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AEK Moves Top of Greek League After Draw at Panathinaikos

AEK escaped with a 1-1 draw at Panathinaikos after Marko Livaja's equalizer in the fifth minute of second-half injury time in the Greek league on Sunday. AEK is top of the league, one point ahead of Atromitos and Olympiakos. Atromitos...

Cyprus Football Club Fans Raise Banner Denying Polytechnic Uprising

A group of Cyprus' Apoel football club fans hoisted a banner with the slogan, ‘’Polytechnio 1973-2017, 44 years of lies,” during their club’s match against Omonia on Friday, November 17, the day on which the anniversary of the student...

Greece May Participate in Alternative World Cup Tournament

After a whole year of tough matches in a European football World Cup qualifying group, Greece made it to the playoff stage, where they were eliminated by Croatia. Normally, that would be the end of the road. Now however; a...

Greece's Eternal Rivals Conquer Istanbul (videos)

Greece's "eternal rivals" in all sports, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, scored two great wins against Istanbul teams in two consecutive nights for the Euroleague Basketball. After Olympiacos' Wednesday win against Fenerbahce in Istanbul 90-83 in overtime, on Thursday, Panathinaikos repeated the...

Teenager from Kastoria, Greece is a Rising Football Star in Singapore

A 15-year old teenager from Greece is regarded as a rising football star in Singapore and has been nominated for a prestigious award which could send him  to a European football club for training. Born to a Singaporean father and...

Greece Fails to Reach World Cup Finals after Goalless Draw Against Croatia

Greece were eliminated at the play-off stage of the World Cup after a goalless draw against Croatia in the Karaiskakis Stadium on Sunday night. The Croats deservedly progress to the finals that will take place next Summer in Russia, following...

Samuel Kalalei Gets Gold as Kenyan Athletes Dominate Athens Marathon

Kenyan runners dominated the authentic Marathon race in Athens on Sunday. Samuel Kalalei won the Gold medal with a time of 02:12:17. In second place was his compatriot Lucas Rotich and third was Marc Kiptoi, also from Kenya. Watch video as...

Thousands Follow the Footsteps of Pheidippides in Athens Authentic Marathon

The 35th Authentic Marathon is taking place in Greece bringing together more than 51,000 runners from Greece and around the world, who are participating in the seven separate events. Approximately 18,500 runners from around the world follow the footsteps of...

18,500 Runners from 101 Countries to Run Authentic Greek Marathon

Over 18,500 runners from 101 different countries will participate at the 35th annual Authentic Marathon, which will take place in Athens on the 12th of November. Most of the athletes that will compete on the 42.195m route come from the...

Elementary Turnovers Cost Greece a Heavy Defeat in World Cup Qualifier

Elementary turnovers in defence cost Greece dearly in the first leg of the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Croatia in Zagreb. Croatia moved closer to next year's World Cup with an emphatic 4-1 home win over Greece on Thursday in...

Greek Football Officials Facing Charges over Rigged Games Scandal

The biggest football scandal in Greece, dubbed "Koriopolis", is finally reaching the courts following 6 years of police investigations, leaked wiretapping and endless judicial maneuvering. Twenty-eight officials of Greek football, including Olympiakos club president Vangelis Marinakis, are being ordered to...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Sings National Anthem with Cleveland Greeks (video)

Giannis Antetokounmpo on Tuesday "rewarded" many lucky Cleveland Greeks by singing Greece's national anthem with them after scoring 40 points against the Cavaliers. The Milwaukee Bucks had a difficult night at Cleveland as LeBron James was determined to lead the...

Manolas' World Cup Playoff Ban Angers Greece's Football Coach

Greece national football coach Michael Skibbe blasted FIFA's decision to ban Roma defender Kostas Manolas from Thursday's World Cup playoff first leg away to Croatia for "intentionally seeking a yellow card". "What FIFA did was not right. FIFA sometimes takes...

11/05/2017: Latest Greek Super League Results with Video

Three players were sent off and one coach dismissed as AEK beat PAOK 1-0 (video) Sunday to share first place in the Greek league with Atromitos. In other action: Panaitolikos - Xanthi  1 - 3  (video) Atromitos - Panionios  0 - 0 ...

New York Times Hail "The Unspeakable Greatness of Giannis Antetokounmpo"

Praise keeps coming for the incredible achievements of Giannis Antetokounmpo, with The New York Times writing about his "unspeakable greatness" this time. Only eight games in the NBA season and the press is already in the conversation for the Most Valuable...