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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...

Gabriella Papadakis – Guillaume Cizeron Stun Audiences at Figure Skating Grand Prix (video)

French-Greek Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron are in the lead of the Audi Cup China after the short dance leg of the ice dance competition, delivering a personal best score of 81.10 points in the ISU Figure Skating Grand...

First Spartan Race Held in Sparta (video)

The first Spartan Race to be held in Sparta is taking place this weekend (November 4-5) in the legendary place where it got its name from. The event is met with enthusiasm by locals as more than 2,000 athletes from...

Europa League: AEK Shares Another Goalless Draw with Milan (video)

AEK took another step towards claiming the second place in its Europa League group after the clash against Italian giants AC Milan ended in a goalless draw in Athens. It was a repeat of the game in San Siro a...

Rioting Between AEK and AC Milan fans in Athens Train Station

A few hours before the Europa Cup match between AEK Athens and AC Milan, fans of the two clubs fought each other and rioted in an Athens railway train station. Although buses were hired to take them straight from their...

Kickboxing World Champion Kallia Kourouni (aka Pink Tyson) in UK Boxing Debut

Kallia Kourouni, the 26-year-old kickboxing World champion from Sparta; also known as Pink Tyson, will be headlining an action packed show on Friday 24th November at the Tolworth Recreation Centre in Surbiton, south-west London. Kourouni is the reigning WIBF and GBU...

Greek Fan Invades Pitch for Selfie with Lionel Messi (photos)

A Greek football fan could not resist the opportunity to be photographed with Lionel Messi, one of the best footballers of all time. The man evaded security and invaded the pitch of Georgios Karaiskakis stadium to get a selfie with...