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Greek Tennis Player Tsitsipas Sinks Thiem in Toronto, Advances to 3rd Round

Competing as a Top 30 player for the first time in his career, Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas beat the seventh seed Dominic Thiem 6-3 7-6 in an hour and 21 minutes, according to Tennis World. This was Tsitsipas' 27th...

AEK Ties 1-1 in Scotland, PAOK Wins 3-2 at Home in Champions League Qualifiers (videos)

Greek league champions AEK Athens managed to clinch a 1-1 draw in Scotland against Celtic, while PAOK beat Spartak Moscow 3-2 in Thessaloniki, in the Champions League group stage qualifiers on Wednesday. Celtic midfielder Callum McGregor drove in the opening goal...

Miltiadis Tentoglou's Long Jump Wins Gold at European Athletics Championship (Video)

The 20-year-old long jumper, Miltiadis Tentoglou, won gold and tοοκ home the first medal for Greece at the European Athletics Championship in Berlin on Wednesday. Taking first place, Tentoglou executed a winning long jump of 8.25m in his fifth round....

Three Greek Athletes Fight for Gold in European Pole Vault Final

Katerina Stefanidi (pictured), Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou and Eleni Polak advanced to the women's pole vault final at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin to take place on Thursday. Thursday night will be a great evening for Greek athletics as the three women are...

Football Draws Throw Up Mixed Results for Greek Sides' European Campaigns

Greek clubs faced mixed fortunes in the UEFA Champions League draw for the group stage play-off qualifiers on Monday. If AEK manages to pass Scottish champions Celtic then the Athens club will face the winner of the Malmo FF (Sweden)...

Greece's Top Tennis Player Maria Sakkari Loses in WTA Final in San Jose (video)

Greece's top tennis player Maria Sakkari lost in the WTA final to Mihaela Buzarnescu, despite raising her level after scoring a 3-6 7-5 6-2 triumph for the place in her first career final. Maria was incapable of creating the second...

'Spartan Spirit' Leads Greece's Maria Sakkari to First WTA Final (video)

After overwhelming the US tennis legend Venus Williams Greece's Maria Sakkari produced another exhilarating performance at the San Jose tournament to beat American Danielle Collins in three sets (3-6, 7-5, 6-2). Down a set and 1-4, she clawed her way...

Greece’s Tsitsipas Bows Out to Alexander Zverev in Citi Open (video)

Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas missed the chance to play in the final of the Citi Open in Washington D.C after losing to defending champion Alexander Zverev 2-6, 4-6. World number three Zverev needed 87 minutes to win his 40th match of...

Greece's Maria Sakkari Stuns Venus Williams to Enter San Jose Semis (video)

Maria Sakkari of Greece upset third-seeded Venus Williams 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. Sakkari came back from 0-3 in the first set and 3-5 in the second set. She advanced...

Greece's Tsitsipas Cruises Into Washington, DC Semifinals (video)

Stefanos Tsitsipas cruised into the Citi Open semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 dismissal of third-seeded David Goffin. The 19 year-old will play defending champion Alexander Zverev on Saturday for a spot in Sunday's final. It has been a good few months...

Greece's Tennis Sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas Climbs World Ranks (video)

Greek tennis champion Stefanos Tsitsipas has moved into the top 30 in world rankings after another win at the Citi Open in Washington D.C. The 19-year old will take on Belgian tennis superstar, David Goffin, on Friday for a place...

Atromitos, Asteras Tripolis Fail to Advance to Europa League Next Stage

Despite being the favorites to advance to the next stage of Europa League, Atromitos and Asteras Tripolis were eliminated after unexpected draws with Dynamo Brest and Hibernian respectively. Thursday night was not good for Greek football. Having lost 3-4 in...

PAOK Thrashes Basel 3-0 and Advances to Champions League Play-offs (video)

It was a magic night for PAOK on Wednesday in Switzerland as the Thessaloniki team easily thrashed Basel 3-0, advancing to the final stage of the Champions League qualification games. The Greek Cup winners advanced on a 5-1 aggregate score,...

Greece's National Women's Beach Handball Team Wins World Championship

Greece's National Women's Beach Handball Team is on top of the world after defeating Norway 2-1 in the final of the World Championship in Kazan, Russia on Sunday. The "blue and white" were better than the Norwegians and won 2-1...

Greece's National Womens' Water Polo Team Wins Silver in European Championship (video)

Greece's National Women's water polo team won the silver medal in the 2018 European Championship after losing to the Netherlands 4-6 on Friday. The Greek team will return from Barcelona with the silver medal after failing to win the match...