Police raid Doxa’s offices in match fixing probe
Police raided the offices of football team Doxa Katokopias on Wednesday evening to look for evidence regarding a case of suspected match fixing, money laundering...
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Outgoing sports watchdog chairman blamed for failure to clean up sports
Tempers flared at the House ethics committee after members of a defunct watchdog set up to clean the island’s sports, mainly football, blamed its outgoing...
No will to tackle match fixing says watchdog chief
The chairman of the sports ethics committee said on Monday he did not believe politicians and club officials were serious about tackling corruption in football,...
AG orders match fixing probe
The attorney-general asked the chief of police on Monday to immediately launch an investigation into claims of match fixing in the third division. The case...
Football clubs told to provide financial details
The sports ethics committee has asked 33 football clubs to provide it with financial information in a bid to prevent match fixing, its chairman said...
Minister to brief party leaders over match-fixing
Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides will be meeting with political party leaders on Tuesday to discuss corruption in football, following a spate of recent revelations on...
Police deny dragging their feet in probing football corruption
Police on Friday denied accusations made in daily Haravghi that they dragged their feet over a football corruption case that they were aware of as...
AG’s office studying match-fixing file from Spanish authorities
By Nick Theodoulou and Elias Hazou The Law Office of the Republic is studying a file on match-fixing in Cyprus relayed by Spanish authorities and...
Football chairman and referee to stand trial over match-fixing (updated)
The chairman of a second division football club and a referee were referred to trial before a criminal court on Thursday in connection with fixing...
Police deny dragging feet amid latest explosive match-fixing claims
Police said Wednesday a case relating to explosive claims of match-fixing in the Cypriot first division reported by a Spanish news outlet had been forwarded...
Spanish link to massive match-fixing ring in Cyprus – reports
The Spanish police has given Uefa information that could prove that Cyprus’ 2018 football League and Cup were fixed, Spanish online news portal El Confidencial...
Justice minister says lots of tips received about match fixing
Justice Minister George Savvides on Sunday renewed his call for anyone with information about match-fixing to relay it to the authorities so the state can...
Our View: Tiny clubs plus big payrolls equals match-fixing in football
We have lost count of the number of meetings in the last few weeks held ostensibly to tackle corruption in football, which has suddenly become...
Referee arrested for match-fixing gets banned
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) has decided to ban referee Andreas Constantinou from officiating any other game in Cyprus after he was arrested on February...
Red Button app effective while protecting players’ anonymity, says Pasp president
Along with players, coaches of football teams in Cyprus will now have the chance to use the app called Red Button, which can be used...
Justice Minister hosts football meeting following match-fixing arrests
Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides is chairing a meeting regarding the latest developments in the match-fixing scandal with representatives from the police, the Cyprus Football Association...
Two arrested over suspicions of match fixing
The chairman of a football team and a referee were arrested on Tuesday night as part of a crackdown on football match-fixing, police said. According...
President announces measures to counter match fixing (Updated)
The president announced on Friday he wanted to create a new deputy sports ministry, as part of a wider effort to tackle corruption in Cypriot...
Akel wants to curb CFA powers, introduce oversight
AKEL leader Andros Kyprianou tabled proposals on Wednesday to make the island’s football association (CFA) accountable, among others, in a bid to cleanup the game,...
Platform launched for footballers to report match fixing incidents anonymously
The Pancyprian Footballers’ Association (Pasp) announced on Monday that starting from February 4, football players will be able to report match fixing incidents through an...