Sports

Greek fencer Theodora Gkountoura, also known as Dora Goudoura, won the gold medal at the Women's Sabre Grand Prix on Sunday in Seoul, South Korea. The Greek athlete, who reached a career highest ranking of 3rd place in the 2021-2022...

The Greek water polo team Apollon Smyrnis has made history by winning the European water polo champions league (LEN Challenger Cup), a prestigious competition for up-and-coming teams in Europe. The Athens-based team defeated the Spanish team Terrassa 18-14 in...

Pelé, the famous soccer player who passed away in December at the age of 82, has now been recognized in the Portuguese-language Michaelis dictionary. This dictionary is widely used in Brazil, and it has included the term "Pelé" as...

An American YouTuber got the experience of a lifetime attending a soccer game in Athens, Greece on Wednesday. "Emekareacts," with over 34,000 subscribers on YouTube, went to watch the AEK Athens-PAOK Thessaloniki match at the newly built OPAP Arena stadium,...

Giannis Antetokounmpo said there is no failure in sports after the Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 5 and the series to the Miami Heat on Wednesday. The Heat came back from a 16-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to force overtime...

Migrants in Greece have set up a football team to earn recognition and through their skills combat racism and xenophobia. By Evan Bourtis In the December 2021 finals match of the Anexartito.com Summer Cup, organized by Greece’s largest amateur football league,...

Greece has no shortage of impressive mountain ranges, resplendent beaches, and diverse terrains, making it one of the best destinations for trail running. Trail running is the perfect excuse to ditch the pavement and sidewalk for a running experience in...

11-year-old Evangelia Siskou from Thessaloniki has been crowned chess world champion in the category for girls up to 13 at the World Championship held in Rhodes over the weekend. She achieved 7.5 points in 9 matches (7 wins, 1 loss,...

Cristiano Ronaldo has found himself in the middle of another scandal. A video circulating on social media purports to show the football player making a disrespectful gesture toward Al-Hilal supporters during Tuesday night's match between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal, which...

Former NBA American player Thomas Walkup currently playing for Greek champion Olympiacos was awarded Greek citizenship earlier in the week. He became Greek via an express procedure (honorary naturalization) signed by the Ministry of Interior, as well as the President...

The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced on Wednesday that it will open a basketball school at the resort of Costa Navarino, Greece this summer. It will begin operation in May and will admit both young players (aged 6-18) and adults...

Greece won the gold medal in the three-cushion-team European Billiards Championships that were held in Antalya, Turkey last weekend. In the final of the Confédération Européenne de Billard (CEB) tournament, Greece played against Sweden. Polychronopoulos and Kokkoris the heroes for Greece...

Lina Souloukou, a Greek sports executive, has been appointed by the historic Italian club A.S. Roma as the new Managing Director and General Manager. The Italian club announced on Tuesday the start of its collaboration with the Greek woman who...

On Saturday, celebrated Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias won a bronze medal at the 10th European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in the rings category. Despite taking an early lead, Petrounias ultimately placed third in the competition. The championships are being held this...

On Wednesday, Greece’s football authority was denied its request to hold the cup final on the island of Cyprus. The decision was made after reports surfaced in the Greek media claiming that the event was already confirmed. However, Cypriot...