The world’s five highest-paid athletes, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, took home pre-tax gross earnings of $616 mln, $60 mln more than last year, according to data presented by SportsLens.com. For years, the
An administrative probe into policing the Apollon-Anorthosis basketball game that turned violent two weeks ago concludes the force underestimated the risk of trouble. Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou ordered the probe after
When Anna Koukkides-Procopiou is handed the report’s findings into the events of the Apollon-Anorthosis basketball game turned violent, it is an opportunity for the Justice Minister to consider reviving the blueprint for
President Nikos Christodoulides has condemned recent violence at a Nicosia basketball game, suggesting fans could be banned from all sporting fixtures. He said the government is determined to stamp out hooliganism by
Justice Minister Anna Prokopiou held an urgent meeting at the ministry on Monday to review the latest episode of sports violence which took place during and after the Apollon-Anorthosis basketball match on
Public outcry and pressure from the Gender Equality Commissioner’s office saw the Cyprus Basketball Federation (CBF) rescind a decision to exclude the U16 girls’ national team from European competition. Gender Equality Commissioner
The parents of young female basketball players are fuming with the Cyprus Basketball Federation, accusing them of institutional sexism over their decision not to promote girls’ national teams. According to a petition
Cypriot and foreign basketball players are involved in match-fixing scandals, according to an independent probe commissioned by the Cyprus Sports Ethics and Protection Committee. The probe’s 523-page report was handed to Attorney
Five men arrested in Nicosia in connection with the brutal beating of an American basketball player have been released without charge, police said. The men were arrested in connection with the attempted
Cyprus police have arrested a second person in connection with the violent attack on AEL Limassol’s US basketball player Corey Manigault who is still in critical condition with a serious head injury.
