GEORGE GEORGAKOPOULOS

Night of glory for AEK, Panathinaikos and PAOK in Europe

The start of the group stages in European competitions had some glorious results for Greek teams on Thursday.

Derby draw leaves Greens alone with a perfect record

The draw in the first big derby of the season between AEK and Olympiakos means Panathinaikos is the only team left in the Super League with a perfect record.

10.09.2023 / 23:40

Three easy points for spectacular Greece against Gibraltar

Greece rebounded from its 3-0 loss at the Netherlands last Thursday beating Gibraltar 5-0 at home on Sunday for the Euro 2024 qualifiers.

08.09.2023 / 23:10

DBRS restores Greece to investment grade

DBRS Morningstar upgraded Greece’s credit rating to investment level on Friday, ending the country’s bonds “junk status” after 13 years.

07.09.2023 / 23:56

Disappointing Greece goes down 3-0 in Eindhoven

Greece suffered a bad 3-0 loss to the Netherlands at Eindhoven that diminished its chances of advancing from its Euro 2024 qualifying group.

03.09.2023 / 23:44

Olympiakos stays perfect with three out of three

Olympiakos is the only team in the Super League to have three wins in as many rounds of games.

01.09.2023 / 17:47

Greece crashes out of the FIBA World Cup

Greece has missed out on the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup as it crumbled against Lithuania in the second half on Friday to go down 92-67.

30.07.2023 / 07:58

Runners-upat water polo

Greece lost in a penalty shoot-out to Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, on Saturday to settle for the silver medal, its first ever in the men’s water polo competition.

29.07.2023 / 13:33

Water polo: Shoot-out heartbreak for Greece in Fukuoka’s final

Greece lost on penalties to Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan on Saturday to settle for the silver medal.

27.07.2023 / 23:25

Great start for Panathinaikos, mediocre for PAOK and Aris

Panathinaikos returned after six years to the Champions League qualifiers with a victory on the road, while PAOK and Aris recorded draws in their opening games for the Conference League qualifying stages.

27.07.2023 / 12:26

Water polo: Greece makes World Championship final and Paris 2024

The men’s national polo team advanced to the World Championship final in Fukuoka by beating Serbia 13-7 in the first semi-final on Thursday, also booking a ticket to the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

30.06.2023 / 14:16

Taiji touches base in Athens

China’s prestigious Shanghai Qigong Research Institute has partnered with the EastWest MEcenter in Greece to build a “Taiji Health Base” in Athens, it announced on Thursday.

19.06.2023 / 23:58

A defeat that builds Greece’s self-confidence

Greece played a brave game in Paris against World Cup finalist France and lost 1-0 to a penalty kick before being reduced to 10 men on Monday, for the Euro 2024 qualifiers.

16.06.2023 / 23:48

Euro 2024: Solid Greece defeats Ireland 2-1 in Athens

Greece maintained its hopes of making the top two of its Euro 2024 qualifying group with a 2-1 win at home against Ireland on Friday.

24.05.2023 / 23:58

AEK completes the double beating PAOK in the Cup final

AEK completed the domestic double on Wednesday as it added the Greek Cup to the Super League trophy. Despite playing for almost the entire final with 10 men it managed to beat PAOK 2-0 at Volos.