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Maria Sakkari Beats Serena Williams and Advances on Western & Southern Open

Maria Sakkari pulled off one of the biggest wins of her blossoming career on Tuesday night, beating the third-seeded Serena Williams in the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. The Greek champion won with 2-1 sets (5-7, 7-6, 6-1), appearing...

PAOK Sinks Turkish Besiktas 3-1 in Champions League Qualifier

It was a magical night for Greek football on Tuesday in Thessaloniki as PAOK eliminated Turkish Besiktas in the UEFA Champions League's second qualifying round with an easy 3-1. In the first 30 minutes PAOK took the lead with 3-0...

Police in Thessaloniki on Alert for Greek-Turkish Football Clash

A great number of police officers, along with squads from Greece's anti-terrorist unit, have been deployed in Thessaloniki for Tuesday's football game between PAOK and Turkey's Besiktas team for the Champions League qualifiers. The Istanbul-based team will arrive in the...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Donates the Uniforms to his Former Greek Basketball Team

Giannis Antetokounmpo made another great gesture by donating this season's uniforms to the Greek team in which he started his spectacular career in basketball. EFAO Zografou B.C. - in short Filathlitikos - in the Zografou neighborhood of Athens is proud...

Manchester United Footballer Released from Greek Jail

Manchester United football player Harry Maguire who was a arrested after a brawl with British tourists and Greek police on Mykonos has been released from jail; his trial is scheduled for Tuesday on Syros island. Maguire and his lawyers appeared...

Football Star Maguire Allegedly Fought, Attempted to Bribe Greek Police After Brawl

Manchester United football megastar Harry Maguire found himself in even hotter water late on Friday after being accused of trying to bribe the police after being arrested for his part in a huge brawl on the Greek island of...

Manchester United Captain Harry Maguire Arrested After Mykonos Brawl

Greek police arrested Harry Maguire, the captain of English football giant Manchester United, late on Thursday after a brawl involving police officers outside a Mykonos bar. According to reports, Maguire and his entourage were involved in a noisy altercation with...

Greek Footballer Konstantinos Tsimikas Signed by Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC, the current Premier League Champions, have signed the Greek defender Konstantinos Tsimikas, taking him away from the Olympiacos team and adding him to its powerful roster. He will reportedly wear #21 for his new side. Tsimikas, who is 24...

The Unlikely Story of Ethiopia’s Olympiacos Hellenic Athletic Association

Greeks are indeed everywhere; this is an indisputable fact. However, there are cases where Hellenism has put its lasting mark in the least likely of places. And the Olympiacos Hellenic Athletic Association in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia,...

Greek-American Water Polo World Champion Sets Sights on Tokyo

World champion water polo player Stephania Haralabidis, from Team USA, spoke with Greek Reporter recently about her career in the sport, her plans for 2021, and how much her Greek heritage means to her. The athlete acknowledged that she has...

Celebrity Fitness Coach Xenios Charalambous Talks Training Career and Heritage

Celebrity fitness coach and expert Xenios Charalambous chatted with Greek Reporter about his career over Zoom, and how he went from playing video games to becoming an accomplished fitness professional. "I have been doing well," he said, during the quarantine....

New Greek Freak Video Looks Back on Antetokounmpo’s Childhood in Greece

Fans of Greek Freak Giannis Antetokoumnpo will want to tune in to a new five-part television documentary on the Athens-born basketball phenom's early life, airing now on the TNT network on Thursdays at 8 PM. The series, from TNT's "Bleacher...

Exclusive Interview with Olga Vasdeki, Greek Olympian, Triple Jump Star

Three-time Olympian and Greek triple jumper Olga Vasdeki spoke with Greek Reporter recently about her long and successful career in track and field. When asked how she has been in Greece during the quarantine, she shared that in Greece they...

Olympiacos Fans Celebrate 45th Greek Title

Thousands of Olympiacos fans defied regulations regarding social distancing on Sunday and gathered outside Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus to celebrate the 45th championship title in Greek football. Olympiacos claimed all three points against AEK in the final game of...

Greek Tennis Player Stefanos Tsitsipas Shares His Love of Mykonos

Professional tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas, decided to vacation at the island of Mykonos after having undergone intense training with the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy. According to reports, Tsitsipas rented a large villa for both him and his friends, complete with an...