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Greece
AEK Secures Advance, Atromitos Ties, Aris is Out of UEFA Europa League Playoffs
The AEK football club beat CS Universitatea Craiova by 2-0 in Romania on Thursday in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2019-20, which practically secured them a spot in the playoffs for...
Basketball
Graffiti Artist Honors Antetokounmpo Brothers on Wall in Athens (video)
The Greek street artist who calls himself "SAME84" has created an impressive piece of graffiti art dedicated to Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brothers on the wall of an apartment block in the Sepolia neighborhood, the place where the basketball stars...
Greece
Olympiacos Beats Basaksehir, Makes Crucial Step Toward Champions League Playoffs
Olympiacos made a crucial step toward advancing to the playoff round of the UEFA Champions League, after beating Istanbul Basaksehir 0-1 on their home turf on Wednesday.
Although the Reds were admittedly not at their best in offense in the...
Australia
Melbourne’s Greek Film Festival Announces Opening Night Film
From award-winning Greek Director Tassos Boulmetis, the heart-warming docudrama "1968," chronicling the epic basketball game between A.E.K. Athens and the Chechoslovakian team Slavia, will open the 26th Delphi Bank Greek Film Festival on October 9 in Melbourne, Australia.
Two special screenings will...
Greece
Champions League Play-Off Draw Reveals Rivals for PAOK and Olympiacos
The draw for the UEFA Champions League play-offs was held on Monday, revealing the potential rivals for PAOK and Olympiacos on their way to securing a position in this year's top European football championship.
Greece's champion team PAOK, from Thessaloniki, will have...
Australia
Tennis Champion Nick Kyrgios Wins Washington Open Title
Greek-Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios won it all at the Washington Open, sponsored by Citibank, on Sunday.
Kyrgios, playing in the final against Russia's Daniil Medvedev, won with a score of 2-0, going 8-6 and 7-4, earning a second title for...
Greece
Stefanos Tsitsipas Climbs to Top Five After Washington Open Win (video)
Stefanos Tsitsipas rolled into the world’s top five Friday at the ATP Washington Open after winning against No. 10 seed Benoit Paire of France 7-5, 6-0.
The Greek champion put in a performance worthy of his top seed status on...
Greece
Maria Sakkari Credits Spartan Spirit After Incredible Comeback at San Jose (video)
Maria Sakkari, the Greek tennis champion, pulled off an incredible comeback against top seed Elina Svitolina to become the second semifinalist at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
Trailing 6-1, 5-2, Sakkari saved four match points to force a decider, and...
Greece
Greece's 2019 World Cup Basketball Team Presented
The Greek national basketball team which will soon travel to China to compete in this year's World Cup was presented to the public in Athens on Thursday.
The entire team was there, including this year's MVP of the NBA, Giannis Antetokounmpo,...
Greece
Greece Name John Van't Schip as Coach of National Team
The Greek Football Federation (EPO) announced on Wednesday that former Dutch international winger John Van't Schip will take over as the new coach of the national team.
Canadian-born Van't Schip signed a two-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee, EPO...
Greece
Olympiacos Cruises Through to Next Round of Champions League (video)
An impressive second half performance by Olympiacos on Tuesday evening against Viktoria Plzen secured for the Greek side a place in the third round qualifying round of the Champions League.
The Piraeus club won 4-0, after the goalless draw away...
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo Begins Training for Basketball World Cup with Greek Team
NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo started preparing for the Basketball World Cup on Monday, joining other players who are practicing with the Greek training camp.
The participation of the NBA star was announced by the Greek Basketball Federation, along with that of Kostas...
Greece
Kyridou and Bourbou Win Gold For Greece at U23 World Rowing Championship
Maria Kyridou and Christina Bourbou won the gold medal during the 2000m final of the Under 23 World Rowing Championship, which took place in Florida, US.
Kyridou and Bourbou finished first with a time of 07.11.67'', only to be followed...
Greece
Greece's Kristian Gkolomeev Wins Silver Medal in World Swimming Championships
Kristian Gkolomeev won the silver medal in the 50m freestyle finals in South Korea, where the World Swimming Championships are taking place.
Gkolomeev came second, following Caeleb Dressel from the US who finished first.
Gkolomeev shared the silver medal with Brazil's...
Business
Greek Tax Inspectors Discover Widespread Violations for Month of June
AADE, the Greek Public Revenue Authority, disclosed some interesting information on Thursday about the magnitude of tax evasion and tax violations in its cities and on the major Greek islands for the month of June.
The AADE and other Greek...