Greece

One of Greece's most prolific basketball players revealed on Wednesday that he will be retiring at the end of the season. Dimitris Diamantidis, who plays for Panathinaikos, told Greek newspaper Prasini that he intends to leave the basketball court behind after 17 years. "After I created my...

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...

Nisyros is a magical gem located in the the Dodecanese. The island is part of and has an active volcano which is also the youngest in Greece.

The economic publication New Money rates Greek shipowners as still the most dominant group in the world of shipping, according to a new article, despite the widespread economic devastation wreaked by the coronavirus lockdowns this year. Despite acknowledging that shipping as...

On Friday night, rival teams Olympiacos and Panathinaikos had a showdown in the Greek “Clasico” basketball derby. Olympiacos triumphed over the "Greens", with a 79-65 win. Olympiacos closed the first half of the game with a 16 point lead and...

In an official draw conducted by the Greek Basketball Association, Panathinaikos was chosen to face Olympiacos in the semifinals for the 2019 Greek Cup in Basketball. The draw took place at noon Monday in Athens. Panathinaikos will host the knock-out game in...

A number of Greek shipowners are supporting local shipping despite the economic crisis. Despite the more expensive price of bearing the Greek flag and the bureaucracy associated with this, they are continuing to operate on the local market. There...

Panathinaikos played with the fire in the last seconds of the match but was able to hold the +1 margin and pick up its first victory of the series at the OAKA Sports Center in Athens against CSKA for the Euroleague...

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...

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...

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...

Both Olympiacos (away - yesterday) and Panathinaikos (at home - today) grabbed important wins over Valencia (78-81) and Turow Zgorzelec (84-77) respectively for the first day of the Euroleague Tournament group stages. In a close match at the Pabellon Fuente De San...