The politics of World Cup football fever
By John Lloyd Would fans lay down their lives for football? Bill Shankly, the legendary football player and Liverpool manager, once famously said he was “disappointed” with...
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Highlights from the sixth day of the French Open
World number three Alexander Zverev saved a match point before completing a comeback to beat Bosnian Damir Dzumhur 6-2 3-6 4-6 7-6(3) 7-5 in the...
Auditor-general slams Cyprus Sports Organization
Nepotism, excessive salaries and general waste are pervasive in the Cyprus Sports Organization (KOA), auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Thursday. Presenting to lawmakers his report...
Another late leveller gives Apollon a point against Atalanta
Apollon scored deep into injury time at the GSP Stadium on Thursday night to rescue a point against Atalanta (1-1). For the third time in...
Paphos readies for European sports week
Paphos is gearing up to host a number of events to promote the European Week of Sport, which gets underway on September 23rd, and children...
West Ham beat Huddersfield 2-0
West Ham United claimed their first points of the season by beating promoted Huddersfield Town 2-0 on Monday, giving some breathing space to their under-fire...
Second suspicious betting notification received by CFA
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) has received a second notification about suspicious betting activity related to a particular fixture. The notification concerns the first division...
Tension in Turkey following Cyprus’ U21 win (updated)
Tempers flared last night after the end of a football match between the under 21 national teams of Turkey and Cyprus, which was won...
Ireland own goal hands Sweden opening draw (Updated)
By Julien Pretot A Ciaran Clark own goal earned Sweden a fortunate 1-1 draw against a spirited Ireland side in their Euro 2016 Group E...
Tottenham run riot at Stoke to cut Leicester’s lead
Harry Kane and Dele Alli scored two goals apiece as a rampant Tottenham Hotspur thumped Stoke City 4-0 to slice Premier League leaders Leicester City’s...
Grammar School and Arsenal academy in long-term partnership
THE Grammar School Nicosia and Arsenal Soccer School Cyprus have agreed to a long term partnership with the first phase featuring the coaching team of...
F1 qualifying farce in Melbourne overshadows Hamilton pole
By Ian Ransom LEWIS Hamilton’s 50th pole at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday was a proud milestone for the champion Briton but the achievement...
Infantino election gives FIFA time to start tackling problems
By Mike Collett Gianni Infantino’s election as FIFA president should give soccer’s governing body the time it needs to begin tackling the corruption and other problems that...
Six weeks to the first triathlon of 2016
The Cyprus Triathlon season gets underway in six weeks and the first race is the Ayia Napa Triathlon on Sunday April 3, organised by Nireas Triathlon and powered by Hellenic...
Vakatawa and Plisson shine as France edge out Italy
By Julien Pretot VIRIMI Vakatawa and Jules Plisson shone in a new-look France team who secured a hard-fought 23-21 victory over Italy in their Six...
Hales out for 99 as England seal five-wicket win
England opener Alex Hales fell one short of a second one-day International century as his team completed a comfortable five-wicket victory over South Africa on...
Apollon awarded win in abandoned league game
An abandoned first division football game was awarded 3-0 to Limassol side Apollon after the football association’s judge ruled that its opponent’s supporters were to...
Olympus Man endurance comes to Cyprus
By Bejay Browne AN extreme triathlon event, a first of a kind for Cyprus, will see athletes compete on a course which starts in the...
Azerbaijani journalist dies after beating over footballer’s behaviour (updated)
A journalist died in Azerbaijan on Sunday after he was beaten because he criticised a local football player’s celebration when his team beat Cypriot side...
Man arrested for trouble in last month’s cup final
Police arrested a 26-year-old man on Wednesday in connection with fan violence, which caused the temporary interruption of the Cyprus football cup final that took place in Larnaca...
