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Greece
Greek National Football Jersey Design Criticised
The Hellenic Football Association (EPO) recently unveiled the new national team jersey designed by the giant sports brand, Nike. However, the design of the new kit has raised some eyebrows.
The strongest critics of the new jersey are the political...
Business
Greek Canadian Billionaire Apostolopoulos Bids for NFL’s Commanders
Greek Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos has emerged as the latest bidder for the NFL's Washington Commanders, US media report.
Apostolopoulos is the managing partner of Triple Group of Companies, a Toronto real estate firm. He is also the co-founder and...
Life
Man with 76% Disability Completes a Full Marathon
Spanish athlete Alex Roca has captured the hearts of people all over the world with his inspiring journey of overcoming personal hurdles to achieve his goals. Roca, who is “76% disabled”, has gone viral on social media after he...
Basketball
Attending Live Sport Improves Well-being
With the ever-growing number of adults watching sports, Dr. Helen Keyes and her team at Anglia Ruskin University have uncovered an exciting new link between attending sporting events and overall health benefits.
The feeling of anticipation that comes from attending...
Greek News
Thousands Of Participants Join Athens Half-Marathon
Thousands of participants of all ages and backgrounds joined the Athens Half-Marathon and two associated races in the Greek capital on Sunday.
Greek News
Greek Football Legend Mimis Papaioannou Dies
Mimis Papaioannou, one of the best Greek footballers of all time, has died in Athens. He was 81.
Papaioannou was considered to be the best Greek footballer of his generation and was awarded the best Greek footballer of the 20th...
Sports
Greek Athlete Elina Tzengko Wins Gold At European Throwing Cup
Elina Tzengko won another European championship in javelin trow on Saturday, winning the gold medal for Greece.
Greek news
Anna Korakaki Wins Gold in European 10m Air Pistol Championships
Greek athlete Anna Korakaki triumphed in an intense 10m air pistol competition to win gold at the European Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia, on Friday, March 10.
The competition was hotly contested between Korakaki and French shooter Camille Jedrzejewski. However,...
Greek news
Greek MMA Fighter Andreas Michailidis Claims Victory in OKTAGON Debut
On Saturday, Greek mixed martial artist and former UFC competitor Andreas Michailidis claimed victory in his debut fight for OKTAGON MMA.
Michailidis overcame tough competition from Brazilian fighter Leandro "Apollo" Silva to secure the win by unanimous decision.
Michailidis' win on...
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo and His Brothers Buy Stake in US Soccer Club
Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brothers have joined a set of minority investors who have acquired partial ownership of the US soccer club Nashville SC.
The NBA champion is joined in the group by his brothers – Thanasis, Kostas and Alex...
Greek News
Emmanouil Karalis Wins Silver for Greece in European Championships
Pole vaulter Emmanouil Karalis won silver for Greece on Sunday at the European Indoor Championships that took place in Istanbul.
The Greek champion came second in an ultra-tight competition that saw five men finish on a best of 5.80m.
Karalis was...
Greek News
Miltos Tentoglou Wins Another Gold at European Championships
Miltiadis (Miltos) Tentoglou claimed his third straight title with a jump of 8.30m at the indoor European Championships in Istanbul on Sunday.
The Greek athlete becomes the first male long jumper to win three successive European indoor titles.
Tentoglou also won...
Sports
Nikos Andrikopoulos Wins Silver Medal at the European Indoor Championships
Greek athlete Nikos Andrikopoulos won a silver medal in the triple jump event at the European Indoor Championships held in Istanbul on Friday.
It was the first time that a Greek athlete had won a medal in this particular athletic...
Basketball
Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation: “Poverty is No Joke”
On Tuesday, the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation (CAFF) held the first "Poverty is No Joke" event to "fuel opportunities" for the disadvantaged.
The foundation is named after Charles Antetokounmpo, the father of the Antetokounmpo brothers, who have made waves in...
Greek News
Petrounias Wins Gold At Men’s Still Rings World Cup In Germany
Greek champion Lefteris Petrounias won another gold medal on Saturday at the Men's Still Rings Turnier der Meister World Cup competition.