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Giannis Antetokounmpo: I Would Go Back Selling CD’s Just to Be With My Dad
Giannis Antetokounmpo said on Friday that he would do everything to have his father back! Even going back in time to sell CD's in the Athens' suburb of Sepolia where he grew up.
“I would give it all up, without a...
tennis
Maria Sakkari Books Place in First WTA Singles Final in Over Two Years
Greek tennis champion Maria Sakkari secured a place in her first WTA singles final since 2019 knocking out No.1 seed Iga Swiatek in the J&T Banka Ostrava Open semifinals on Saturday.
Sakkari beat the Polish champion 6-4, 7-5, after one...
Greek News
Greek Runner Wins Spartathlon, the Historic Race from Athens to Sparta
Greek runner Fotis Zisimopoulos won the 39th Spartathlon, the ultra-marathon race from Athens to Sparta in southern Greece, on Saturday, by an impressive margin of one hour and 20 minutes.
Zisimopoulos, 38, covered the 246 kilometers in 21 hours, 57...
Culture
21-Year-Old Greek Man Becomes Chess Grand Master
Chess is probably the last sport one might associate with Greece; nonetheless the nation can now boast another young Greek Chess Grandmaster as of early September.Nikolas Theodorou, a 21-year-old from Crete, is one of only 11 Greeks to hold...
Greece
Giannis Antetokounmpo: “We Always Felt Like, and Were, Greeks”
Greek NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo visited the Greek President's mansion on Friday, along with his mother Veronica and brother Alex, who just received Greek citizenship yesterday.
Although Giannis and his brothers Thanasis, Kostas, who also play for the NBA, and...
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Mother, Brother Become Greek Citizens
"Greek Freak" Giannis Antetokounmpo attended a ceremony at the Greek Prime Minister's mansion in Athens on Thursday in which his mother Veronika and his brother Alexandros officially became Greek citizens.
Like his brother Giannis Antetokounmpo, who plays in the NBA...
Basketball
World of Basketball Mourns Death of Legendary Coach Dusan Ivkovic
Legendary basketball coach Dusan Ivkovic passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning in a Belgrade, Serbia hospital after a brief illness. He was 78.
Ivkovic, who coached several Greek basketball clubs, was known as one of the most...
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo Becomes a Proud Dad to Second Baby Boy
NBA MVP Milwaukee Buck Giannis Antetokounmpo became a proud dad for a second time to a baby boy, a little more than a month before the NBA season kicks off.
The "Greek Freak" shared a photo on social media on...
Greek News
Athens Half Marathon Returns; Dedicated to Mikis Theodorakis
The Athens Half Marathon returned to the city on Sunday after a two-year pause because of the pandemic, dedicated to the memory of Mikis Theodorakis
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo Meets Greek Basketball Legend Nick Galis
Giannis Antetokounbo met Nick Galis in Athens and their picture together can be characterized as the history of Greek basketball
Greek News
Acropolis Rally Dazzles Moto Racing Fans at Athens Special Stage
The historic Acropolis Rally, part of the World Rally Championship, has returned to Greece on Thursday after an eight-year absence with a crowd-pleasing special stage around Athens’ main Syntagma Square.
Defending champion and standings leader Sebastien Ogier completed the circuit...
Sports
Maria Sakkari Beats Pliskova and Advances to the US Open Semifinal
Greek tennis star Maria Sakkari has defeated world No. 4 Karolina Pliskova today in the US Open quarter finals. Sakkari will move on to her first ever US Open semifinal against Emma Raducanu.
Sakkari, who is currently ranked No. 18...
Greek News
Greece Gears Up for the Return of Historic Rally Acropolis
Greece is gearing up for Rally Acropolis, part of the World Rally Championship (WRC), which begins on Thursday, eight years after it was last held in the country.
Greece discontinued the rally due to financial problems, caused by the decade-long...
Greek News
Maria Sakkari Fights Back to Book Quarterfinal Spot at US Open
Maria Sakkari came from behind to win a thriller of a game against Canada's Bianca Andreescu by 2-1 sets in Round 16 of the US Open on Monday evening.
In a thrilling game that lasted 3 1/2 hours, the Greek...
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo “Can’t Wait” to Play for Greece in 2022 EuroBasket
Giannis Antetokounmpo said last week he can't wait to play for Greece at the EuroBasket next September. "Taking it day by day. But, I can't wait," he said in his Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/Giannis_An34/status/1433734427755098139
Greece ended up one game short of qualifying...