband."

Maria Lidia Pistis's bitterness: her son Giacomo Solinas vanished into thin air three years ago: her comment on the discovery, after more than a month, of the body of Luigi Cavallari, Eugenia Roccella's husband.

Enrico Fresu

The intervention

Three young griffon vultures rescued between Bosa and Alghero: they are improving after treatment at Bonassai.

They were debilitated and dehydrated: if the therapies give the desired results they will be able to return to freedom

SALVATORE MONTISCI

Il crollo dell'abitazione di Luigi Solinas a Bono

The tragedy

Bono, the mayor after the collapse and death of Luigi Solinas: "A cynical and cruel fate, our community is destroyed."

A Facebook post recalls the victim's humanity and the dramatic context of the tragedy. The entire administration extends its condolences to his wife, children, and family.

the fire

Fire in Sant'Isidoro di Quartucciu: houses damaged, a woman rescued

The courtyards of some houses were reached: two people were evacuated, a woman felt ill and the ambulance intervened

Antonio Serreli

Olbia

Accident involving six injured on a 125cc motorcycle, so a policeman on holiday pulled four of them out of the cars

Riccardo Colangeli, 36 years old, witnessed the head-on collision that occurred on July 26th and did not hesitate to intervene

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Middle East

Israeli army bombs southern Lebanon, suspending talks in Rome

Negotiations session abruptly ended early in the early afternoon

Il tabellone elettronico con il risultato del voto sulla Relazione della Giunta per le autorizzazioni sulla domanda di autorizzazione al sequestro di corrispondenza (chat) nei confronti del l’ex sottosegretario della Giustizia e deputato di Fratelli d'Italia (FdI) Andrea Delmastro Delle Vedove, Roma, 05 agosto 2026. ANSA/ANGELO CARCONI

Montecitorio

Delmastro, the Chamber denies the use of chat rooms. A row erupts in the chamber, with Schlein saying, "Don't mention Borsellino again."

The session was suspended when the Five Star Movement approached the majority benches with their cell phones raised and the #fuorilechat campaign.

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the war

Drone emergency at Leipzig Airport: One with explosives near a Ukrainian plane, another hits a cargo plane in flight.

Two alarming incidents at the German airport

the tragedy

Workplace accident in Carrara: worker crushed to death by marble slabs

The victim is a 44-year-old. Rescue efforts were unsuccessful.

in Puglia

A 6-year-old girl was bitten by a stray dog and is now in intensive care.

The small wound to the head, neck and arm is hospitalized in the Policlinico of Bari

La ministra dell'Universita e Ricerca Anna Maria Bernini durante la conferenza stampa al termine del Consiglio dei Ministri a palazzo Chigi, Roma, 04 agosto 2026. ANSA/ANGELO CARCONI

the decision

Sassari, Minister Bernini appoints the Mario Sironi Academy as a commissioner: "Serious irregularities."

Earthquake at the institution, director and academic council removed, Francesco Ginesu is the commissioner

Emanuele Floris

the program

Nora Summer Festival 2026, the longest night of the Sardinian summer doubles.

Two stages and 10 artists to wait for the dawn

Severino Sirigu

the event

Cabras, the power of Irish dance and the sound of traditional instruments on the Tharros stage.

“Rhythm of the Dance” show by the National Dance Company of Ireland

Sara Pinna

Momento conclusivo della Discesa dei Piccoli Candelieri

the parade

Sassari, crowds flock to the Piccoli Candelieri.

The event ended after the Ave Maria recited by the guardian father Salvatore Sanna.

Emanuele Floris

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the concert

Katy Perry headlines at Cala di Volpe on August 12th

The American pop star will perform at the iconic Costa Smeralda hotel for the most exclusive night of the Sardinian summer.

Ilenia Giagnoni

basketball

Dinamo in full force with the youngsters Cipriano, Brunu and Fara

The players will arrive in Sassari in the next few days

Giampiero Marras

Un'azione di Ossese-Torres (foto G. Marras)

Serie C

Torres wins 3-1 in Ossi: Scotto, Carboni and Sanat score in the unofficial friendly

Coach Greco had to do without four injured players: strikers Di Stefano and Sorrentino, defender Nunziatini and attacking midfielder Lunghi.

Giampiero Marras

Valentina Vezzali, 52 anni, con una giovane allieva dell'Academy nella palestra del Forte Village (foto Dario Sequi)

fencing

Valentina Vezzali at Forte Village: "We are the stronghold of Italian sport."

The best of fencing on the island for an international stage, where the multiple Olympic champion has had her own Academy for years

La presidente dell’Olbia Calcio Flavia Fiore (foto Ilenia Giagnoni)

SOCCER

Excellence, Olbia relies on lawyer Eduardo Chiacchio to get back in the running after being excluded.

President Flavia Fiore: "We're ready to appeal to save 120 years of history."

Ilenia Giagnoni

The phenomenon

At a center for unaccompanied minors, the mayor of Calangianus: "These are extremely serious incidents. The Prefecture must intervene."

Andrea Busia

transportation

Olbia, new winter flights: Madrid debuts from Costa Smeralda

Tania Careddu

In Parlamento

L'assemblea Cgil nel sito di Porto Torres (foto Pala)

Green Chemistry: MIMIT responds to CGIL: "We will activate the control room."

The Ministry of Enterprise responds to the legal notice signed by the union

Mariangela Pala

Insularità

Foxi Manna, a Caretta caretta chooses the beach of Tertenia to lay its eggs

The Forestry Corps secures the nest

L'Unione Sarda English

ULTIM'ORA

Same plane, more pressurization problems, and another emergency landing: alarm raised on the Rome-Cagliari route.