Archive for 2013

Neymar brace as Barca sink Villarreal, Real held

Free-scoring Neymar hit a double as Barcelona beat Villarreal 2-1 to move three points clear at the top of La Liga while 10-man Real Madrid lost ground as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Osasuna after Sergio Ramos …

Bundesliga Round Up

Bayern Munich stretched their unbeaten Bundesliga run to a staggering 41 games with a 3-1 home win over Hamburg SV on Saturday to ensure they go into the winter break as league leaders.

Bayern, who are not in domestic action …

Barnet were knocked out of the FA Trophy suffering a 2-1 defeat to Grimsby

Barnet were knocked out of the FA Trophy suffering a 2-1 defeat to Grimsby Town.

Barnet were beaten 2-1 at The Hive by Grimsby Town in the FA Carlsberg Trophy.
Andy Cook opened the scoring early on but Keanu Marsh-Brown

Sir Stelios seals deal for budget hotel

A budget ­hotel in the centre of Glasgow, which crashed just a year after it was opened by easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-­Ioannou, is about to relaunch.

The tycoon’s easyHotel chain has snapped up the cash-stricken business in a multi-million

The Greek Who Saved Nelson Mandela

George Bizos, the Greek lawyer and good friend of Nelson Mandela, during a past visit to Athens had revealed details of  his life and his relationship with Mandela.

Bizos, was born in 1928 in the village Vasilitsi, in Messinia. …

Cypriot Ivan Gazidis – Nelson Mandela, Dad and the fight against apartheid

Arsenal’s chief executive recalls his parents’ battle for justice in his native South Africa, their personal heroism and the courageous sacrifices they made

Ivan Gazidis whose maternal grandparents were Cypriot is telling the remarkable story of his extraordinary father and

Protest against Cyprus austerity measures

A few thousand people gathered in Nicosia on Saturday morning, to protest austerity measures imposed as part of Cyprus’ international bailout. Protesters marched from the finance ministry to the Presidential Palace, carrying banners and chanting slogans against “harsh austerity” and …

Haringey Borough Football Club News

FC ROMANIA  0     HARINGEY BOROUGH  0

Saturday 14th  December   2013    –     Essex Senior League

 

Borough will be wondering how they failed to garner all the points in what was definitely “a game of two halves” with Borough controlling …

Cyprus financial crisis calls for public finance consolidation

The current economic crisis calls for structural changes and reforms to consolidate public finances, President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades said here on Friday.

Therefore, he noted, the state has the obligation, in cooperation and consultation with the members of …

Appreciation for the position of Thailand on the Cyprus problem

 

Cyprus’ new Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand Maria Michael has expressed the government’s appreciation for the principled position of the government of Thailand on the Cyprus problem and its respect to the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of …