Coronavirus: return of sports in three phases
The return of sports to normality will take place in three separate phases, with each phase requiring around two weeks to be evaluated before moving...
Sports
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...
Police investigating two more male sports coaches after complaints by five women
Police are investigating two more male sports coaches for sexual harassment following complaints by five women, it emerged on Wednesday. Four different track athletes reported...
Coronavirus: sports restrictions to be gradually eased from next week
The cabinet on Wednesday decided to gradually ease restrictions on sports activities and events from next week. According to a statement, from Monday, February 8,...
Greece sexual assault case brings spotlight to Cyprus sports scene
Sport shooter and member of Cyprus’ women’s national shooting team, Andri Eleftheriou, filed a complaint with the police on Wednesday saying she was sexually abused...
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...
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...