Sports

Olympics gold medalist, the “lord of the Rings” Lefteris Pretounias shocked the #MeToo movement in Greece on Thursday when he expressed doubt over denounced incidents of sexual abuse in the field of sports. He said that he was not sure “if there were incidents of sexual abuse in the field …

Read More »

Greek Police in Thessaloniki are investigating the suspected murder of a local soccer player who was found dead in his car at the marina of Nea Krini in the suburb of Kalamaria on Tuesday morning. Nikos Tsoumanis, 30, was found with three tire ups around his neck, ethnos newspaper reported. …

Read More »

A month after sparking controversy by saying he would only get the Covid-19 vaccine if it became mandatory to compete in tennis, world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas has said he plans to receive the jab later in 2021. “It will certainly happen this year,” Tsitsipas said in an interview with …

Read More »

The EKO Acropolis Rally 2021 ‘Rally of Gods’ kicked off in central Athens on Thursday for the first time since 2013. A special 980m course was set up in the streets around Syntagma Square, and it was launched by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. #wrc is official started!!#RallyofGods #rallyacropolis2021 #rallyacropolis #Greece …

Read More »

Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari has risen to number 13 in the world, a record WTA ranking for Greek women’s tennis, after defeating number four seed Karolina Pliskova in two straight sets to reach the semi-finals in the US Open. In an impressive game on Wednesday, Sakkari showed command of …

Read More »

A Portuguese soccer player accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in Athens last weekend was released from pretrial custody on Thursday after a court ordered him to pay 10,000 euros in bail but attached no additional terms. Ruben Semedo, 27, testified to an investigating magistrate and a prosecutor for more …

Read More »

A well-known Portuguese football player at a team of the Greek Super League, was brought before a public prosecutor on Monday on charges of raping a 17-year-old girl. Olympiakos FC defender Ruben Semedo was arrested and brought before a public prosecutor on Monday on charges of raping a 17-year-old girl. …

Read More »

Greece’s men Water Polo team won the Silver Medal in the Tokyo Olympics. In the finals on Sunday morning at Tatsumi Water Polo Center, Serbia beat Greece with a 13-10 score. While Greece had to settle for the silver medal, it was still a history-making moment for the team as …

Read More »

Greece have withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics artistic swimming competitions after four of their athletes tested positive for COVID-19, the Greek Olympic Committee (HOC) said on Tuesday. One athlete tested positive on Monday while another three returned positive tests on Tuesday, ruling the team out and forcing the athletes into …

Read More »

Lefteris Petrounias won the bronze medal in the rings final in Tokyo Olympic Games on Monday. His score of 15.200 saw him place third after Liu Yang from China claimed a gold medal with 15.500 and You Hao from China won silver with 15.300. The Olympic champion of Rio posted …

Read More »

Miltiadis “Miltos” Tentoglou won the men’s long jump in the most dramatic fashion on Monday as he leapt 8.41 meters in his final attempt to snatch the gold medal from Cuba’s Juan Miguel Echevarria. Tentoglou was the world leader coming into Tokyo with an 8.60m leap at a domestic competition …

Read More »

Olympian weight-lifter Thodoris Iakovidis shocked the public and exposed the Greek state when he burst into tears on a live interview and announced that he ends his career as he cannot continue with the multiple financial difficulties he faces. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT, the 30-year-old athlete said he cannot …

Read More »

Stefanos Ntouskos won the men’s single sculls and claimed the first medal and thus a Gold one for Greece at the Olympic Games of Tokyo. 24-year-old Ntouskos posted an Olympic best time to win the gold on Friday, as the final day of Olympic rowing got off to a roaring …

Read More »

Rowers Maria Kyridou Christina Bourmpou finished first in first semifinal at Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, on Wednesday. during the race they broke the world record with 6:48.70s. The New Zealand team reclaimed the world’s best time in the next race. Καταπληκτικές Μαρία Κυρίδου και Χριστίνα Μπούρμπου προκρίθηκαν πρώτες από τον …

Read More »

for a Greek female water sports athlete the dream of the Olympic Games crashed on a Covid-19 test. The athlete currently in Athens was tested positive on Tuesday, a few hours before leaving for Tokyo, the Hellenic Olympic Committee announced. According to media, the 26-year-old athlete has very mild symptoms …

Read More »

Greece’s state broadcaster ERT said Tuesday noon it has terminated the contract of a sports presenter after racist comments he made against Korean athletes in the morning, while he was discussing ping-pong and the Greek participation. Journalist Demosthenis Karmoiris wondered during the early morning TV show live on air about …

Read More »

With a fantastic performance in the qualifying round of the Tokyo Olympics, the Lord of the Rings Lefteris Petrounias collected the highest score of all participants, 15,333,, leaving behind the Chinese, Lu Yang with 15,300 points. Too bad that Greeks sitting in front of their TVs did not have the …

Read More »

Following a tradition as the homeland of Olympic Games Greece was the first country to enter the New National Stadium and lead the athletes’ parade  at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, at the Olympic Stadium, on July 23, 202 The Greek Lord of the Rings Eleftherios Petrounias …

Read More »

Giannis Antetokounmpo has led the Milwaukee Bucks to their first NBA title since 1971 and was named was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. on Tuesday. Powered by a masterpiece from the Greek Freak The Bucks won 105-98 over the visiting Phoenix Suns. With the victory, the Bucks clinched …

Read More »

A dispute over coronavirus procedures led to cancellation of a friendly football game between Turkish Galatasaray and Greek Olympiakos and turned political on Monday. Galatasaray claims “discrimination, rude and unfair treatment by Greek officials at the airport, Greek authorities claim procedures against the Covid-19 by the book. The dispute started …

Read More »