Former Australian Open runner up Marcos Baghdatis has won the 4th ATP title of his career, in Sydney after beating the talented Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the final. The Cypriot broke Gasquet once in the 1st set and managed to clinch it 6-4, the 2nd set was even tighter but Baghdatis held firm and won [...]
Attack of the killer Greek tomatoes
THERE are tomatoes and then there are serious tomatoes. Not content with your average 100g tom, Narraweena gardeners Rosa and Benito Albace (foto) have been growing a variety from Greece that produces fruit up to 14cm wide and weigh in at a monumental 800g each. Mrs Albace, a great-grandmother of nine, said there were plenty [...]
Baghdatis beats Hewitt in Sydney
Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis beat South Australian Lleyton Hewitt on Thursday in the quarterfinals at the Medibank International tennis event, a final Australian Open tune-up. Hewitt started in promising fashion, breaking Baghdatis early in the first set. However, the 2006 Aussie Open runner-up Baghdatis pushed to level the scores and ended up posting a 4-6, 6-2, [...]
Parents stare down Doujon Zammit’s accused killers in court
CLASPING each others’ hands for support, the family of Sydney tourist Doujon Zammit faced his alleged killers in court yesterday. Parents Oliver and Rosemarie and their sons Zeake and Laurent took front row seats in the packed courtroom in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Sitting behind translating was Kostas Gribilas, who received Doujon’s heart, [...]
Greek trial over killed Australian begins
Four Greek nightclub staff accused of fatally beating a young Australian tourist a year ago went on trial Wednesday on the Aegean island of Lesbos, a judicial source said. A 25-year-old club bouncer has been charged with voluntary homicide and three other staff have been charged as accessories in the death of 20-year-old Doujon Zammit, [...]
Greek caught up in Gatto bashing allegations
Greek Australian building industry figure Jim Moschoyiannis (foto) is alleged to have been one of two people bashed by Mick Gatto over a building industry turf war, according to a front page report in The Sunday Age on January 10. The report has been denied by all parties alleged to have been involved in the [...]
Canberra hosts congress of Cretans of Australian and New Zealand
Sessions of the annual congress of Cretans of Australian and New Zealand – the 30th in succession – was held in Canberra, Australia, on January 7-10. Delegates began arriving last Thursday and that evening there was an event to facilitate young Cretans becoming acquainted with one another. Dance groups and traditional musicians from other Australian [...]
Akoustic Odyssey in Melbourne
Adelaide’s own original, instrumental and eclectic seven piece band Akoustic Odyssey, led by Greek-Australian Jason Tsounis, are coming to Melbourne to perform at the end of this month. After their very successful performances at WOMADelaide, the Adelaide Fringe Festival and The National Folk Festival in Canberra last year, Akoustic Odyssey have been busy composing, rehearsing, [...]
Socceroos’ Captain signs with Greek club Kavala
Australia defender Craig Moore has signed an 18-month contract with Greek Super League side Kavala to maintain his World Cup aspirations. The 34-year-old was released from his contract with A-League side Brisbane Roar at the end of last month after a fall-out with coach Ange Postecoglou. And the former Rangers and Newcastle defender was seeking [...]
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