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Olympiacos clinched their 45th championship title in Greek football after an impressive performance beating an under-strength AEK side 2-1 on Sunday night. AEK and Olympiakos, who will meet again next month at the Greek Cup Final, played an entertaining match...

Alex Antetokounmpo, the younger brother of Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, announced on Monday that he had recently signed a 3-year-deal with the Spanish team UCAM Murcia. According to reports, the contract is considered financially viable for a player his...

Former football player, coach and television commentator Nikos Alefantos passed away in Athens on Tuesday. He was 81 years of age. Alefantos had managed several clubs in the Greek Super League, including Olympiacos during 2004. He also had brief spells...

Panathinaikos, the most successful Greek basketball team ever, has been put up for sale by its owner, businessman Dimitris Giannakopoulos. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Giannakopoulos revealed that he will sell Panathinaikos for 25 million euros ($28.4 million),...

Olympiacos closed in on a 45th Greek league title on Sunday with a 1-0 win at closest rivals PAOK Salonika. As the Greek Super League emerged from a three-month coronavirus shutdown, Olympiacos opened up a 17-point lead with nine games...

The Greek government on Wednesday has given permission to the country's Super League to restart the football season on June 6. A maximum of 300 spectators would be allowed into the grounds. Football came to an abrupt end at the...

Greek-Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios became the victim of a hilarious online prank on his 25th birthday, after Greek superstar Stefanos Tsitsipas posted his phone number online. The pair have become close friends on tour, with Kyrgios defending Tsitsipas after...

A host of Greek athletes, including Rio 2016 gold medalists Anna Korakaki, Eleftherios Petrounias and Katerina Stefanidi, joined the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) in praising healthcare workers who are helping to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Greece. Posted on...

The Antetokounmpo family sent a big "thank you" note to all the doctors and nurses who continue to risk their health in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. As Giannis Antetokounmpo stated in his Twitter account, "As a family, we feel...

The Tokyo Olympic flame was taken off public display in Japan on Wednesday after it had arrived from Greece on March 26 in great anticipation for the Olympic Games, which were expected to take place this summer. The Tokyo Olympics,...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday this summer's Tokyo Olympics cannot be held under current circumstances due to the new coronavirus pandemic, suggesting for the first time that the Games may have to be postponed. "If I'm asked whether...

The Olympic flame handover ceremony for the Tokyo Games was held without spectators on Thursday in Athens in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak. This marks the first time in history that event has taken place without spectators. The...

The latest ''victim'' of the global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday was the Euro, Europe's most well-known and beloved football championship for its national teams. The UEFA European Football Championship, as it is officially known, was scheduled to begin on June...

Thousands of people gathered in Sparta, southern Greece on Friday morning to see Hollywood star Gerard Butler marching along the streets of the city as part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games torch relay. Butler is the actor who famously...

The Hellenic Olympic Committee on Friday decided to suspend the Olympic Torch relay in Greece for the protection of public health from the further spread of the coronavirus. The Olympic Flame began its journey through Greece on March 12 after...