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Why you should visit this low-key, luxurious stretch of Sardinia – where locals go to escape superyachts

Italy’s sultry islands are having a moment but not everyone wants the millionaires and excess – Sardinia’s far southern reaches are a different story, discovers Lucy Thackray

The Independent UK

TikTok hiker who failed to find Jay Slater flies to Sardinia to search for missing volunteer

Michael Frison, 25, vanished in Sardinia after flying over to volunteer

The Independent UK

Mother of missing Briton in Sardinia flies out to join desperate search for her ‘sweet boy’

In a direct message to her son Michael Frison, Cristina Pittalis said: ‘I love you, I miss you, everything will be fine, darling’

Evening Standard

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Mother’s desperate plea after British volunteer ‘undressed’ then vanished in Sardinia

‘If you see him stop him, talk to him, but don’t leave him alone’ A mother’s plea for help in Sardinia to find Michael Frison

The Independent UK

Physically fit? This picturesque Italian region will give hikers free hotel stays

The new ‘Leg’s Go In Cammino’ campaign offers hikers three free nights at a hotel.

The Street

Ogier withdraws from WRC Rally Poland after reconnaissance crash

Toyota World Rally Championship driver Sebastien Ogier has avoided serious injuries following a Rally Poland reconnaissance crash, but has withdrawn from this week’s event.Eight-time world rally champion Ogier and co-driver Landais were taken to hospital on Tuesday morning for medical checks after being involved in a road traffic accident. Ogier…

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How to watch WRC's Rally Poland: Schedule, line-up and more

This month’s Rally Sardinia featured the joint-closest finish for a win in World Rally Championship history, as Ott Tanak and Sebastien Ogier contested a thrilling battle. It culminated in Tanak claiming victory by just 0.2s after the Hyundai driver overhauled a 17.1s deficit to Toyota’s Ogier on the final day.…

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You can stay for free on a Sardinia holiday – here’s how

Under 35s can sleep for free as part of the ‘Leg’s Go in Cammino’ campaign

The Independent UK

Carrie Johnson shares holiday pictures of her, Boris and children on beach in Sardinia

She shared photos with the caption ‘Beautiful Sardinia. Pasta, ice cream, beach. Repeat’

Evening Standard

Influencer fined £1,500 for trespassing on forbidden pink beach in Sardinia

Instagram post lands influencer in hot water after reel spotted by local authorities

The Independent UK

Dubai influencer fined €1,800 for trespassing on Sardinia’s pink beach

Authorities caught up with woman alleged to have sailed dinghy to off-limits shore after she posted videos about it

The Guardian - UK

Did the WRC’s shorter sprint-style format work?

Now that the dust has settled on an event that delivered the joint-closest finish in WRC history, the championship and the FIA will evaluate how the 48-hour, 266.12km format performed.

Autosport

Sordo’s WRC future unknown after Sardinia podium

The 41-year-old capped his 191st WRC start by coming through to finish third behind Hyundai team-mate Ott Tanak and Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier - the top two were separated by just by 0.2s.

Autosport

Tanak: Surprise Sardinia WRC win “really cruel” on Ogier

Tanak took a surprise victory by 0.2s from eight-time world champion Ogier after the Toyota driver picked up a puncture three kilometres from completing the new 16-stage shorter 266.12km rally.

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WRC Rally Sardinia: Tanak snatches stunning win from Ogier in final stage thriller

Hyundai’s Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja were involved in rally-long battle with Toyota’s Ogier and Vincent Landais, as the WRC trialled a new shorter 48-hour format for the first time on Sardinia’s rough gravel roads.

Autosport

Toyota: Evans "thinking too much" about WRC title race

Evans has cut a frustrated figure throughout this week’s Rally Sardinia, having been unable to find the confidence to extract the ultimate pace from his Toyota GR Yaris on the gravel stages.

Autosport

WRC Rally Sardinia: Ogier reclaims lead as team order slows Tanak

Tanak headed into the afternoon stages with a 3.5s lead over part-time driver Ogier, but ended the day trailing the eight-time world champion by 17.1s.

Motorsport

Solberg out of WRC Rally Sardinia on medical grounds

The WRC2 title contender had been set to tackle the 16-stage gravel rally, although the Swede was not registered to score championship points. However, Solberg and co-driver Elliott Edmondson have been forced out of the rally before the opening stage. Solberg is understood to be suffering from an allergic reaction…

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How to watch WRC's Rally Sardinia: Schedule, line-up and more

Sebastien Ogier claimed a record-breaking sixth Rally Portugal victory last time out, but it was Thierry Neuville who left the weekend with the biggest laugh.

Autosport

Gravel Notes Podcast: Analysing Lancia’s comeback and WRC’s Sardinia sprint

On Monday, Lancia announced that it will return to rally having committed to creating a Rally4 version of its new Ypsilon hatchback. The marque is synonymous with rallying having racked up a record 10 World Rally Championship titles, with its last arriving in 1992.

Autosport

How will the WRC’s sprint rally trial work?

The WRC and the FIA are keen to offer more varied event formats going forward, which could see more compact sprint events and longer endurance rallies become part of future championship calendars. Flexibility of event formats was among a raft of proposals tabled by the FIA as part of its…

Motorsport

Explained: How the WRC's sprint rally trial will work in Sardinia

The WRC and the FIA are keen to offer more varied event formats going forward, which could see more compact sprint events and longer endurance rallies become part of future championship calendars. The flexibility of event formats was among a raft of proposals tabled by the FIA as part of…

Autosport

Evans feels “new ideas” are required after WRC Portugal struggles

The Toyota driver felt that “everything he touched went wrong” last weekend as he witnessed his six-point deficit to championship leader Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville balloon to 24 points.

Motorsport

WRC Sardinia schedule sheds light on part-time driver programmes

The Italian gravel rally, which hosts the sixth round of the championship, has confirmed an eight-car Rally 1 field primed to tackle the event’s new 48-hour sprint format from 31 May – 2 June.

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Why are echelons never a factor at the Giro d'Italia?

The lack of windy conditions in Italy means flat stages destined for breaks and bunch sprints

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