Laws against match-fixing badly needed, police chief says
Legislation against match-fixing in Cyprus is badly needed, Police Chief Kypros Michaelides said on Wednesday, calling for greater surveillance powers for the force as the...
Sports
Education ministry adds ‘youth’ and ‘sports’ to its name
The ministry of education and culture on Friday had ‘sports’ and ‘youth’ added to its name to fully reflect its mission, an announcement said. The...
Cyprus looks at benefits of sports in helping prevent drug use
Phivos Zachariades, the advisor to the president on sports, met President Nicos Anastasiades at the presidential palace on Wednesday morning to discuss using sports as...
Legend in Greek and Cypriot athletics dies age 87
The Cyprus Olympic Committee, the Cyprus Sports Organisation, the Cyprus Gymnastic Association and President Nicos Anastasiades are among those who on Thursday expressed their condolences...
Cyprus, Greek Olympic committees agree to work closer together
The Cyprus and Greece Olympic organisations have agreed to expand their cooperation in various sport-related areas and work on jointly organised sporting events. The president...
Encouraging Cyprus girls to believe they can
Women – and this is putting it mildly – have not always been encouraged to participate in sport. Even today, female athletes are fighting the...
Village cafes ask for cheaper TV subscriptions
MPs have asked private TV channels to consider reducing the cost of subscriptions for small social clubs and cafes, especially in rural areas, they said...
Our under-used reservoirs
By Annette Chrysostomou The Cyprus Tourism Organisation and water sport groups both want reservoirs put to greater use Using Cyprus’ many beautifully located reservoirs for...
Features to look for in protective sports eyewear
By Allison Pinnell Protective sports eye wear has come a long way over the years. Once viewed as a necessity only for those who required...
2016: The black widow of boxing
It’s not that I get bored with writing about cars destroyed by arson every second day, or the environment or education. Don’t get me wrong,...
€2 million earmarked for AEK arena expansion, Anastasiades says
The state will contribute €2 million to AEK Larnaca football club, towards covering part of the expansion cost of its new ‘AEK Arena’ football grounds,...
A woman in a tough men’s world
BOXING promoter Nina Cranstoun, better known as the black widow of boxing, or the queen of boxing, is about to conquer Cyprus. This Friday, three...
Controversial fan card expected next year
A controversial sports fan card was expected to be gradually rolled out at the beginning of next year, a senior official said on Tuesday, due...
A matter of mind over disability
HITTING a bullseye when playing darts is hard enough for most, but a group of Cypriot visually impaired archers are proving that all is possible...
CFA boss censured for wearing shirt with Turkish flag (Updated)
Cyprus football association (CFA) boss Costakis Koutsokoumnis has sparked outrage after taking part in a friendly match in Istanbul wearing a uniform bearing the Turkish...
UK Cypriot ex-football official pleads not guilty in U.S. bribery case
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Nate Raymond Costas Takkas, former secretary-general of the Cayman Islands Football Association, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to U.S. charges that...
Sports tourism an ever-expanding market
The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) said on Monday that prospects for sports tourism in 2016 were on an upward trajectory. In a statement, the CTO...
Panayi calls for radical overhaul of refereeing
By Angelos Anastasiou Whistle-blowing referee Marios Panayi, whose public denunciation of the Cyprus Football Association’s top brass and reports of match-fixing in Cyprus stirred up...
APOEL looking at stiff punishment following trouble (2nd update – fans freed)
By George Psyllides NICOSIA football club APOEL were looking at a hefty punishment after their fans hurled flares into the pitch during a European fixture...
Police to probe suspicious betting activity in football game
Police said on Wednesday they were investigating possible match fixing after suspiciously high betting activity was reported during a first division league game. The so-called...
