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Super League: Next Match Taking Place Behind Closed Doors

Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis announced that after what happened at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA), the next Super League match would be held behind closed doors, with no fans on the stands. On Wednesday, March 11 the...

Euroleague: Panathinaikos – Barcelona 67-80; Bomb Threat at OAKA

Panathinaikos lost 80-67 at the Athens Olympic Stadium (OAKA) to Barcelona on Friday during a meaningless game for the first group stage of the Euroleague. However, the game will be remembered for a bomb threat that scared the teams at...

Lady Gaga Arrives in Athens As Half-Naked “Venus”

Lady Gaga halted in front of hundreds of fans, journalists and photographers waiting outside the airport. In a carefully-orchestrated maneuver, sporting a see-through skirt and an eccentric brazier, she was hoisted into her limo by two male dancers. Her "dress" was supposedly influenced...

Renovation of Panathinaikos' Stadium

Yannis Alafouzos, the president of the Greek football team, Panathinaikos announced the renovation plans of the team's stadium that include change of canopies, construction of suites and increase of the stadium's capacity. The reconstruction works will begin in December, 2014 and it is...

Unmaintained, Olympic Stadium Roof Creaking

The Olympic Stadium roof of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA), designed by the famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava for the 2004 Olympic Games, has gone neglected and needs at least 130 million euros ($172.6 million) of urgent...

Red Hot Chili Peppers to Perform in Athens for the First Time

It has almost become an urban legend in Greece, but finally, after many years of rumors and talks, famous LA rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers is visiting Greece for the first time this year for a one night...

Olympic Stadium Hosts Muslims for Ramadan

Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, has arrived. The Education and Religion Ministry announced that Olympic Stadium (OAKA) and the Peace and Friendship Stadium (SEF) will be at the disposal of the Muslim Union to host their Ramadan celebration. The Muslim...