L´Unione Sarda

the accident

Crash on the former 131 highway in Sestu: car overturns multiple times, two young people in critical condition

A 25-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were taken to the Policlinico and the Santissima Trinità hospitals.

Matthew Vercelli

the accident

Villasalto celebrates promotion to the Second Division with firecrackers: an 18-year-old loses his fingers.

The young man, admitted to Brotzu Hospital, is not in life-threatening condition. However, doctors were unable to save his left hand.

tennis

Sinner writes history, he is king of Rome fifty years after Panatta: Ruud defeated with a double 6-4

The Foro Italico acclaims its champion, who after a false start easily defeats the Norwegian tennis player and wins the Italian Internationals

Davide Lombardi

Cagliari

Poetto, seagrass accumulations and a beached boat still unremoved: "I've never seen the beach like this."

Controversy surrounds the still-unremoved vessel, and the debate over the Posidonia oceanica is ongoing: should it be removed or should nature take its course?

Umberto Zedda

Scania e BAI: in consegna al Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del fuoco 60 nuovi veicoli antincendio

the drama

Cagliari, an elderly man was found dead at home after not responding to friends for days, then the firefighters stormed in.

In an apartment on Via Logudoro, the death dates back to two or three days ago

Matthew Vercelli

the fire

Quartu: Two hectares of scrubland in Molentargius Park burned.

The area remains under special surveillance in view of the fire season: there are still many uncultivated lands full of weeds

Georgia Daga

the fire

Uta, a van caught fire: it was carrying fireworks for the patron saint's day.

A house was also hit, the intervention of the firefighters was providential

under house arrest

Pula, stopped at a roadblock: hashish and cocaine in the car

A 28-year-old unemployed man was arrested during a patrol along the State Road 195.

L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco a Gesico (foto Sirigu)

Moments of fear

Gesico, a tree collapses in the courtyard of the former school: blackout averted.

The tree fell due to strong winds onto nearby homes and power lines: the intervention of the firefighters was providential.

Severino Sirigu

La consigliera comunale Maria Obinu con Massimo Zedda (foto concessa)

The announcement

Oristano's Progressive Party strengthens with three new councilors.

Maria Obinu, Giuseppe Obinu and Umberto Marcoli have joined the party led by Massimo Zedda

Marianna Guarna

the birthday

Maracalagonis: Casa Farci's grandmother turns 100.

A big party for Ermelinda Porqueddu, who blew out the candles with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and the other guests of the facility.

Antonio Serreli

La nuova centenaria di Sedilo, Vittoria Camboni

the birthday

Sedilo, a community celebrating Vittoria Camboni's 100th birthday.

Also present were her sisters, aged 84 and 89, who share her date of birth.

SERAFINO CORRIAS

Naples

He eats ice cream, feels ill, and dies at sixteen: body seized and autopsy performed

Rescue efforts for the young man, who was with friends, were unsuccessful. The Carabinieri are investigating.

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USA

Cars hit pedestrians in California, killing three in Oakland.

The driver and several other people were injured.

Da sinistra Monica Montefalcone, Federico Gualtieri, Giorgia Sommacal, Gianluca Benedetti e Muriel Oddenino, scomparsi in un'immersione alle Maldive (foto Ansa)

The drama

Maldives: Expert team searches for divers' bodies: "We won't leave them at the mercy of sharks."

The 20 Italians who were on board the Duke of York together with the 5 missing people landed at Malpensa

Middle East

Trump is ready to attack Iran within 24 hours. The threat from social media: "The calm before the storm."

On Truth, an AI-generated image of Rianian ships in a storm with the tycoon in the foreground.

The Prime Minister

Meloni relaunches the Mediterranean-Gulf axis: "Hormuz should reopen without tolls."

The front with Malta, Cyprus and Greece on migrants

Micaela Ramazzotti e James Franco (Ansa)

the event

The ninth edition of Filming Italy Sardegna was presented in Cannes.

The Festival conceived and directed by Tiziana Rocca will be held from June 18th at the Notorious in Piazza L'Unione Sarda in Cagliari.

La consegna dell'opera a Nicola Riva (foto Pala)

the tribute

Porto Torres, the work depicting the island and Gigi Riva as a gift to his son Nicola

The gesture is by Daniele Salis, an artist from Turrita

Mariangela Pala

the inauguration

Capoterra, Poggio dei Pini rediscovers its lake

After the devastating flood of 2008, few would have imagined that the body of water would be fully accessible and safe again.

Ivan Murgana

To learn more

Will we be able to make meat?

In the book by Paolo Ajmone Marsan and Riccardo Negrini an analysis of the many clichés of breeding

Roberto Roveda

Gallura

San Pasquale, the village is dealing with the mistral wind: the civic events of the patronal festival have been postponed.

The initiatives will take place on May 23rd and 24th

Claudio Modesto Ronchi

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the race

MotoGP: Di Giannantonio wins in Catalonia, but Alex Marquez suffers a scary accident and ends up in the hospital.

The Italian, after a race marked by numerous incidents, finished ahead of Mir and Aldeguer. World championship leader Bezzecchi finished sixth.

Nicola Porcu del Tc Cagliari (foto Antonio Burruni)

The calendar

Serie B: Here are the Sardinian teams' fixtures.

The fourth day of the national Serie B1 and B2 championships for men's and women's teams will be played tomorrow.

Antonio Burruni

series a

Napoli secures a spot in the Champions League. Juventus collapses, overtaken by Milan and Roma. Como remains in contention.

Matchday 37 matches with results, scorers and standings

Riccardo Spignesi

Gennaro Borrelli esulta con Alessandro Deiola per il gol che ha deciso Cagliari-Atalanta (foto Ansa)

Serie A

Cagliari-Torino, Pisacane's squad: Borrelli, Deiola, and Mina in the squad

There are only 20 players available for the match that could be worth saving the team

Richard Spignesi