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Greek Australian tennis player Thanasis Kokkinakis on Saturday beat tennis giant Roger Federer at the Miami Open, bringing him down to second place in the world ranking. It was a tremendous success for Kokkinakis who managed to prevail over Federer...

The suspension of Greece's Superleague is likely to continue through next week as one of the 16 clubs did not agree with the rule changes proposed by the Greek government. Deputy Sports Minister Giorgos Vasileiadis proposed four new measures to...

Stelios Prassas, an 87-year-old marathon runner of the Telmissos, Nea Makri athletics team did it again on Sunday, finishing the 21.1 kilometers (13 miles) of the Athens Half Marathon in 2.54.34. Prassas, holder of eight Panhellenic records in his career,...

Thousands of professional and amateur runners participated in the Athens Half Marathon, on Sunday. Organized by the Hellenic Athletics Federation (SEGAS) and the City of Athens, the event which started in 2012, has been over the last years one of...

Greek gymnast Ioanna Xoulogi won the silver medal at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in women’s floor exercises in Baku March 18. The Greek champion scored 12,733 points, behind Croatian gymnast Ana Derek who won the gold medal with...

'Lord of the Rings' Lefteris Petrounias added another Gold Medal to his distinguished career winning the ring competition at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku, Azerbajian. The Greek champion scored 15.333 points and proved that he is the...

A Greek sports prosecutor has brought disciplinary action against PAOK and its chairman Ivan Savvidis for storming onto a pitch on Sunday carrying a gun in a holster. The Georgia-born businessman faces a fine and a ban from soccer for...

Chania, on the Greek island of Crete, will be holding its 3rd Crete Marathon on 15 April 2018. The location will allow runners to enjoy a memorable race in the historic center of the old town. The race will start at the...

Head of Thessaloniki Prosecutor's Office Lambros Tsogas ordered a preliminary investigation on PAOK Owner Ivan Savvidis and his unlawful acts during the PAOK-AEK football game on Sunday. The head prosecutor sent a written order to Sports Public Prosecutor Evangelia Liasou...

FIFA is sending a group of officials to Greece to discuss the football crisis that broke out on Sunday, after PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis stormed the field of play and tried to approach the referee while carrying a gun. Savvidis...

The owner of PAOK Thessaloniki reappeared on Tuesday to apologize following his dramatic pitch invasion on Sunday night with a holstered firearm. Ivan Savvidis, who was sought by police and had apparently disappeared for at least 36 hours, issued a...

The relationship between businessman Ivan Savvidis and the Greek government is shaking after the PAOK owner stormed his team's pitch at Toumba Stadium on Sunday sporting a handgun. Sunday's incident in Thessaloniki made headlines in the domestic media and circulated...

Dramatic images showing the owner of PAOK FC striding onto the pitch at Toumba Stadium Sunday night with what looked like a holstered firearm have gone around the world, sparking a media feeding frenzy. Greek football rarely makes it to...

Greece's top-flight football league has been suspended, a government minister announced on Monday. Deputy Minister Giorgos Vassiliadis, speaking after a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, said Greece's Super League would be halted indefinitely after a tense match between PAOK...

Greece's Anna Korakaki on Sunday won the gold medal in the Women's 25m Pistol in the ISSF World Cup held in Guadalajara, Mexico, her first gold after the Rio 2016 Olympics. Germany’s Doreen Vonnekamp, who took silver, and French shooter...