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Acropolis Rally organizers applied for a return to the World Rally Championships (WRC) as of 2017. The national federation in association with the regional authority of Central Greece and the City of Lamia want Greece's historic automobile event to...

It must have been a celebratory occasion when Greek swimmer Kristel Vourna received a formal invitation to the Rio Olympic Games on July 6. According to Kathimerini, Vourna was surprised as she had only achieved a B-standard time. The 24-year-old swimmer had...

International free diving competition with skandalopetra will be held on Karpathos island between July 16 and 19. A large number of Greek and foreign divers are expected to take part in the competition aiming to break the world record. The competition...

Milwaukee Bucks guard Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother, Thanasis, are set to begin mandatory military service in Greece this Wednesday. The two brothers are Greek citizens who permanently live overseas and probably will not serve the full three-month term as...

Greece has earned its second and final medal at the 2016 European Championships. On Sunday, triple-jumper Voula Papachristou took bronze in her event, as Portugal’s Patricia Mamona scored a 14.58 meter jump and Israel’s Hanna Minenko a 14.51 meter jump. Papachristou completed...

Greek athlete Katerina Stefanidi jumped her way to gold on Saturday in the pole vault event at the European Track and Field Championship in Amsterdam by successfully completing a 4.81 meter jump. Teammate Nicole Kyriakopoulou finished strong in fourth place...

Greece is out of the Olympic Qualification tournament after Croatia beat them in Italy on Friday. The national Greek team disqualified for Rio 2016 in a disappointing game with a final score of 66-61. The game started out with Greece trailing...

The results are in and so far Greece has pushed forward in the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for men's basketball. The team, along with Canada and Serbia clinched semifinal berths on Wednesday. In the tournament in Turnin, Italy, Greece beat Mexico 86-70...

The Greek Olympic Team has made history by unanimously selecting athlete Sofia Bekatorou as the first-ever female Standard-Bearer to represent Greece in opening ceremonies at Rio 2016. The 39-year-old Greek sailing champion has taken part in three previous Olympics starting...

A friendly water polo match between young Greek and Croatian players turned violent on Sunday. The finals took place in Belgrade between the two countries' national junior teams. In the middle of the final eight minutes, a Croat hit...

Greece is the European Champion in Deaf Women's Basketball after beating Lithuania 52-41 in the final that took place at Nick Galis Hall in Athens. The team of coach Athina Zerva made it to the final easily and won the trophy...

The Greek Men's National Water Polo Team picked up a bronze metal at Sunday's FINA World League Super Final's in China. The Greek team beat Italy 11-7 after they were down by 5 goals and finished third in this...

Sacramento Kings drafted 18-year-old Greek center Georgios Papagiannis with the 13th pick, after trading the rights to eighth pick Marquese Chriss to the Phoenix Suns. The 7-foot-1 Papagiannis played 21 games with Panathinaikos in the Greek league, averaging 6.4 points...

Greece recorded another win at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) men's Water Polo World League Super Final in Huizhou, China. The men's team beat Australia 10-5 (1-1, 3-1, 2-2, 4-1), climbing up the rankings tying with Serbia in the...

The first friendly game of Greece had the taste of NBA as Giannis Antetokounmpo assumed a leadership role in the Olympic Qualifying tournament against Turkey. The score was 78-52 in Greece's favor with Kostas Koufos finishing the game with...