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Basketball Player and Coach Costas Mourouzis Passes Away

Costas Mourouzis, one of the greatest Greek basketball and sports personalities passed away on Wednesday, June 11, at aged 80. During the last years Mourouzis had been battling cancer and was hospitalized at “Elpis” and later on at “Nimits” hospital...

Former AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou Joins Bastion Group

Greek Australian Andrew Demetriou, former CEO of the Australian Football League, has accepted an important position with the Bastion Group and will serve as a board director, leading strategy and growth. The company was founded in late 2008 by Fergus...

Video: Greece World Cup Profile by FIFA

Greece is considered one of the outsiders in the 2014 World Cup if you consider that the team doesn't have any super-star players and has a poor record in the tournament. However, the Greek team surprised the world by becoming...

Yes, Greece Has a Pretty Good National Baseball Team!

“Greece has a National Baseball Team?” The answer to this question is a resounding YES! Competing in premier international competitions since 2002 Greece has played consistently and faired very well.

World Cup: Greece Stuck in Newark Airport after Flight Gets Canceled

The Greek National Team got stuck at the Newark airport in New Jersey after a technical problem occurred on the plane that was supposed to carry the 2004 European Champions to Brazil on Saturday. As a result of the flight...

Andrew Demetriou Leaves AFL After 11 Years

Greek Australian Andrew Demetriou, who was the CEO of the Australian Football League for the last 11 years handed the company over to Gillon McLachlan. "No final clips. I am going out without having any enemies," he said while handing...

Green Champion in Greece

Panathinaikos forced a Game 5, the finals returned to OAKA and nothing could spoil the party. The Greens are once again Greek champions by beating Olympiacos (82-71). It’s the 34th league title in the history of the Athenian club. Panathinaikos...

Greece Draws 0-0 With Nigeria in World Cup Warm-Up Match

Greece was faced with another scoreless draw in a friendly game against Nigeria at the PLL park stadium in Philadelphia on June 3. The game was a warm up for the two national teams, a few days before they depart...

Bouzanis Joins Western Sydney Wanderers

Greek Australian Dean Bouzanis returns to Australia with a two-year deal signed to Western Sydney Wanderers. The 23-year old goalkeeper started his career in the club Sydney Olympic until he joined Liverpool in 2007. He has also played for Carlisle...

Japanese Request Greek Coffee Reading for World Cup Outcome

The world has already started moving to the rhythm of the samba in view of the World Cup which is set to take place in Brazil later in June. People around the world are doing anything possible to get...

Postecoglou’s Goals for World Cup in Brazil

The expatriate coach of Australia’s national football team “Socceroos,” Ange Postecoglou, selected some fresh blood for Brazil’s World Cup, while attempting a radical renewal of the team. Australia’s national team is at the group stage with three difficult opponents: Spain, Chile...

Greek Vaso Morali, World’s First Female Soccer Commentator

Preparations for the 2014 Brazil World Cup are ongoing in Australia for the broadcasting of the games by the Australian public Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), which holds the exclusive radio and television rights for streaming and commenting on the...

Katerina Nikolaidou Wins European Rowing Championship

Katerina Nikolaidou held on to her title as the European rowing champion in the lightweight women's single sculls category at the European Rowing final in Belgrade, Serbia on June 1st, 2014. The Greek athlete did not have a good start...

Greece Draws 0-0 With Portugal in WCup Warm-Up

World Cup finalists Portugal and Greece played out a 0-0 draw in a largely uneventful friendly in Lisbon. UEFA Champions League winner Cristiano Ronaldo was rested due to a slight thigh problem, and Portugal also left out Pepe and Raul...

Ranieri to Become the New Coach of Greece’s National Team?

The former coach of Chelsea, Claudio Ranieri is said to be the new coach of the Greek national football team, replacing Fernando Santos. The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) has been on the lookout for a new coach for the Greek...