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World rings champion Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece won the gold at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) World Cup at the Aspire Dome in Doha today. Petrounias produced a great routine that received a score of 15.875 points. The Greek champion...

Greek sports are risking exclusion from the Rio Olympic Games in August and other international competitions due to the draft law the government is preparing to table in Parliament. Earlier it was FIFA and UEFA that threatened to kick Greek...

Olympiakos scored after only 37 seconds as two goals by Hernani guided the champion to a 2-1 win at Asteras (video) in the Greek league on Sunday. Hernani opened the scoring following an assist from Costas Fortounis and he made...

Voula Papachristou is celebrating her return to big sports events in the best way. The triple jump champion won third place in the IAAF World Indoor Championship in Portland, with a jump of 14.45 meters. Papachristou managed to win the bronze medal...

FIFA and UEFA have reacted to the Hellenic Football Federation's (EPO) update regarding the cancelling of the Greek Cup by the Alternate Minister of Sports. In the first meeting of the committee of the International Federation, with its newly elected...

"The Advertiser" newspaper published a list of 100 women who are going to play an important role in the future through their work and their contribution towards society. Among this list, three women of Greek origin made it as...

Akropolis Idrottsförening, is Sweden's football team that was founded by Greek expatriates and is currently amazing everyone with its fast progress. Featuring blue and white colors on its uniform and bearing a badge with the Parthenon, the team is...

Olympiakos Piraeus scored twice in the last three minutes to beat Panathinaikos 3-1 (video) thanks to late goals by Manuel da Costa and Brown Ideye in a thrilling Athens derby on Sunday. Panathinaikos’ Italian coach Andrea Stamaccioni was visibly annoyed...

Greek-born striker Apostolos Giannou has been added to Australia's team for the World Cup qualifiers against Tajikistan on March 23 and Jordan on March 28. Ange Postecoglou, Socceroos' coach included Giannou and two other uncapped players among nine changes to...

Third-place Panathinaikos beat Atromitos  2 - 0  (video)  Sunday with debut goals by new additions Lucas Evangelista and Lucas Villafanez. The 25th round was overshadowed by the postponement of the Iraklis vs. Olympiakos game for fear of violence. The move...

In an unprecedented move, the Greek government suspended the Football Cup after violence erupted during Wednesday's semi-final between PAOK Thessaloniki and Olympiacos. The decision puts at risk the participation of Greek clubs in European and international competitions as FIFA and UEFA...

The Alternate Minister of Sports, Stavros Kontonis has decided to cancel the Greek cup, after postponing today's match between AEK and Atromitos. After what happened in last night's football match between PAOK and Olympiakos in the Toumba stadium, the Alternate...

Deputy Minister of Sports Stavros Kontonis appears determined to cancel the Greek Cup as well as the Championship, after Wednesday night's serious episodes in Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, which lead to interrupting the match between PAOK and Olympiakos in the...

The PAOK-Olympiacos Greek Cup semi-final was abandoned at the 86th minute as PAOK fans stormed the pitch, enraged over the referee's decision to overlook a penalty against Olympiacos. With Super League champions Olympiacos leading 2-1 in the 86th minute at...

  Olympiakos F.C. celebrated its "mathematical" title conquest as the team won against Veroia today, claiming the title earlier than ever. This is the team's sixth Greek championship in a row, and the 18th in the last 20 years. Olympiakos won...