Greece
Greece
OAKA Basketball Stadium to be Renamed After Retired Basketball Player Nikos Galis
Deputy Minister of Athletics, Stavros Kontonis, announced the renaming of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) basketball stadium to "Nikos Galis" -- one of Greece's greatest retired basketball players.
"I would like to thank the State and its initiative. It's...
Basketball
Legendary Nikos “Nick” Galis Enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
On Saturday it was announced that the legendary basketball player Nikos “Nick” Galis will be enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
The basketball great is being honored for his accomplishment in being "the all-time leading scorer while playing...
Basketball
Basketball Legend Nick Galis Auctions Shoes for a Child's Treatment
Greek basketball legend and recent NBA Hall-of-Famer Nick Galis auctioned his sports shoes and gathered €7,000 for the treatment of a 5-year-old suffering from brain tumor.
Christoforos, 5, has been suffering from a rare form of brain tumor called Diffuse...
Basketball
Greece Honors Basketball Player Galis
Legendary Greek basketball player Nick Galis, undoubtedly one of the best in Europe, 20 years after his retirement was honored in Thessaloniki by his former club Aris BC.
Deputy Culture Minister Yiannis Ioannidis attended the great event, while he announced...
Basketball
The Day Greece Began Its Love Affair with Basketball
Basketball in Greece was mediocre until June 14, 1987, when the National Team won the EuroBasket and Greeks fell in love with the sport.
Basketball
Kostas Politis, Architect of Greece's 1987 Basketball Triumph, Dies at 76
Kostas Politis, the legendary Greek coach who led the national basketball team to gold medal at the EuroBasket 1987, died on Monday at his home in Athens.
Politis will always be remembered as the man who lifted the trophy along...
Diplomacy
Thessaloniki Mayor: We Should Change Name of 'Macedonia' Airport
Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris has suggested that the city airport should no longer be called "Macedonia" because foreign visitors might confuse it with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ’s main airport.
Speaking at Monday's City Council meeting, the mayor...
Greece
Watch Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Spin a Ball [pics + video]
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was a top-rate volleyball player before he started showing an interest in student politics. A leg injury, however, caused him to nip his budding career in the bud. Nonetheless, he can still use a...
Basketball
FIBA EuroBasket 2015: The Draw
Croatia, Slovenia, Skopje, Georgia and Holland are the teams Greece has been drawn to battle against in the FIBA Eurobasket tournament taking place in September 2015.
The two-time champions of Europe (1987, 2005) will play all their group-stage games in the city of Zagreb, a place that brings back...
Greece
"Nick the Greek" in One of the Most Expensive Commercials on Greek TV
One of the most expensive commercials ever played on Greek TV was screened in 1988 after the Greek National Basketball Team had won the European Basketball Championship in 1987.
All-time leading scorer in both career points scored and points per...
events
Matala Beach Festival in Crete Ready to Kick Off
Matala Beach Festival will take place in an atmosphere full of music and fun in Matala, Crete, from Friday, June 19, to Sunday, June 21, with the participation of many Greek and foreign artists. The festival will also include creative activities...
events
A Greek Summer Music Festival for Every Taste
Greece has always been associated with summer, amazing beaches and crystal clear waters. Still, many people opt to travel to other countries during the summer months in order to attend one of the numerous music festivals that take place across...