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APOEL FC Close to a Champions League Spot

APOEL Nicosia grabbed a precious 1-1 draw against Aalborg in Denmark for the Champions League Playoffs. The 2014 Champions are the only team from Cyprus remaining, fighting for a Champions League Group Stage spot. In the 2011-12 season, APOEL stunned...

Greece Beats Turkey 70-56 in Athens

In the first and last friendly game in front of an Athenian crowd, Greece bashed Turkey 70-56 giving an impressive show in front of 7.000 happy fans who rushed to the Olympic Stadium to cheer for their national team before taking off...

Louis Tsatoumas Wins Silver in Men’s Long Jump in Zurich

Louis Tsatoumas achieved second place, and won the silver medal in the long jump during the European Championship taking place in Zurich. The Greek champion reached 8.15m in his attempt and came in second behind British Greg Rutherford, who reached...

FIBA World Cup Preseason Friendly: Greece – Lithuania 67-86

For the first game of the Kaunas basketball tournament, Greece failed to impress and lost with their hands down 67-86 against Lithuania. A number of friendlies all over Europe have been scheduled in preparation for the 2014 Mundobasket held in Spain...

Greece Wins Silver Medal in European Swimming Championships

Greece won the silver medal in the group 5 kilometer open sea competition at the 32nd LEN European Swimming Championships 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Europe’s best athletes competed at breathtaking races, while Greece managed to earn a silver medal. Spiros Gianniotis,...

Katerina Stefanidi Wins Silver at European Athletics Championships

Greece's athlete Katerina Stefanidi, 24, won the silver medal in pole vault at the 2014 European Athletics Championships taking place from August 12 to 17 in Zurich. The young woman from Filothei, Athens, vaulted over 4.60 metres to come in second....

Australia Gets Past Greece in U17 FIBA World Championship

Greece stumbled upon the Australian wall for the final 16, losing 84-76 and failing to reach the FIBA U17 World Championship quarter finals taking place in Dubai. The Greeks had eased through their group with two practice type wins against the Philippines...

Greece Wins 14 Medals at IPC Swimming European Championships

The Greek team competing in the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, managed to win three silver and eleven bronze medals. The top athletes for Greece were Ioannis Kostakis and Aristides Makrodimitris, winning four medals each, while Antonis Tsapatakis won two silver medals. Giorgos Sfaltos, Christos...

FC Barcelona's Ibrahim Affelay Signs with Olympiacos!

Previously dubbed as one of the most exciting footballers in the world, Ibrahim Affelay has signed with Olympiacos on loan from FC Barcelona.  The agreement ends in January 2015 but the Greek club has the possibility of extending it for another two years. The...

Fearing Wasp Attack Greek Soccer Team Warns Fans Not to Attend Game

Platanias Football Club in Chania, Crete, made one of the strangest announcements ever in the history of Greek Soccer League. The team warned its fans not to attend the friendly match between Platanias FC and Irodotos FC due to the fact...

NBA: Kostas Papanikolaou Signs with Houston Rockets

Double Euroleague champion (2012-2013) Kostas Papanikolaou signed a contract with the Houston Rockets which will top his bank account a mere $4.8 million making him the fourth Greek National Team member to play for the NBA this year (Kalathes, Koufos...

Favorable Draw for Greek Teams; Europa League Full Matches List

The much anticipated results of the Europa League draw were favorable for the three Greek teams that participate in the European soccer competition. Panathinaikos will play against Midtjylland, PAOK will face Zimbru and Asteras was drawn with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Greek...

Asteras Tripolis Triumphs during Bittersweet Week for Greek Soccer in Europe

Asteras Tripolis triumphed over Mainz and qualified for the Europa League Playoffs, while Atromitos of Athens lost at home to Sarajevo and was eliminated. For the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League, Panathinaikos was unable to get the...

Major League Soccer: Columbus Crew Interested in Dimitrios Papadopoulos

Dimitrios Papadopoulos, the top scorer of the 2013-14 Greek league, has reportedly been linked to MLS club Columbus Crew of Ohio for a transfer fee of $1.5 million. The Greek soccer star played for Atromitos of Athens last year...

Olympiakos Beat Man City on Penalties

AP - Dimitrios Diamantakos scored twice in regulation and Roberto Jimenez Gago made two saves in a shootout to help Olympiakos beat Manchester City 5-4 on penalty kicks Saturday after a 2-2 tie in the International Challenge Cup game. The...