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Memories of Pontus and Asia Minor Dominate Opening of AEK Athens Stadium
Memories of Pontus and Asia Minor dominated the spectacular opening of the new football station of Greek soccer club AEK on Friday in Athens.
More than thirty thousand fans gathered at OPAP Arena in the Athenian suburb of Nea Philadelphia...
Greece
Yiannis Kouros: The Greatest Ultramarathon Runner of All Time
Greek ultramarathon runner Yiannis Kouros holds many world records and has been dubbed "The Running God," "The Golden Greek," "Modern Pheidippides," "The Master of Pain," and "The Unstoppable" by his peers, running experts, and the public. All these epithets...
Basketball
Kostas Antetokounmpo Signs Training Camp Deal With the Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls have signed Kostas Antetokounmpo, brother of Giannis, to a training camp deal that could lead to a permanent contract.
Born on November 20, 1997 in Athens, Antetokounmpo was drafted sixtieth overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the...
Greek News
Stefanos Tsitsipas Sleeps Next to Racket of His Idol, Roger Federer
Stefanos Tsitsipas posted a photo of himself in bed next to the racket given to him by his tennis idol, Roger Federer, on Instagram.
After Federer's final match at the Laver Cup last week, Tsitsipas could not hide his feelings....
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo Becomes Movie Producer Eyeing an Oscar
Giannis Antetokounmpo has become a movie producer eyeing an Oscar with the National Geographic documentary The Flagmakers.
The Greek basketball player recently signed on to the National Geographic documentary as executive producer, and it looks like a strong Oscar contender.
The...
Greek News
Historic Greek Soccer Club AEK Athens Opens New Stadium
The official opening of the new stadium, OPAP Arena, of the historic AEK Athens soccer club will take place on Friday in the western suburb of Nea Philadelphia, the club said.
Up to thirty thousand fans are expected to fill...
Europe
Cyprus Breaks Greece’s Undefeated Record in UEFA Nations League
Cyprus broke Greece's undefeated record in UEFA Nations League, winning the match with 1-0 at the Aek Arena in Larnaca on Saturday.
Europe
Protester Sets Himself on Fire During Tsitsipas Tennis Match
A protester set his arm on fire during a match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Diego Schwartzman at the Laver Cup tennis tournament in London.
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Poignant Question: Who Am I?
Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a poignant question on social media: "Who am I?" he asks. "In Greece I was Nigerian, in Nigeria I was Greek. I was stuck in the middle, living between cultures," he concludes.
https://twitter.com/Giannis_An34/status/1572688730418302983
Antetokounmpo was in New York...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Olympia Soil Sent to France for the Paris Olympic Games
Paris is in the final stretch for the 2024 Olympic Games, and, for symbolic reasons, French officials have turned to ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Greece.
Representatives of France’s Terre de Jeux 2024 collected soil from...
Australia
Greece Joins Rugby Elite as National Team Heads to World Cup
Greece may eventually embrace rugby, a sport not widely followed in the country, as the National Team has qualified for the Rugby League World Cup to be held in the UK in October.
Greece will participate in its first-ever World...
Europe
Roger Federer to Retire From Professional Tennis
On Thursday, Roger Federer announced he will retire from professional tennis after more than two decades once next week's Laver Cup in London is over.
Federer is regarded by many as the greatest male player to wield a tennis racket....
Canada
Greek-Canadian UFC Fighter Elias “The Spartan” Theodorou Dies at 34
Theodorou Elias, a former Greek-Canadian Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter commonly known as ‘The Spartan,’ passed away at his home in Toronto, Canada on Sunday.
The 34-year-old UFC fighter’s peaceful repose was confirmed through his official social media accounts “after...
Basketball
Greece Loses to Germany in EuroBasket Quarter Final
Greece lost the chance to progress to the EuroBasket 2022 semifinals after losing to co-hosts Germany 107-96.
Greece was winning 61-57 at halftime but collapsed in the second half when Germany came back with a spectacular third period and some...
Basketball
Greece Beats Czech Republic to Advance in EuroBasket
Greece beat the Czech Republic with a score of 94-88 in a dramatic game at the knockout phase of EuroBasket 2022 in Berlin, Germany.