Sports
Australia
Kyrgios, Lassila, Longinidis Nominated for Sport Australia Hall of Fame Award
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios, Lydia Lassila and Stan Longinidis were the Greek-Australian athletes nominated for the Don Award by Sports Australia Hall of Fame Committee.
Europe
London-Based Greek Boxer Wins World Title in Athens
Areti Mastrodouka is a 38-year-old Greek boxer based in London. Last Sunday, October 12, she won the world title in GBU Women’s Lightweight in her own hometown of Athens. She defeated rival Hana Horakova with a unanimous points decision (6-11).
Areti Mastrodouka,...
Greece
4th Spetses Mini-Marathon Concludes Successfully
The fourth annual Spetses Mini-Marathon concluded successfully today, Sunday, October 12, with the event's overall participation exceeding organizers' expectations.
The scenic island of Spetses hosted the race for the fourth straight October. In a competition that places sportsmanship in the highest regard,...
Greece
UEFA Champions League Group Stage 1st Leg: Wednesday's Results
Today's match-ups included Bayern Munich, Manchester City, FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Chelsea, AS Roma and FC Porto. Let's take a look at each group individually:
Group E
Bayern Munich - Manchester City 1-0 (J. Boateng 90')
AS Roma - CSSKA Moscow...
Greece
Investigation in Greek Soccer Fraud Cases
An Athens prosecutor investigating alleged cases of fraud in Greek soccer has been given the “green light” by the Judges' council to use as part of his investigation wire-tapped telephone conversations. It is believed that these conversations point to...
Australia
Greek Vaso Morali, World’s First Female Soccer Commentator
Preparations for the 2014 Brazil World Cup are ongoing in Australia for the broadcasting of the games by the Australian public Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), which holds the exclusive radio and television rights for streaming and commenting on the...
Greek news
Greek Gymnasts Win Six Medals at Korea Cup
The Greek rhythmic gymnastics team won six medals at the international tournament “Korea Cup” held in Incheon, South Korea, on April 19 and 20.
More specifically, in artistic gymnastics the two-time Olympian Vaso Millousi won the gold medal on the...
Australia
Delly Carr, Best Greek-Australian Photographer
Delly Carr is a top Greek-Australian sports photographer who has been awarded several times for his amazing photographs.
His parents were born in Greece, his father in Kastelorizo and his mother in Syros, and they migrated to Australia as teenagers....
Greek News
Iron Mike’s Glorious Victory in a Spectacular Fight in Seoul
After an amazing fight for the phase of 16 that will stay in the mind of everyone who watched it, the Greek Champion accomplished a great victory over the Moroccan Chahid “The Pitbull” Oulad El Hadj and took his...
Europe
Iron Mike Zambidis in Italy to fight against Warren Stevelmans
Mike Zambidis accepted another challenge and will travel to Italy to fight against the South African Champion Warren Stevelmans, who lives and trains in Holland.
The 27 years old Stevelmans (aka “Chaka Zulu”) has a track record of 65 fights...