Greek banks win restructuring plan reprieve in ECB tests – sources
By Laura Noonan, Lefteris Papadimas and Eva Taylor Greece has won an important concession from the European Central Bank (ECB) that could help its top...
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Ukraine says Russian tanks flatten town; EU to threaten more sanctions
By Richard Balmforth and Adrian Croft Ukraine said Russian tanks had flattened a small border town and pro-Russian rebels had made fresh gains in its...
City stunned by Stoke, United frustrated again
By Toby Davis Champions Manchester City suffered a stunning 1-0 home defeat to Stoke City on Saturday as their cast of attacking talents were blunted...
Odemwingie ends long Nigeria wait, knocks Bosnia out
By Rex Gowar Nigeria beat Bosnia 1-0 on Saturday to record their first World Cup finals victory since 1998 and condemn the European team to...
Drogba fires up Ivory Coast as Japan falter
Didier Drogba came off the bench to again show his inspirational qualities as the Ivory Coast recovered to beat Japan 2-1 on Saturday and boost...
Cool Italy outwit England to win 2-1 in the heat
By David Ljunggren A cool-headed Italy proved too clever for England on Saturday, scoring two well-crafted goals and defending doggedly in the Amazon heat to...
Rebels shoot down Ukrainian military plane, 49 killed
Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian army transport plane with an anti-aircraft missile as it came in to land early on Saturday in the eastern...
Spanish newspapers bemoan World Cup ‘cataclysm’
By Tracy Rucinski Spain mourned the national soccer team’s stunning loss to Netherlands in their World Cup opener on Friday with words such as “humiliation”...
New bill to curb hooliganism
By Staff Reporter The draft of a new bill aiming at preventing violence in football matches by controlling fans and by enforcing strict penalties to...
Bond yields tumble further
By Staff Reporter THE COST of long-term borrowing for Cyprus maintained its downward trajectory, with Thursday’s yield falling to its lowest level since 2010 at...
Students urged to help their fellow man
By Staff Reporter The Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council yesterday urged school and university students to spend their summer creatively through volunteerism. The council asks students...
Superb Dutch destroy sorry Spain 5-1
By Neil Maidment Stunning goals from Dutch captain Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben ensured an awful start to Spain’s World Cup defence as the...
Oil climbs amid escalating conflict in Iraq
By Lorenzo Ligato Oil prices rose to new nine-month highs on Friday as concerns persisted that an insurgency in Iraq could disrupt oil exports from...
Peralta strike gives Mexico win in Natal rainstorm
By Nick Mulvenney Mexico were rewarded for their attacking intent when Oribe Peralta’s 61st minute strike gave them a 1-0 win over Cameroon in their...
Beckenbauer banned by FIFA for failing to cooperate
By Brian Homewood German former World Cup winning coach and captain Frank Beckenbauer was provisionally banned for 90 days from football for failing to co-operate...
Nadal wins record extending ninth French Open title
World number one Rafa Nadal won a record extending ninth French Open title when he beat Serbian second seed Novak Djokovic 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4...
Sisi sworn in as Egypt’s president, cool reception from West
By Shadia Nasralla and Maggie Fick Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in as president of Egypt on Sunday in a ceremony with low-key...
Suicide bombing on Kurdish party HQ in Iraq kills 18
By Ahmed Rasheed A suicide bomber blew himself up at the headquarters of a Kurdish political party in Iraq’s ethnically mixed province of Diyala on...
Old hands Nadal and Djokovic do battle in Paris
By Alison Williams This is their 42nd clash, so there will be few surprises for the world’s top two players Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic...
Dozens killed in massacre in eastern Congo
By Crispin Kyalangalilwa Up to 37 people including women and children were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern province of South Kivu on Saturday...
