World Cup

The draw was made on Saturday for the FIBA World Cup 2019 which will take place in China starting on August 31, with the final scheduled for September 15. Greece will play in Group F with Brazil, Montenegro, and New...

Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania are planning to propose a joint bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2030, the four state leaders decided on Friday. The four men met on the sidelines of a summit in the Bulgarian...

Greece's National Basketball team qualified to next year's World Cup that will be held in China after a thrilling win in Tbilisi over Georgia 86-85. Papanikolaou scored a two-pointer just a second before the final buzzer after a Nick Calathes assist. Calathes...

France overcame a determined Croatia 4-2 to lift the Jules Rimet trophy at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Sunday. First-time finalists Croatia -- fielding an unchanged side for that which defeated England in the semi-final -- fought until the...

Giannis Antetokounmpo says he ready to help Greece in the finals of the FIBA World Cup scheduled to take place in China in 2019. "I talked to my coach and I would love to play," Antetokounmpo said in an exclusive...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made his prediction on the team he expects to lift the World Cup in Russia during an informal chat with journalists. Tsipras surprised everybody by saying: "If I had to make a risky prediction, I...

Patrons at a bar in central Athens heaved a sigh of relief on Monday when Portugal reached the knock-out stage of the World Cup after a nail-biting final few minutes against Iran. Throughout the game they were cheering for Portugal...

As the World Cup gets ready to kick off in Russia on Thursday, tournament contenders Spain have sensationally sacked their manager. Julen Lopetegui was dismissed by the Spanish footballing authorities just ahead of the national side's Friday clash with neighbors...

On Tuesday, as Germany unveiled its football squad for June's 2018 World Cup in Russia, two of best-known players are facing a storm of criticism for meeting Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkish-origin footballers Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, joined by Turkish...

Buoyed by Nick Calathes and Thanasis Antetokounmpo joining the team for their second game of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers, Greece raced past Israel 82-61 to move to 2-0 in Group H. Calathes, Antetokounmpo and Ian Vougioukas...