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Greek sailor Dimitris Papadimitriou was named Laser Radial Youth world champion on Friday, after competing in 11 races at the 2017 Laser Radial Youth World Championships, held in Medemblik, Netherlands over the past week. He was followed by Argentina's Matias...

Panionios midfielder Masoud Shojaei, one of two Iranian international football players banned from the national team after playing against Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv, says he had no intention to offend and his priority is always to be "a suitable...

Panathinaikos lost 2-3 at home in Athens after leading 2-0, PAOK won 3-1 in Thessaloniki and AEK managed a scoreless draw in Bruges in the first leg of the playoffs for the Europe League group stage on Thursday night. Panathinaikos...

Greece climbed to 14th place in the UEFA ranking after Olympiacos' win over Rijeka with a 2-1 score on Wednesday night in Piraeus. The Greek champions' victory has earned Greece 200 points, reaching 25,100 points and surpassing Switzerland (25,000) which...

Greek champions Olympiacos on Wednesday beat Croatia's Rijeka 2-1 at Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League playoff games. The "Reds" put the pressure early on in the game but the Croatian champions defended...

The Greek pay-TV market has suffered a rare loss in subscriber numbers, with 15,000 fewer customers at the end of the first half of 2017, compared with those of the previous six months. According to Kathimerini news daily, this is...

He is one of the most famous, well paid, internationally recognisable NBA stars in the world, but Giannis Antetokounmpo is primarily a very simple guy - not to mention a really good kid. Giannis has never allowed fame, money, or...

Greece celebrates an astonishing victory in water polo after its junior team were crowned World Champions at the World Men’s Junior Water Polo Championships held in Belgrade. After an amazing final on Sunday, Greece beat Croatia on penalties 5-4 after...

Greece beat hosts and defending champions Serbia to reach the final of the World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships in Belgrade. The Greeks claimed a 9-8 win at the Sports Center Milan Gale Muskatirovic, despite playmaker Alexandros Papanastasiou being ejected...

After a thrilling game, Greece beat Spain 8-7 to advance to the semi-finals of the Junior Water Polo Championship in Belgrade. Greece will now play Serbia in the semi-finals of the tournament. Spain controlled the game against Greece from the first...

NBA star Hollis Thompson is bringing his talents to Greece and Piraeus. Unable to settle a deal with an NBA team this summer, Thompson has decided to go overseas for the first time in his career, as it was announced...

Iran has dropped midfield duo Haji Safi and Masoud Shojaei from the national team after they played in a UEFA Europa League game against Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv for their Greek club Panionios last week, the Iranian sports ministry...

With a comfortable 92 - 64 win over Great Britain, the Greece basketball team concluded the Patras friendly tournament, ahead of its official games for the upcoming Eurobasket 2017 competition, which kicks off on August 31. Greece set the tone...

Greece's Junior national team beat the USA on the third day of the 19th World Men’s Junior Water Polo Championship in Belgrade, making a big step to the tournament quarterfinal. The match of the day saw a close battle between...

Greek authorities are looking for a way to cut the number of video lottery terminals (VLTs) that gaming privatised monopoly OPAP operates in the country. The Finance Ministry has tabled a bill seeking to slash the number of VLTs to...