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Maria Sakkari Makes it to the Semifinals at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Greek tennis champion Maria Sakkari beat France’s Kristina Mladenovic, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0, to reach the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome on Friday evening, according to the World Tennis Association website.
After losing the first set, Sakkari made a...
Greece
Tsitsipas Climbs to Seventh in the World in Tennis' ATP Rankings
Greek tennis phenomenon Stefanos Tsitsipas has climbed two positions in tennis' ATP rankings and is now seeded seventh in the world following his stellar performance on Sunday in Madrid.
This is the highest position ever reached by the Greek tennis player...
Greece
One-Armed Greek Boxer Veggelis Chatzis Defeats Bosnian Mirko Zdralo
Vaggelis Chatzis, the world’s only one-armed boxer, returned to the ring on Saturday in Athens' Paleo Faliro and managed a win against his greatest rival, Bosnian pugilist Mirko Zdralo.
This marks the second time the Greek boxer has triumphed in a...
Greece
Tsitsipas’ Spanish Fairy Tale Ends in Defeat By Djokovic
Greek tennis champion Stefanos Tsitsipas lost to Novak Djokovic in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday evening.
Despite his strength and passion, Tsitsipas wasn't able to bring the Serbian champion down and lost 2-0, scoring 3-6 and...
Greece
Tsitsipas Stuns Tennis World; Beats Nadal to Reach Final in Madrid
Next Gen ATP Finals champion Stefanos Tsitsipas earned one of the biggest wins of his career on Saturday night, defeating five-time champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 to reach the final of the Mutua Madrid Open.
https://twitter.com/MutuaMadridOpen/status/1127347237607047169
This was the first...
Greece
PAOK Thessaloniki Wins Greek Football Cup Final
PAOK Thessaloniki won the final of the Greek Cup against AEK Athens with a score of 1-0 on Saturday night at the Olympic Stadium of Athens, OAKA.
This is the third consecutive year that PAOK wins the Greek Cup, against...
Europe
Stefanos Tsitsipas Advances to Madrid Open Semifinals
Greek tennis phenomenon Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Germany’s Alexander Zverev, securing a position in the Madrid Open semifinals, in Spain on Friday evening.
The 21-year-old Greek player fought like a champion for yet another time through all the three sets that...
Greece
Panathinaikos Suspends Participation in Greece's ''Basket League''
Greece's Panathinaikos basketball team issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon informing the public that it is suspending its participation in Greece's basketball championship "Basket League", in its words ''until legality prevails again.''
Panathinaikos was set to play against the team of Kymi on...
Greek news
“I Feel Greek, I Feel Singaporean” says 17-year-Old Soccer Wonder (video)
Vasileios Zikos Chua has just turned seventeen, and he has already played soccer professionally for one entire year for Geylang International in Singapore's Premier League.
Since last year, the Greek-Singaporean teenager has also been the youngest player to ever play...
Greece
One-Armed Greek Boxer Returns to the Ring (video)
Vaggelis Chatzis, the world’s only one-armed boxer, returns to the ring this week in Athens for a rematch against his greatest rival, the Bosnian Mirko Zdralo.
Chatzis, who returned the ring last year after spending three difficult years recovering from...
Greece
Greek Cup Final to be Played Behind Closed Doors
The Greek government announced on Monday that supporters of football clubs PAOK and AEK will not be allowed to attend the Cup final scheduled for Saturday, May 11, citing security concerns.
Deputy Minister for Sports Giorgos Vassiliadis acknowledged in a...
Greece
PAOK Ends Greek Super League Campaign Undefeated
Newly-crowned Super League champions PAOK claimed their 26th win of the season on Sunday by defeating PAS Giannina 2-0 and ended the season undefeated.
The Thessaloniki club became the first team in 55 years that has achieved such a feat...
Greece
Stefanos Tsitsipas Wins Third ATP Title (video)
Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas stepped up his French Open preparations by winning on Sunday the Estoril Open final to claim his third ATP title.
Tsitsipas beat Uruguayan veteran Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 7-6.
https://twitter.com/EstorilOpen/status/1125075901828554752
https://twitter.com/EstorilOpen/status/1125079242537095172
The World No 10 earned a hard-fought 3-6, 6-4, 6-4...
Greece
Greek Tennis Champion Maria Sakkari Claims First WTA Crown (video)
Greece's Maria Sakkari lifted her first WTA trophy in style at the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Morocco on Saturday, coming back from a set down against Johanna Konta in the final to triumph 2-6,...
Greece
Greek Softball Girls Hope to Grab Nation's Attention
Softball, a sport not particularly well known in Greece, hopes to grab the attention of the country as the National Team will compete at the European Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic from June 30 to July 6.
If the team...