The Italians weren't going to let them lead the entire match. Guillaume Bianchi of Italy won a slight 20-18 advantage over Shikine in the fourth bout. Bianchi's teammate, Tommaso Marini held this lead ...

Long's 15-14 win in the men's foil against Italy's Filippo Macchi in a disputed bout has seen a barrage of insults from both sides with the Italians launching a formal complaint against the result.

London, England – Valentina Vezzali came up short in her personal bid for Olympic history, but she still claimed bronze as Italy swept the women's foil competition in the first fencing event of the ...