Новости за 13.01.2018

Watford came from 2-0 down to earn a draw with Southampton but the Saints felt they had been robbed of the victory by what they saw as a clear late handball goal from Abdoulaye Doucoure. The Southampton players ended up surrounding the referee after Doucoure’s 90th minute leveller. He had stooped to meet Troy Deeney’s […]

Alan Pardew recorded his first Premier League win as West Bromwich Albion manager at the ninth attempt after the Baggies led from the fourth minute to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at the Hawthorns. Brighton, who made eight changes from the side who beat Crystal Palace in the FA Cup, fell behind to a […]

The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra will take us to the city of Vienna, with a new year’s concert on Wednesday in Nicosia and on Thursday in Limassol. The orchestra will be joined by soloist Giovanni Galetti on the bassoon, under the baton of Jens Georg Bachmann, for two performances. Called A Postcard from Vienna, audiences will […]

Crystal Palace continued their rise up the Premier League table by beating Burnley 1-0 at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Bakary Sako scored the only goal of the game with an angled left-foot drive in the 21st minute. Having made the worst start to a top-flight English league campaign with no points or goals after seven […]

West Ham United’s Manuel Lanzini struck twice in the second half as they romped to a 4-1 win at Huddersfield Town on Saturday. The visitors went ahead as captain Mark Noble burst forward to fire home in the 25th minute after sloppy play from the hosts when Joe Lolley was robbed near the edge of […]

Newcastle United stretched their winless home run in the Premier League to seven games and continued to slide towards the relegation zone after missing an array of chances in a 1-1 home draw with bottom team Swansea City on Saturday. The result left the Magpies, who had made a bright start to the season, in […]

Chelsea were held to a goalless draw at home by 10-man Leicester City on Saturday, handing the advantage to Manchester United in what has become a race for second place in the Premier League behind runaway leaders Manchester City. The champions struggled for much of the game against the team that won the title a […]

South Africa wants to attract foreign investors to help it kick-start economic growth and eradicate poverty and will crack down on corruption, the new leader of the ruling African National Congress said on Saturday. Cyril Ramaphosa, who won the tight race to succeed President Jacob Zuma as ANC leader last month, also said that he […]

Grigor Dimitrov and Alexander Zverev, two men who made perhaps the biggest steps forward in 2017, believe they are ready to contend for the title at the Australian Open, which begins in Melbourne on Monday. Dimitrov starts the year ranked third, having won his biggest title in November when he triumphed at the ATP Tour […]

The Cyprus Humanists expressed their discontent over proposed education ministry teaching materials that target and discriminate against atheists. The group said in a statement that on the education ministry’s website, on the proposed teaching materials section, there is a PowerPoint presentation on ‘the phenomenon of atheism’. “In short, this presentation states that the causes of […]

The Cyprus Humanists expressed their discontent over proposed education ministry teaching materials that target and discriminate against atheists. The group said in a statement that on the education ministry’s website, on the proposed teaching materials section, there is a PowerPoint presentation on ‘the phenomenon of atheism’. “In short, this presentation states that the causes of […]

The supreme court on Friday awarded a 76-year-old woman who was left completely paralysed following unsuccessful spine surgery in 2006 €450,000 in compensation, payable by the private doctor who carried out the operation. According to daily newspaper Phileleftheros, the court found negligence on behalf of the doctor who operated on the then 64-year-old woman’s spine […]

An upbeat but calm Nick Kyrgios heads into the Australian Open feeling confident about his mental game and keen to keep a level head through the season after a “roller-coaster” ride in 2017. The 22-year-old Australian clinched his fourth title at the lead-up Brisbane International, easing concerns over a troublesome hip while raising excitement levels […]

The European Commission launched this week a public consultation on EU funds in the area of cohesion policy. The objective of this public consultation is to collect the views of all interested parties on how to make the most of every euro of the EU budget. The feedback provided through the consultation is essential for […]

A cluster of artistic activities – Resublika! – is currently holding a group exhibition at NeMe Arts Centre in Limassol as part of an artistic festival. The exhibition, under the name Participation Matters, consists of 14 art projects. Resubika! provides artists with an arena in which they can expand on what democracy and participation means […]

Thirteen greenhouses in Deryneia in the Famagusta district were damaged by vandalism, it was reported on Saturday. According to the police, the owner of the greenhouses, a 59-year-old farmer from Deryneia, reported that he found on Friday morning the nylon covers of the constructions, slashed. The damage is estimated at around €2,000. The greenhouses were […]

Leicester City have signed Malian forward Fousseni Diabate from French Ligue 2 side Gazelec Ajaccio on a four-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club announced on Saturday. Diabate, who can operate as a central striker or on either wing, has played 20 times in all competitions for the French second division club […]

A Limassol kiosk owner who recognised a missing man who had recently suffered a stroke and notified his family has refused a cash reward. Fifty-five-year-old Adamos Sofocleous, who was reported missing from his Limassol home on Wednesday, is back with his family safe and sound, his son said on Saturday. Sofocleous’ family had reported him […]

Californian authorities called for public help in locating seven people still missing after mudslides that killed at least 18, as crews carried on searching for survivors on Saturday. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office made a plea for information on any of the missing residents, while acknowledging that finding anyone alive would be a “miracle”. […]

The criticism by Turkey of the Rome declaration shows how annoyed the country is that the position of Cyprus on security and guarantees also reflects that of the international community, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Saturday. In a statement on Friday the Turkish foreign ministry said that the seventh paragraph of the joint declaration […]

The Turkish foreign affairs ministry has criticised the joint declaration adopted at the fourth Med7 summit earlier in the week for distorted and unconstructive statements concerning the Cyprus settlement process. In a statement, the Turkish foreign ministry said that the seventh paragraph of the joint declaration adopted at the fourth summit of the Southern European […]

Former world number one Novak Djokovic admits his elbow is not yet 100 percent as the Serb prepares to return from six months out at the Australian Open. The six-times champion, who last played competitively at Wimbledon in July, says he is still managing the injury, which has caused him to abbreviate his service action. […]

Presidential candidate and leader of the Citizens’ Alliance, Giorgos Lillikas has said that if he is elected he will hold a referendum to allow the people to decide the basis of the settlement of the Cyprus problem. In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency ahead of the January 28 elections Lillikas, who is running […]

Police arrested a 42-year-old man on Friday night in Larnaca in connection with the illegal television streaming network Dreambox. The suspect was arrested after a number of items relevant to the case were located during a police search on Friday in nine establishments – two in Nicosia, two in Larnaca and five in Limassol. The […]

Police arrested a 42-year-old man on Friday night in Larnaca in connection with the illegal television streaming network Dreambox. The suspect was arrested after a number of items relevant to the case were located during a police search on Friday in nine establishments – two in Nicosia, two in Larnaca and five in Limassol. The […]