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Giannis Antetokounmpo Confirms He Will Play for Greece in the World Cup
Giannis Antetokounmpo confirmed on Friday his participation at the World Cup during the presentation of his first signature shoe design, Zoom Freak 1 in Athens.
“I haven’t talked with the coach yet, I don’t know which position I will play...
Basketball
Hoop Placed on Top of Mount Olympus to Honor Giannis Antetokounmpo (video)
The American athletic wear company Nike placed a basketball hoop on the top of Mt. Olympus, the highest point in Greece, to honor Giannis Antetokounmpo, who earlier in the week was named MVP of the 2018-19 NBA season.
Nike also...
Greece
Greece's Olympic Wrestler Babis Holidis Dies at 62
Greek Olympic medal winner Babis Holidis has died at the relatively young age of 62, it was announced on Wednesday.
Holidis, who specialized in Olympic-style Greco-Roman wrestling, was born in Kazakhstan in 1956. He began wrestling in 1968, and ended...
Greece
Greece Regains Its Seat on International Olympic Committee
After four years of absence, Greece regained its representation on the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which appointed ten new members on Wednesday.
Among them is the head of Greece's Olympic body, Spyros Capralos, who was elected by 60 votes out...
Greece
Anna Korakaki Wins Gold Medal at European Games in Minsk
Greek Olympic champion, gold medalist and world champion shooter Anna Korakaki added a second title by winning a gold medal during this year's European Games competition in Minsk, Belarus.
The Olympic gold medalist from Drama, Greece won first place in the...
Greece
Anna Korakaki Wins Silver Medal at European Games in Minsk
Greek Olympic gold medalist and world champion shooter Anna Korakaki added yet another title to her career by winning the silver medal in the European Games in Minsk, Belarus.
The Greek Olympic gold medalist from northern Greece won second place...
Greece
Antetokounmpo and Tsitsipas Among Nominees for 2019 ESPY Awards
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Stefanos Tsitsipas, two of the most prominent athletes ever to come out of Greece, are among the numerous well-known sports stars who have been nominated for this year's ESPY awards in the United States.
The ''Excellence in Sports...
Celebrities
Christiano Ronaldo Meets "The Colossus of Rhodes" During Greek Holidays
Fifteen years ago they were opponents during Greece's triumph in lifting the Euro 2004. The young Christiano Ronaldo at that time faced Traianos Dellas, dubbed "The Colossus of Rhodes," twice -- and both times he failed to emerge on...
Celebrities
Tsitsipas Sends Sweet Message to His Dad and Coach on Father's Day
Greek tennis sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas, currently ranked the sixth-best tennis player in the world, posted a touching tribute on social media to his dad on Father's Day as he prepares for Wimbledon.
"A man who raises children with care, love and patience....
Basketball
Pitino's Panathinaikos Win Greek Basketball's Best-of-Five Finals
Panathinaikos eased past Promitheas at the OAKA Indoor Hall on Friday, thrashing their visitors 111-77 to win the Basket League title with a 3-0 score in the best-of-five finals.
For the Athens giants this was the 38th time in history...
Greece
Greece Sinks to New Low in Shocking Defeat to Armenia (video)
Greece slipped to a new low on Tuesday, conceding a shock 2-3 loss to Armenia in Group J of the European Championship qualification process.
It was a humiliating defeat as Armenia ranks 106th in the world according to FIFA.
As a...
Greece
Greece Surrenders to Italy 0-3 in Euro 2020 Qualifiers
Greece's national soccer team had a bad night on Saturday in Athens, giving Italy an easy win 0-3 in the fourth game of the Euro 2020 qualifiers.
The Italians scored all three goals within 10 minutes in the first half,...
Greece
PM Tsipras Saves Greece's Participation in European Games After Ticket Debacle
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras on Thursday saved the blushes of the country's athletics federation (SEGAS) by offering the official government jet to fly its athletes to Belarus for the European Games.
Tsipras' intervention followed SEGAS' announcement earlier that Greek participation...
Greece
Jet Ski Athletes Offer Wild Spectacle in Greece's Saronic and Corinth Gulfs
The Hellenic Jet Sports Boating Association, in cooperation with the global association called ''Jet Raid,'' kicked off a completely new type of sporting competition last Sunday, June 2, in Greece.
The competition, which will last until June 8, is dubbed...
Greece
The Most Expensive Greek Football Transfers in History
Football transfer procedures always involve a great deal of money by anyone's measure, and Greek football players and clubs know that very well.
These amounts of money seem to increase every single year, with Greek and foreign football clubs spending more...