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

Olympiacos won, PAOK had a draw and Panathinaikos lost in their first games of the group stage of the Europa League on Thursday night. Champions Olympiacos, without playing exceptionally well, managed to beat Young Boys 1-0 in Bern, Switzerland. All...

Rio Paralympics 2016: Two More Gold Medals for Greece Brings Tally to 11

Greece is continuing to triumph at the Rio Paralympics. Within just a few hours two gold medals were won lifting the Greek tally to 11 medals at the Paralympics: Powerlifting champ Pavlos Mamalos won gold and Che Jon Fernandes...

Greek Pride at Rio Paralympics: Konstantinidis Gets Silver Medal

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos congratulated Thanasis Konstantinidis on winning a second medal for Greece at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Early on in the games, Konstantinidis had won a gold medal in the Men's F32 shot put. His second...

Greek Football Club Owner Slaps Goalie for Mistake [video]

President of Larissa Football Club Alexis Kougias reportedly slapped goalkeeper Matias Degra after the player made a crucial mistake that cost the game against Heracles. The Monday evening match between Larissa and Heracles for the first day of the Super...

Panagiotis Triantafyllou Wins Silver at Paralympics in Wheelchair Fencing Men's Individual Sabre

On Monday Greece clinched its eighth medal at the Rio Paralympics as Panagiotis Triantafyllou took silver in Wheelchair Fencing Men's Individual Sabre - Category B. Panagiotis fought for gold, in the end losing to Ukraine's Anton Datsko with a final...

Rio Paralympics: Dimitra Korokida Bags Bronze Medal for Greece in Shotput

Greece's Dimitra Korokida of Greece bagged the bronze medal at the Rio Paralympics on Monday in the shotput F-53 event. Her throw of 4.28 meters made her stand out, coming third behind Fatema Nedham of Bahrain who won the...

09/12/2016: Latest Greek Super League Results with Video

The new Super League season kicked off this weekend without any surprises, with a number of spectacular goals and with the four title contenders showing their caliber. Kerkyra- Platanias  0 - 1 (video) Panionios - Asteras Tripolis  3 - 0  (video) Levadiakos...

Paralympics: Dimitrios Senikidis Takes Silver in Men's Shot Put

Dimitrios Senikidis has won silver in the Men's Shot Put - F20 on the third day of the Paralympics 2016. On Senikidis' third throw the ball traveled 16.17 meters, granting him the silver medal. Greece's other athlete in the Men's Shot...

Manolis Stefanoudakis Wins Gold Medal for Greece in Rio

Greek athlete Manolis Stefanoudakis won the gold medal in the Men's Javelin Throw at the Rio Paralympic Games on Friday, adding another gold medal to the Greek team. Congratulations for the athlete's achievement were sent by President of the Hellenic...

Dreamy Start for Greece With Bronze and Gold Medals at Rio Paralympics

The Greek team at the 15th Paralympics in Rio got off to a great start on the first day on Thursday. Thanasis Konstantinidis broke three world records to win the gold medal in the F32 shot put final whereas his...

Ten Greek Athletes to Represent Greece in Rio Paralympics First Day

Ten athletes will represent Greece in the first day, Thursday, of the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Chrysoula Antoniadou, Semicha Rizaoglou and Alexandra Stamatopoulou will represent the white and blue in 100m freestyle swimming. Nikos Gonios, Dimitrios...

4-1 Victory for Greece Over Gibraltar in 2018 World Cup European Qualifier

On Tuesday Greece has clinched a 4-1 away win against Gibraltar as the qualifying games for the 2018 World Cup are underway. The first goal came in the first-half at the 10th minute thanks to Costas Mitroglou. Then Gibraltar made history,...

'Santorini Experience' Brings Sports and Tourism to Santorini

The ultimate sports experience comes for a second consecutive year in one of the most significant touristic destinations in the world, in Santorini, on Oct 7-9 2016. Santorini Municipality, Municipal Sports Cultural & Environmental Organization in Santorini (DAPPOS) and the...

Greek Super League Finally Begins on September 10

Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis pledged that Super League games will begin on September 10. He denied rumors that said he was willing to accept the beginning of domestic competitions after the FIFA-UEFA visit in Athens and their meeting...

Greek Olympic Champion: I'm Disgusted With the Federation and the Mayor

Olympic gold medalist in shooting Anna Korakaki attacked the Greek Shooting Federation and the Drama Municipality for not providing her with a practice facility. The story of Korakaki practicing in a makeshift shooting range set up at a quarry near...