Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi is fighting the Greek Government’s demand that she and team mate Paraskevi Papachristou repay medal bonuses earned at the 2016 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Portland in Oregon. The 30-year-old United States-based athlete is concerned that the Greek Ministry of Sport is now excluding …
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Harry Maguire found guilty by court in Syros, gets suspended sentence
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has been given a suspended sentence of 21 months and 10 days in prison after his trial on the Greek island of Syros on Tuesday. The England defender, 27, was found guilty of repeated bodily harm, attempted bribery, violence against public employees and insult after …
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Harry Maguire: Greek media publish video from brawl on Mykonos
A video shot on Thursday night, allegedly shows the brawl between the captain of Manchester United Harry Maguire and his company against another group of British tourists on the island of Mykonos. The brawl led to the detention of Maguire, his brother and a friend because they resist to police …
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Manchester United captain Maguire arrested in Mykonos after brawl
Captain of football team Manchester United Harry Maguire was arrested late Thursday on the island of Mykonos along with his brother and a friend for assault and attack against police officers. The three are expected to be led to the prosecutor. Citing police sources, state-run news agency amna, reports that …
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Spartans FC: The first Greek Football Club in West Midlands
Spartans FC, is the first Greek football team in UK’s West Midlands has been established beginning of the year and has already managed to play in the West Midlands Regional League. 80% of its players are either Greeks or have lived form many years in Greece. ‘Edgbaston Spartans FC is …
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Antetokounmpo graffiti in Athens vandalized with nazi symbols
Unknown perpetrators have vandalized with nazi symbols the graffiti of Giannis Antetokounmpo created by the “Colors and Dreams” group on the initiative of the Municipality of Palaio Faliro in south Athens. The racists vandals smudged the face of Greek Freak, painted swastikas and the SS symbol on his arm. The …
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Champions League, Europa League group draws in Athens in October
The Champions League and Europa League group draws will be held in Athens in October, government spokesperson Stelios Petsas announced on Wednesday. He added that the awards for top football players of the year would also take place there as well. “The UEFA executive committee unanimously decided that the group …
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Hooligans attack home of Panathinaikos owner, Giannakopoulos VIDEO
Armed with stones, sticks and knives hooligans attacked the home of Dimitris Giannakopoulos on Wednesday evening, a day after the owner of Panathinaikos BC announced that he sells the basketball club for 25 million euros. The hooligans, around 100 people on 50 motorbikes arrived at Giannakopoulos’ home in Kifissia suburb …
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Giannakopoulos sells Panathinaikos BC for 25 million euros
Owner of Panathinaikos Basketball Club, Dimitris Giannakopoulos announced on Tuesday that that he is selling Panathinaikos BC. The price is 25,000,000 euros. At the same time, he announced that he is stepping down from the BC. Panathinaikos Athens owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos announced that the club is up for sale for a …
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Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family donate masks to Athens suburb
Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family donated 10,000 surgical masks for the coronavirus pandemic to Zografou, the suburb east of Athens where he started playing basketball. Giannis, Thanassis, Kostas, Alex and their mother said they wanted to acknowledge the influence of the city’s sports team, Filathlitikos, on the path of ‘the …
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“This is COVID19!” Torch Relay stopped after Sparta fiesta with Butler
The coronavirus has “extinguished” the Olympic Flame: the Greek Olympic Committee decided on Friday to suspend the famous Torch Relay “in the interest of public health.” The decision was taken just hours after thousands of Greeks defied the preventive measures and flocked to watch Hollywood star Gerard Butler lighting his …
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Olympic Flame Lightning event in presence of few dozens due to coronavirus
The Olympic flame started its trip to Tokyo after its lighting at the stadium in the archaeological site at Ancient Olympia. Due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, speactactors were excluded form the event and around 100 people were able to attent it. The event took place in the …
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Owner of Olympiakos & Nottingham Forest, Marinakis, tested positive on coronavirus
Businessman Vangelis Marinakis, owner of FC Olympiakos and Nottingham Forest, revealed on Tueday that he has been tested positive on coronavirus.In posts on his social media accounts, Marinakis, wrote: “The well-known virus has ‘visited’ me and I felt obliged to make this public. I feel good as I take all …
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Coronavirus: Lighting Ceremony of Olympic Flame without spectators
The Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame will be held without the presence of spectators, the Hellenic Olympic Committee said on Monday. The Committee rejected a postponement request by the Olympia Municipality. The Ceremony is scheduled to take place in Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese, on Thursday, March 12. In a statement …
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Giannis and Liam Charles: Antetokounmpo poses with son on his lap
For Giannis Antetokounmpo this is one of the happiest times in his life: the arrival of son Liam Charles. He shares the precious moments with his fans, posting pictures of the baby on his social media accounts. The NBA star became father for the first time on Monday and announced …
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“Greek Freak Jr” is home: Giannis Antetokounmpo posts baby’s picture
For the first time, Milwaukee Bucks player and NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo became father to a son on Monday. His long-time girlfriend, Mariah Riddlesprigger, gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Yhe new parents named their son Liam Charles Overwhelmed with happiness, the “Greek Freak” posted a picture of the …
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A few rounds of Zeibekiko by Thanasis Antetokounmpo in Paris (video)
Milwaukee Bucks player Thanasis Antetokounmpo used a rare opportunity to show off his dancing skills while in Paris. He met with French street performer Salif Gueye, a 22-year-old dancer performer who owes his fame solely to exposure on the internet. The two shared a precious moment. Thanasis asked Salif some …
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Greek athletes say Good-Bye to Kobe Bryant on social media
The sudden death of NBA legend “Black Mamba” Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash on Sunday shocked not only his family, his friends, colleagues and supporters in the US. The shock spread like a wildfire all over the world. The wave of grief grabbed also Greek athletes who used the …
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Greek swimmer Andreas Vazaios wins 2 Gold, 1 Bronze in Glasgow
For the second time in a day, Greek swimmer, Andreas Vazaios, won a medal at the 25th European Swimming Pool Championship in Glasgow. Half an hour after winning the bronze medal in the 100m mix individual medley, he won the gold medal in the 200m butterfly. Andreas Vazaios gets his …
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Stefanos Tsitsipas wins first major title at 2019 NITTO ATP Final
Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas won his first major international title on Sunday by defeating Austria’s Dominic Thiem in the 2019 NITTO ATP Final 2-1 sets in London. 21-year-old Tsitsipas is the first Greek player to win the trophy and the youngest finalist on his ATP Finals debut since Hall …
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