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Retired Greek Basketball Superstar Honored in Sweden

Nikos Galis, one of the greatest Greek basketball players of all time, was announced an honorary member of the Greek team of Göteborg BC in Sweden. “As of today, I am a member of the Greek team of Sweden. I...

Euroleague Basketball: Great Week for Greek Clubs (VIDEOS)

Both Olympiacos (away - yesterday) and Panathinaikos (at home - today) grabbed important wins over Valencia (78-81) and Turow Zgorzelec (84-77) respectively for the first day of the Euroleague Tournament group stages. In a close match at the Pabellon Fuente De San...

London-Based Greek Boxer Wins World Title in Athens

Areti Mastrodouka is a 38-year-old Greek boxer based in London. Last Sunday, October 12, she won the world title in GBU Women’s Lightweight in her own hometown of Athens. She defeated rival Hana Horakova with a unanimous points decision (6-11). Areti Mastrodouka,...

EURO 2016 Qualifiers: Greece – Northern Ireland 0-2 (VIDEOS)

Northern Ireland top Group F of the Euro 2016 Qualifying Stages with a 2-0 victory against Greece in Athens for their third consecutive win. Jamie Ward (9') and Kyle Lafferty (51') were the scorers for the British team. Inartistic, narcissistic, anarchistic...

MVP Award to Tzorvas on his Indian Super League Debut

In the first game of the much anticipated Indian Football Championship, Greek goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas not only kept a clean sheet but was also awarded the MVP prize as his team NorthEast United FC beat Kerala Blasters 1-0. The inaugural Indian...

4th Spetses Mini-Marathon Concludes Successfully

The fourth annual Spetses Mini-Marathon concluded successfully today, Sunday, October 12, with the event's overall participation exceeding organizers' expectations. The scenic island of Spetses hosted the race for the fourth straight October. In a competition that places sportsmanship in the highest regard,...

EURO 2016: Finland 1-1 Greece

Finland came back from behind to share the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group F points with Greece. Both teams won their openers last month and the home team were in lively spirits. In the second minute Tim Sparv steered an...

Olympiacos Coach Resigns after Embarassing Defeat from Panathinaikos

After a disappointing result to their ultimate rival, Olympiacos had to take action in some shape or form to calm the spirits that were crawling around the team. So Georgios Bartzokas, the first Greek coach to ever win a Euroleague title...

NBA: Houston Rockets Grab First Preseason Win with Help from Kostas Papanikolaou (Video)

The Houston Rockets faced state rivals Mavericks in Dallas for their first preseason game yesterday. The Rockets walked away with the win after three successful free-throws made by rookie Kostas Papanikolaou. A lot has been said about the two teams this...

Kostas Manolas in the Serie A's Best Eleven!

La Gazzeta dello Sport, Italy's longest-running and most prestigious sports newspaper, added Kostas Manolas in its top eleven for the first six weeks of the Campionato. Historically, the Italian league has always been known for its world-class defensive lines, so to...

Greek National Team: Claudio Ranieri's picks for the EURO 2016 Qualifiers Against FInland and N. Ireland

    The European qualifiers are back in action next week with two crucial Greek games against Finland away (Saturday, October 11th) and N. Ireland (Tuesday, October 14th) at home. Coach Claudio Ranieri chose to invite twenty-five players for training at the Agios...

19-Year-Old Greek Wins Parkour Competition in Santorini

19-year-old Dimitris Kyrsanidis, a professional parkour athlete from Thessaloniki, Greece, was the winner of the fourth "Red Bull Art of Motion" held on the Greek island of Santorini on October 4. Kyrsanidis impressed both audience and judges with his climbs...

Italian League: Astonishing Winning Goal by Panagiotis Tachtsidis

The Greek packed squad of Hellas Verona sinked Cagliari even further down the Campionato table thanks to Panagiotis Tachtsidis' screamer in the last two minutes of the game for a 1-0 victory over the Rossoblu. The Greek midfielder met the...

Champions League: Malmo 2, Olympiacos 0

Two goals from Markus Rosenberg gave Malmo a surprise Champions League victory over Olympiacos at the Swedbank Stadion. The Greek champions, eager to build off  their opening day victory over Atletico Madrid, were on the front foot early on with...

All Greek Championship Matches Postponed After Death of Fan

The Greek minister of culture and sports has announced that all Greek Super League and other championship matches will be postponed in honor of Kostas Katsoulis, a fan who was killed by hooligans during a recent match between Ethnikos and...