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AEK's astonishing comeback in the second half was not enough to prevent a home defeat 3-2 by Benfica on Tuesday evening in the Champions League. In a thrilling encounter, early goals from Haris Seferovic and Grimaldo which caught AEK napping...

A freak own goal by Olympiacos handed PAOK a 1-0 victory over their rivals at Giorgos Karaiskakis stadium on a wet Sunday night at Piraeus. Four minutes into the second half PAOK's Vierinha was left with time and space to...

Japan's Yoshihiko Ishikawa was the winner of the 36th Spartathlon race on Saturday, running the  246 km route in 22 hours, 55 minutes and 14 seconds, according to the Athens - Macedonian News Agency. The race finished in Sparta just...

400 athletes from around the world began on Friday morning their quest to finish the Spartathlon, one of the most demanding long-distance races on the planet. The starting line was the ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus at the foot of Acropolis,...

PAOK striker Aleksandar Prijovic scored twice to give his side a vital 2-0 win over AEK in the big Super League derby clash at the Toumba stadium in Thessaloniki. The prolific 28-year-old put PAOK in front just before the half-hour...

The soccer career of Haris Stamboulidis is the stuff that sports movies are made of: After winning the 2013 title with Melbourne City's youth, he went to study at Columbia University in New York, then ended up signing a professional...

PAOK and Olympiacos opened their Europa League campaigns in disappointing fashion against superior opponents. In Thessaloniki, PAOK was outclassed by Chelsea losing 1-0, while in Piraeus Olympiacos could only manage a goalless draw against Real Betis. Chelsea captain Willian scored...

AEK were outclassed in their Champions League opener against Ajax on Wednesday as the SuperLeague champions were beaten soundly 3-0 at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. After dominating possession but failing to score in the first half, Argentina defender...

A new triumph for Iordanis Paschalidis and Kostas Trigkonis took place during the European Sailing Championship Tornado in Italy. After an excellent performance, the two Greeks came in first place, winning the gold medal -- their 7th one -- since they...

AEK, PAOK, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos extended their perfect start to the Super League season to three wins in as many matches. Champion AEK dispatched Panionios 4-0 at the Olympic Stadium with consummate ease on Saturday night with the goals scored...

Greece's National Basketball team qualified to next year's World Cup that will be held in China after a thrilling win in Tbilisi over Georgia 86-85. Papanikolaou scored a two-pointer just a second before the final buzzer after a Nick Calathes assist. Calathes...

Greece remained perfect in the World Cup Qualifiers and improved their Group L record to 7 – 0 by beating Serbia 70 – 63 at Heraklion, Crete. The Greek national team is now tied with Germany at the top spot...

Greece lost to Hungary 2-1 on Tuesday night in the Groupama Arena in the UEFA Nations League Group 2. The Magyars took a 15th-minute lead through Roland Sallai after a superbly-worked passing move, but Greece’s Roma centre back Kostas Manolas...

Greece's debut on Saturday in the new UEFA tournament, the Nations League, was successful after a 1-0 win against Estonia, despite a mediocre performance in the second half. The Greek national team did just enough to score a goal in the...

Stefanos Tsitsipas a 20-year-old Greek professional tennis player, and the youngest one ranked in the top 20, aims to bring an ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) tournament back to Greece. “I think if things go the same as they are...