Новости за 19.11.2016

World number one Andy Murray survived his second marathon of the week to beat Milos Raonic 5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(9) in a nerve-jangling semi-final thriller at the ATP World Tour Finals on Saturday. Outplayed at times by the big-serving 25-year-old Canadian who had a match point at the death, Britain’s Murray scrapped and clawed his way […]

Gloria Gallery in Nicosia will open the painting and assemblage sculptures exhibition Meshing Around by Hara Savvidou on Tuesday at 7.30pm. Commenting on the exhibition, Savvidou said “the creation of myths, sacred geometry or the golden ratio is all aspects of cultural relations with nature. In this exhibition, plants are combined with mesh, spikes with […]

Yaya Toure made a sensational return to the Manchester City ranks, scoring twice on his comeback to inspire the title contenders to a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Ivorian powerhouse was in the City line-up for his first league appearance of the season, back in the fold after recently making a public […]

England scored nine tries, including two each for Jonathan Joseph, Semesa Rokoduguni and Joe Launchbury, to rack up a record 58-15 victory over an out-gunned Fiji on Saturday, taking Eddie Jones’ winning run to 11 matches. With Owen Farrell and George Ford pulling the strings, England had the game wrapped up when they led 31-0 […]

Italy beat a demoralised South Africa 20-18 in Florence on Saturday as the Six Nations wooden-spooners notched up their first victory over the world’s fourth-ranked side. A delirious home crowd gave their team, ranked 13th in the world, a standing ovation after the match as the visitors formed a lonely huddle in the middle of […]

US President-elect Donald Trump is due to meet on Sunday with Wilbur Ross as a possible choice for commerce secretary, a transition team spokesman said on Saturday, according to Reuters. The Bank of Cyprus vice chairman Wilbur Ross, an American billionaire who led a group of investors in the bank’s recapitalisation in 2014, was named […]

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded an apology from the cast of the Broadway hit “Hamilton” for appealing from the stage to Vice President-elect Mike Pence to uphold American values as the conservative sat in the theater audience. “The Theater must always be a safe and special place. The cast of Hamilton was very rude […]

Prime Minister Theresa May should accept that triggering Britain’s exit from the European Union requires parliamentary approval and drop the government’s Supreme Court appeal, senior members of her party said on Saturday. By doing so she would speed up Britain’s exit from the EU and limit the risk that devolved administrations in Scotland and Northern […]

Olivier Giroud headed home an 89th-minute equaliser to earn Arsenal a 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Saturday and a Premier League point their performance barely merited. Just when it seemed Jose Mourinho would again prevail in his long-standing feud with Arsene Wenger thanks to a second-half Juan Mata goal, Giroud popped up to head […]

Pope Francis on Saturday said an “epidemic of animosity” against people of other races or religions was hurting the weakest in society, as he struck a note of caution against the rise of populist nationalism. Little more than a week after Donald Trump was elected the next U.S. president, buoying anti-immigrant parties in Europe and […]

CYPRUS had the highest increase of 26.7 per cent in road deaths among all EU member states from 2014 to 2015, with 57 people reported as having lost their lives on the roads in the past year. The number of road deaths increased in a majority of EU countries, but overall remained stable, according to […]

Virat Kohli hit a belligerent fifty to consolidate India’s position after Ravichandran Ashwin picked up another five-wicket haul to help bundle out England for 255 and give the hosts a first-innings lead of 200 in the second Test on Saturday. After opting not to enforce the follow on, India lost three quick wickets but captain […]

Scores of Greek and Turkish Cypriot groups urged the leaders of the two communities to remain committed to the vision of a reunited island ahead of a crucial round of talks scheduled for Sunday and Monday in Switzerland. In a joint declaration, 120 organisations expressed hope that negotiations would be successful this time. “We support […]

The Pharos Arts Foundation and the Goethe-Institut Zypern will present a concert by the internationally renowned Amarcord Vocal Ensemble this Wednesday. Founded in 1992 by former members of St Thomas’s Boys Choir in Leipzig, the Amarcord – who are tenors Wolfram Lattke and Robert Pohlers, baritone Frank Ozimek and Daniel Knauft and Holger Krause, who […]

Police on Friday fired shots at the tyres of a car whose driver refused to stop when flagged by officers on the motorway to Larnaca airport. The incident happened at 4.30pm after the driver accelerated in a bid to avoid a police check, prompting officers to give chase. The car eventually came to a halt […]

Buckingham Palace, one of Britain’s best known landmarks and home to Queen Elizabeth, will undergo a decade-long overhaul costing £369 million after the government approved what it said were urgently needed funds. The work will focus on replacing electrical wiring, water pipes and the heating system which were installed after World War Two. “These urgent […]

Panthers linebacker Kuechly in concussion protocol Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly is in the NFL’s concussion protocol following the emotional scenes that emerged in Thursday night’s game at Bank of America Stadium. “He’s in the protocol,” coach Ron Rivera told a news conference on Friday. Ogilvy leads Spieth by two going into final round […]

By Rozanna Latiff and Praveen Menon KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched in Malaysia’s capital on Saturday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak over his alleged involvement in a multi-billion dollar misappropriation scandal. Protesters clad in yellow shirts marched through the heart of Kuala Lumpur – […]

By Mohamed Ghobari Saudi-led military forces fighting in Yemen began a 48-hour ceasefire on Saturday, raising hopes of an end to war that has displaced millions and caused a humanitarian disaster. The Gulf Arab coalition has been fighting Houthi rebels and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh since March 2015 to restore to […]

  MORE than thirty runners from a Paphos running club took part in the Athens marathon and 10km race which took place in Greece. President of ‘Stelios Kyriakides Running Club’, Stavros Kakourides said that twelve club members ran the marathon distance and twenty runners took part in the 10km race. “This is a very successful […]

President Nicos Anastasiades said Saturday he was determined to work towards a settlement of the island’s division, shortly before his departure for Switzerland for crucial talks with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci. “I am departing for Mont Pelerin with the same determination to work towards achieving further progress and why not, create conditions that will […]

Treat yourself – or a friend – to a few relaxing hours on Monday. Pamper yourself with some body and facial treatments to get you feeling tranquil, while also supporting the Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (PASYKAF). Quick Spa in Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol will be donating 70 per cent of the amount […]

Arsene Wenger has probably never had a better chance of finally beating a Jose Mourinho side than when Arsenal visit Old Trafford on Saturday (2.30pm) to face a Manchester United team in underwhelming form and ravaged by injuries and suspensions. The Frenchman has never trumped Mourinho in 13 competitive games since they first clashed in […]

RB Leipzig twice came from a goal down to fashion a shock 3-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen on Friday and go top of the Bundesliga as they became the first promoted side to remain unbeaten over their first 11 matches. Kevin Kampl gave Leverkusen a first minute lead but Leipzig struck straight back when Julian […]

The top four teams in the Cyprus football championship feature in the top two weekend games as leaders AEK travel to Nicosia to face fourth-placed Omonia, while third-placed AEL entertain Apoel at the Tsirion stadium in Limassol. There is another crucial game taking place this weekend, but at the other end of the table, where […]