Greek basketball

CSKA of Moscow crashed Panathinaikos for a second time in three days, this time with a 100-80 score, to lead the series 2-0 in the Euroleague playoffs (Final 8). Even though both teams carry a heavy history (they combine 12 Euroleague titles) CSKA is a...

Panathinaikos suffered a 69-68 defeat from Red Star at the Pionir Hall of Belgrade but made the playoffs due to Macabbi Tel Aviv's victory over Alba Berlin (64-73) fifteen minutes earlier. Alba's loss meant that Panathinaikos automatically qualified for the playoffs no matter...

  By beating Apollon Patras 68-53 at the Olympic Center of Athens, Panathinaikos won its fourth Greek Cup title in a row and a record sixteen times altogether.   In front of almost 12,000 fans (1,000 of which were Apollon supporters) the Greens...

In an effort to diminish violence in sports, a number of significant suggestions are to be part of the new sports bill presented by Greek Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis yesterday. According to ideas that will soon be discussed in court, the Ministry will have the...

For a record 10th time in a row, Olympiakos heads to the Euroleague Playoffs. The 86-75 win over Anadolu Efes lead by the Reds' former coach Dusan Ivkovic was their ninth in twelve games keeping them in close distance of second...

As the 2014-15 Turkish Airlines Euroleague preliminary group stages came to an end, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos prepare for the next chapter where they will be paired up with the tournament's top-16 clubs in Europe. Group D's top finisher Olympiacos will...

Croatia, Slovenia, Skopje, Georgia and Holland are the teams Greece has been drawn to battle against in the FIBA Eurobasket tournament taking place in September 2015. The two-time champions of Europe (1987, 2005) will play all their group-stage games in the city of Zagreb, a place that brings back...

Both Greek representatives have successfully managed to qualify to the top-16 of Europe's most prestigious basketball tournament. Last week it was Olympiacos, yesterday it was Panathinaikos' turn. Panathinaikos - Bayern Munich 87-72 Having five players with double figures and an almost full-house OAKA...

Olympiacos found it hard to cope with newbie Neptunas from Lithuania but in overtime managed to grab the away win (81-85) for the Euroleague basketball Tournament. Back in Athens, Panathinaikos put together one of their finest performances since the...

Dimitrios Diamantidis made history once again by serving his 1000th assist in the Euroleague Basketball contest. It was on April 21 of this year that he surpassed fellow Greek legend Thodoris Papaloukas (977 assists) to climb to the top of the...