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Snow-Covered Pitch Turns Greek Football Game into Farce (photos – video)

A football game for the Greek Cup between Lamia and Panathinaikos, descended into a farce on Thursday, as the pitch was covered with snow. The referee decided that the game should start as scheduled, despite the fact that the lines...

Panathinaikos Steals Win From Real Madrid (82-80) with Epic Comeback

It was the second time Panathinaikos came from way behind to score an upset in this season's Euroleague Basketball. After their win against Fenerbahce earlier in the month, it was Real Madrid's turn to experience a home upset by...

AEK Moves Top of Greek League After Draw at Panathinaikos

AEK escaped with a 1-1 draw at Panathinaikos after Marko Livaja's equalizer in the fifth minute of second-half injury time in the Greek league on Sunday. AEK is top of the league, one point ahead of Atromitos and Olympiakos. Atromitos...

Greece's Eternal Rivals Conquer Istanbul (videos)

Greece's "eternal rivals" in all sports, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, scored two great wins against Istanbul teams in two consecutive nights for the Euroleague Basketball. After Olympiacos' Wednesday win against Fenerbahce in Istanbul 90-83 in overtime, on Thursday, Panathinaikos repeated the...

Buzzer Beating Three-pointer Gives Panathinaikos Euroleague Win over Fenerbahce

In a rematch of last year’s playoffs series, a thriller that went all the way down to the final buzzer, Nikos Pappas hit a three-pointer with 1.2 seconds on the clock to lift Panathinaikos to a thrilling 70-68 win...

With 5-minute Surge, Panathinaikos beat Olympiacos in Piraeus 71-68

In the opening game for the new basketball season in Greece, the derby between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos in Piraeus ended with the Greens stealing the win (68-71), after a surge in the last five minutes. The game was held without...

President of Panathinaikos FC Leaves Club

President of Panathinaikos FC Yiannis Alafouzos announced that he is leaving, unable to shoulder the financial burden of running the club. The main shareholder of the historical Athens team, and owner of Skai media group, released a written statement saying...

Panathinaikos Soccer in Trouble: Basketball Club Owner Withdraws Offer to Buy

Panathinaikos Football Club faces serious ownership problems as Panathinaikos Basketball Club chief Dimitris Giannakopoulos has withdrawn his offer to buy the debt-ridden club. Great expectations were created among Panathinaikos fans when Giannakopoulos stepped in last Monday saying that he knows...

One Win, One Draw, One Defeat for Greek Teams in Europa League

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...

Panathinaikos and PAOK Progress in Europa League, Panionios Knocked Out

Panathinaikos and PAOK progressed to the play-offs of the Europa League after winning their second leg games against Qabala and Olimpik Donetsk respectively. Panionios, however, was knocked out from the competition losing 1-0 for the second time in a week...