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Paphos to host well-known long-distance runners from four European countries

Paul LambisOctober 20, 2021October 20, 2021

By Paul LambisOctober 20, 2021October 20, 20210521

Paphos regional board of tourism (ETAP), and organisers of the 23rd Logicom Cyprus Marathon, will welcome renowned long-distance runners to Paphos, in a coordinated effort...

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Coronavirus: return of sports in three phases

Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 12, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 12, 202101903

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...

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Outgoing sports watchdog chairman blamed for failure to clean up sports

George PsyllidesFebruary 10, 2021

By George PsyllidesFebruary 10, 20210452

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...

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Police investigating two more male sports coaches after complaints by five women

Gina AgapiouFebruary 10, 2021

By Gina AgapiouFebruary 10, 20210459

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...

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Coronavirus: sports restrictions to be gradually eased from next week

George PsyllidesFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 2021

By George PsyllidesFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 202103334

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,...

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Greece sexual assault case brings spotlight to Cyprus sports scene

Gina AgapiouJanuary 20, 2021

By Gina AgapiouJanuary 20, 202101202

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...

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Laws against match-fixing badly needed, police chief says

Jonathan ShkurkoSeptember 18, 2019September 18, 2019

By Jonathan ShkurkoSeptember 18, 2019September 18, 201901179

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...

Cyprus Education

Education ministry adds ‘youth’ and ‘sports’ to its name

Evie AndreouMarch 15, 2019

By Evie AndreouMarch 15, 20190200

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...

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Cyprus looks at benefits of sports in helping prevent drug use

Kristian ChrysostomouOctober 3, 2018

By Kristian ChrysostomouOctober 3, 20180123

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...

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Legend in Greek and Cypriot athletics dies age 87

Annette ChrysostomouJuly 26, 2018July 26, 2018

By Annette ChrysostomouJuly 26, 2018July 26, 20180138

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...

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Cyprus, Greek Olympic committees agree to work closer together

Staff ReporterJanuary 31, 2018

By Staff ReporterJanuary 31, 20182 239

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...

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Encouraging Cyprus girls to believe they can

Alix NormanNovember 13, 2017November 20, 2017

By Alix NormanNovember 13, 2017November 20, 20173 483

Women – and this is putting it mildly – have not always been encouraged to participate in sport. Even today, female athletes are fighting the...

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Village cafes ask for cheaper TV subscriptions

Staff ReporterNovember 7, 2017

By Staff ReporterNovember 7, 201714 150

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...

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Our under-used reservoirs

Annette ChrysostomouApril 23, 2017April 23, 2017

By Annette ChrysostomouApril 23, 2017April 23, 20175 200

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...

Health

Features to look for in protective sports eyewear

CM Guest ColumnistApril 19, 2017

By CM Guest ColumnistApril 19, 20171193

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...

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2016: The black widow of boxing

Annette ChrysostomouJanuary 1, 2017December 31, 2016

By Annette ChrysostomouJanuary 1, 2017December 31, 20160296

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,...

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€2 million earmarked for AEK arena expansion, Anastasiades says

Source: Cyprus News AgencyNovember 27, 2016November 27, 2016

By Source: Cyprus News AgencyNovember 27, 2016November 27, 201622 353

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,...

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