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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...
Australia
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...
Greece
Video: Greece World Cup Profile by FIFA
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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...
Greece
Yes, Greece Has a Pretty Good National Baseball Team!
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“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.
Sports
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...
Australia
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...
Basketball
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.
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Sports
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...
Australia
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...
Greece
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...
Australia
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...
Australia
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...
Greece
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
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...
Greece
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...