Новости за 26.03.2016

England held their nerve to beat Sri Lanka by 10 runs in a thrilling World Twenty20 Group One match on Saturday, reaching the semi-finals and knocking the defending champions out of the tournament. Jos Buttler struck a blistering unbeaten 66 to power England to a commanding 171-4 after they had made a slow start. The […]

California Chrome, ridden by Victor Espinoza, won the $10 million Dubai World Cup on Saturday. Mubtaahij took second place and Hoppertunity came third of the 12 runners in the 2,000-metre contest, the world’s richest horse race.

Athletics needs more head-to-head rivalries to reach younger fans who have switched off from a sport that has become boring, according to IAAF president Sebastian Coe. The sport had been “irreparably damaged” by the corruption and doping scandals that have overshadowed the early months of his tenure, Coe added in a BBC programme entitled ‘Can […]

Three states are holding Democratic presidential nominating contests on Saturday where Hillary Clinton will try to expand her lead in the contest to secure the party’s nomination. Bernie Sanders is hopeful that he could pick up wins in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. While few public polls are available, all three contests on Saturday are being […]

FOR THE second week running, visitors to Cyprus have complained about the chaos at the passport control area at Paphos airport on a Wednesday, with no let-up in sight as the summer season looms. One of Wednesday’s arrival, a frequent visitor who did not wish to be named, told the Cyprus Mail on Saturday that […]

Syrian government forces advanced into Palmyra on Saturday with heavy support from air strikes and artillery, state media and a monitoring group said, taking control of several districts in a major assault against Islamic State fighters. Television footage showed waves of explosions inside Palmyra and smoke rising from buildings, as tanks and armoured vehicles fired […]

A wanted North Carolina man was arrested this week on charges he failed to return a VHS tape to a video store 14 years ago, police said. James Meyers, 37, of Concord, was driving his daughter to school when he was pulled over by police for a broken brake light, according to a video Meyers […]

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Turkish Cypriot couple Cinel Senem Husseyin and Koray Basdogrultmaci, who faced persecution in the north for flying the flag of the Republic of Cyprus, have written to President Nicos Anastasiades to remind him of his pledge to help them take Turkey to the European Court of Human Right but haven’t heard back yet, a statement […]

The circle of people thought to be implicated in the scandal of overcharges and bribery at the Marathounda, Paphos, and Koshi, Larnaca, waste-management plants further widened on Saturday, when police issued warrants for the arrest of Greek construction mogul Leonidas Bobolas, Greek businessman Theofanis Lolos, and former Paphos Sewerage Board director Eftichios Malekides, currently serving […]

A third man caught on CCTV footage with two bombers who attacked Brussels airport on Tuesday was named as Faycal Cheffou in Belgian media on Saturday. In a statement on Friday, it had named as “Faycal C” one of three men police had detained near the federal prosecutor’s office, the heavily guarded centre of the investigation effort. […]

Argos Animal Sanctuary manager Andrew Brown plans to run the Cyprus Marathon on April 10 in novel way – by wearing a dog costume. He will run the 42.195 km through the streets of Limassol and the surrounding areas, Argos said in a news release. “Unlike the others though, seasoned marathon runner Andrew will run […]

UN Secretary General`s Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide believes that the fact that both sides have embraced the importance of building a genuinely European solution was one of the very significant achievements in the current round of Cyprus talks. Replying to questions after a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, Eide said […]

Dust levels in the atmosphere were rising on Saturday prompting authorities to issue a warning to vulnerable groups to stay indoors. Over the past 24 hours the average hourly concentrations of respirable particle diameter of less than 10mm (PM 10) in the atmosphere increased to between 79 and 209 microgrammes  per cubic metre exceeding the […]

The Cyprus foreign ministry on Saturday said Turkey’s warning over the government’s announcement that it was proceeding with a third hydrocarbons exploration round was typical of its “provocative and destabilising behavior” and its arbitrary interpretation of international treaties and conventions. The ministry said that the Republic of Cyprus, “a member state of the United Nations […]

Novak Djokovic barely got out of first gear but had more than enough in the tank to beat Briton Kyle Edmund 6-3 6-3 in the second round of the Miami Open on Friday. The top seed, who is trying to join Andre Agassi as a six-times Miami winner, improved his record since the start of […]

The Rolling Stones rocked a massive crowd at a free, outdoor concert in Havana on Friday, capping a week of engagement with the West for the Communist-led country that once censored the veteran British band’s music. The Stones started their first-ever show in Cuba with “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” a song recorded in 1968, when Cuban […]

Luis Suarez ended his nine-match biting ban in fine style on Friday, grabbing the second-half equaliser that gave Uruguay a 2-2 draw in an enthralling battle with Brazil in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Playing his first competitive international since being banned for biting Giorgio Chiellini in the 2014 World Cup Finals, Suarez, along with […]

France captain Blaise Matuidi struck late to snatch a 3-2 win over the Netherlands in a thriller as fans and players paid tribute to Johan Cruyff’s memory with a minute’s applause in Friday’s friendly. Early goals from Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud had put France in control at the Amsterdam Arena, but Luuk de Jong […]