Archive for 2013

Attempted murder in Cyprus

Sovereign Base Area (SBA) police have launched an attempted murder investigation after a 37-year-old man was shot during the early hours of Monday.
According to the authorities, the victim had just left a known gambling establishment when he was shot …

Sherwood gamble pays off as attacking Spurs win 3-2

Tim Sherwood’s hopes of becoming Tottenham Hotspur’s next permanent manager were boosted after his attacking team came back to win 3-2 at stuttering Southampton in an enthralling Premier League encounter on Sunday.

Forgotten man Emmanuel Adebayor scored twice as caretaker …

Cypriot economy is still subject to risks, says Lagarde

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Cyprus has done a good job of sticking with the program of reforms, stabilizing its financial sector and meeting budget-cutting targets.

She was speaking just after the International Monetary Fund approved the release of …

Suarez puts Liverpool top as Man City hit four

Luis Suarez celebrated his new contract by sending Liverpool to the top of the Premier League thanks to two goals and another virtuoso display in a 3-1 home win over crisis club Cardiff City on Saturday.

Manchester City moved up …

Agony for title-chasing Leverkusen and Dortmund

Photo Hertha players celebrating their win over Borussia Dortmund

Club World Cup finalists Bayern Munich stayed seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday after title rivals Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund lost their final matches before …

Ronaldinho scores then sent off as Mineiro finish third

Ronaldinho scored another majestic free kick before ending his Club World Cup in disgrace with a red card as Atletico Mineiro snatched third place with a 3-2 win over Guangzhou Evergrande on Saturday.

The Brazilian former World Player of …

Fragile Greek coalition’s majority shrinks

The Greek coalition government’s majority in parliament shrank to just three seats on Saturday after a lawmaker rebelled over a controversial new law to extend property taxes to farmland.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s majority of 26 seats after last year’s …

Cyprus government calls on Turkish Cypriots to participate in EP election

 

The government of Cyprus and the Parliament are taking measures to facilitate the participation of Turkish Cypriots in the elections for the European Parliament in May, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides has said.

Speaking in an event hosted …

Barnet win to go fifth place

Barnet are fifth in the Skrill Premier table tonight after gaining a 1-0 win at basement club Hyde.

The game’s decisive moment came after 57 minutes when a persistent spell of pressure

Major changes in AKEL

Opposition left-wing Akel’s parliamentary spokesman Nicos Katsourides will no longer hold the high-profile position after the party’s leadership restructuring, yesterday.
This is what Akel leader Andros Kyprianou told journalists after a top-level meeting during which old members of the party’s …