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Greek Artistic Swimmer Evangelia Platanioti Wins Gold at World Championships
Greek artistic swimmer Evangelia Platanioti won the gold medal in the technical final of the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.
The 29-year-old artistic swimmer gathered 272.9633 points leaving in second place Canada's Jacqueline Simoneau by 3.6866 points...
Business
Ferrari Shares Surge by $7 Billion Amid Lewis Hamilton F1 Move
Ferrari’s share price soared more than 10 percent to hit a new record high on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday as news of Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 move broke.
Having closed Wednesday’s trading with a share price of...
Ancient Greece
Sportsmen in Ancient Greece and Rome Were Celebrities, Won Grand Prizes, Toured and Even Unionized
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Paid to play, travelling internationally and enjoying celebrity status: the lifestyle of a modern elite professional sportsperson, but also that of some elite sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome.
By Wray Vamplew
Ancient Greeks lived in perhaps 1,000 autonomous communities stretching,...
History
The Greatest Free-Kick in Soccer History
On June 3, 1997, Brazil's Roberto Carlos stunned the world with the greatest free-kick in soccer history in a match against France.
The free-kick was taken from 35 yards out. It looked like his rasping strike, hit at 136.7 kph...
Greek News
Greek Women’s Water Polo Team Wins Bronze at European Championship
The Greek women's water polo team accomplished a remarkable feat by winning the bronze medal at the European Championship in Eindhoven. They defeated Italy, 7-6. This victory also ensured their participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Journey the Greek...
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo Ties Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for Highest Score
Greek basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo is now on par with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for scoring 45-plus points in 18 career games for the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Milwaukee Bucks 'Greek Freak' scored 48 points with 17 rebounds in the 112-108 loss against...
Celebrities
German Football Legend Franz Beckenbauer Dies Aged 78
Franz Beckenbauer, the German football icon who won the World Cup as both a player and a manager, has died at age 78.
The World Cup winner died on Sunday, January 7th, his family confirmed, as tributes flooded in from...
Basketball
Is Milwaukee Bucks Star Giannis Antetokounmpo Getting Married?
With her latest Instagram post, Giannis Antetokounmpo's family-oriented girlfriend, Mariah Riddlesprigger, has given air to the rumor that the couple is planning to marry.
Californian Riddlesprigger, who has been romantically involved with the Greek Freak since the mid-2010s, posted a...
Environment
Climate Crisis Forces the IOC to Rethink Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is mulling over a possible fragmentation of the Winter Olympics citing the climate crisis.
“We need to address very quickly this dramatic impact of climate change on winter sport," IOC President Thomas Bach said at...
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo Becomes Bucks’ All-Time Top Rebounder
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo once again cemented his place as one of the greatest players of the franchise.
Antetokounmpo grabbed seventeen rebounds in the game against the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. With his fourteenth board, he passed the...
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo Sets Bucks Team Record With 64 Points
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a franchise-record 64 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks outscore the Indiana Pacers 140-126 on Wednesday night.
Antetokounmpo broke the team record of 57 set by Michael Redd in 2006 in a 113-111 loss to the Utah...
Greek News
Greek Soccer Legend Kostas Nestoridis Dies at 93
Greek Soccer Legend Kostas Nestoridis, one of the best strikers in the history of AEK Athens and Greek football, died in Athens on Tuesday. He was 93.
Nestoridis was born on March 15, 1930 in Drama in northern Greece and...
Greek News
Greece Shuts Sports Venues for Spectators After Hooligan Violence
Greece announced on Monday it asked the Super League to hold soccer matches without spectators for two months after incidents of hooligan violence.
This measure, announced by government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis after a meeting at Maximos Mansion on Sunday, follows...
Crime
Greek Policeman Severely Injured by Hooligans at Athens Volleyball Match
Greek hooligans attacked the riot police outside an Athens volleyball arena on Thursday evening causing severe injuries to an officer who is fighting for his life.
State ERT television said a flare shot by a hooligan severed a thigh artery...
Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo Celebrates 29th Birthday and Offers Advice
Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated his 29th birthday on Wednesday in Las Vegas with balloons, cake, and a serenade from his team.
The entire Bucks team gathered on the T-Mobile Arena court to sing happy birthday to Antetokounmpo.
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The Bucks are in Las...