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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...

Olympiakos Secures Goalless Champions League Draw from Barcelona

Playing an aggressive defence with no deviation for over 90 minutes, Olympiakos Piraeus secured a goalless draw from Barcelona in Day 4 of Champions League, leading the Catalan powerhouse to drop its first points in Group D. On his return...

Olympic Torch Handed Over to Pyoengchang for Winter Games

The Olympic torch was formally handed over from Greece to Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games organizers on Tuesday, in a simple ceremony. Under overcast skies at the Panathenaic Stadium that hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896, the torch was...

Antetokounmpo Continues Frenzied Course Leading NBA with 34.7 Pts Average

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, leading the Milwaukee Bucks in an easy win (117-106), while being NBA top scorer with a 34.7 points average. The Greek Freak seems determined to be nominated for NBA...

Winter Olympics Flame Continues Journey Across Greece (video)

The Olympic Flame which is burning for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics continued its journey through northern and central Greece on Sunday, as the Greek leg of the torch relay nears its end. On Monday, the sacred light; which was...

Unfancied Atromitos Retains Greek League Lead

A fairy-tale season for Atromitos; as the team maintains its place at the top of the Greek SuperLeague, with a 2-0 win at Xanthi and with 19 points from nine games. In what is the unbeaten Peristeri club’s best top...

Greece's No.1 Tennis Player Stefanos Tsitsipas Seeks Second ATP Trophy

Current Greek No.1 tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas is attempting his second ATP Challenger series title in two months, in Sunday's final in Brest, France. The 19-year-old Greek tennis sensation will play against Corentin Moutet in the final of the €106,500 Open Brest Arena...

Financially battered Panathinaikos win Greek "El Clasico"

They may be in deep financial trouble, all but abandoned by the club owner and struggling with as many fast transfers as possible to secure financing, but Panathinaikos pulled a gutsy win against arch-rivals Olympiakos Piraeus in the Greek...

Buzzer Beating Three-pointer Gives Panathinaikos Euroleague Win over Fenerbahce

In a rematch of last year’s playoffs series, a thriller that went all the way down to the final buzzer, Nikos Pappas hit a three-pointer with 1.2 seconds on the clock to lift Panathinaikos to a thrilling 70-68 win...