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AEK Beat Flamengo in a Thrilling Final to Win Intercontinental Cup (video)

AEK on Sunday became the third Greek team ever to win the FIBA Intercontinental Cup defeating their hosts, Flamengo, at Rio de Janeiro with a score of 86-70. The Greek team climbed the ranks for the first time, becoming the...

AEK One Step Closer to Becoming Third Greek Club to Win FIBA Intercontinental Cup

This Sunday is a day of great anticipation for AEK and the team's fans, as they bid to become the third Greek club to win FIBA’s Intercontinental Cup. Following their victory in the tournament’s first semifinal on Friday in Rio de Janeiro...

Unstoppable PAOK Extends Lead Beating Olympiacos in Thessaloniki

PAOK beat Olympiacos 3-1 at Toumba Stadium on Sunday night to extend their lead to 9 points over Olympiacos, which is their closest rival for the Greek Super League race. At a very aggressive game, PAOK Thessaloniki continued its march...

Spanish Coach Manolo Jimenez Returns to Salvage AEK

  Manolo Jimenez, the Spanish coach who led AEK to its first championship title in 24 years last season, has signed a contract to return for a third stint at the Athenian football club. Jimenez, who is expected to sign an...

Greek Football Star Kone Signed by Western Melbourne

Greek footballer Panagiotis Kone, who has played extensively on the international scene, has signed a new contract with the Western Melbourne Group. Kone, 31, is a former Bologna club captain and Serie A veteran of 160 matches who starred for...

Tsitsipas Climbs ATP Rankings to Number 12 in the World

Greek tennis sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas has now climbed three places in the official ATP rankings to number 12 in the world. Following his amazing run at the Australian Open, where he beat boyhood hero Roger Federer to reach the semifinals only...

Stefanidi Takes Second Place at Boston Indoor Athletics

Olympic women's pole vault champion, Greece's Katerina Stefanidi, won second place at the Boston Indoor Grand Prix Athletics competition on Saturday. This meet is the first of six in the IAAF World Indoor Tour. US Champion Katie Nageotte cleared 4.86...

Greek Fans from Melbourne, Victoria Meet Tsitsipas (Video)

On Saturday evening, the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria hosted a celebration where fans gathered to celebrate Stefanos Tsitsipas' success at the Australian Open. All the attendees and got the chance to meet and congratulate the star tennis player in person. Australian...

The Greek Sports Legends of the Greek Crisis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKuKsG9EBXk Some Greek athletes have defied all odds during the decade of Greece's financial crisis, rising to the world stage and becoming legends of sport. As the nation suffered from years of unprecedented austerity, violence and instability, this group of individuals...

Tsitsipas’ Fairy Tale Australian Open Ends in Defeat

Greek tennis sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas lost to Rafael Nadal in the semifinal of the Australian Open on Thursday, Jan. 24. Tsitsipas was unable to break the Spaniard's serve and lost 3-0, scoring 2-6, 4-6, 0-6. Despite the loss to the number...

Patrick Mouratoglou: The Greek-French Tennis Coach Who Shot Tsitsipas to Fame

Patrick Mouratoglou is a 48-year-old Greek-French tennis coach who is advising some of the biggest tennis stars in the world, such as Serena Williams and the new phenom Stefanos Tsitsipas. Mouratoglou is the son of Greek businessman Paris Mouratoglou and a...

Tsitsipas' Blind Grandmother: "I Wish I Could Watch Him Play"

Stefanos Tsitsipas' grandmother spoke of her pride in her grandson's achievements at the Australian Open in a touching interview from her village in central Greece on Wednesday. Stavroula Tsitsipas, who lives in Proastio, near the town of Karditsa, heard the...

Tentoglou and Karalis Win Gold at Indoor Mediterranean Championships

Greek athletes Miltos Tentoglou and Emmanuel Karalis won gold at the U-23 Indoor Mediterranean Championships in the South of France, on Saturday. Tentoglou, competing in the long jump, achieved a new personal record and won first place by jumping at 7.99 meters. The 20-year-old athlete...

Tsitsipas Stuns Tennis World Defeating Federer at Australian Open

Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas made tennis history by beating the Swiss legend Roger Federer at the Australian Open on Sunday afternoon. The 20-year-old Greek player became the first Greek person to make it to the quarter finals of any major tournament...

Greek-Australian Boxer George Kambosos Beats Perez in Las Vegas

George Kambosos Jr. beat the Filipino Ray Perez in a bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The Greek-Australian professional boxer won the eight-round, 135-pound fight against Perez. All three judges, Patricia Morse Jarman, Tim...