PAOK has moved up to second in the Super League playoffs through its road win over AEK on Wednesday, as Aris could not beat Olympiakos despite a last-minute penalty.
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Olympiakos and PAOK will vie for the Greek Cup in May after clinching the ticket to the final with home wins against PAS Giannina and AEK on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
California-born Sayeed Pridgett took it upon himself to send Ionikos Nikaias to the Basket League playoffs at the end of overtime against Kolossos Rhodes on Wednesday, and proved successful.
Panathinaikos was denied victory at PAOK on Sunday due to an error the game’s referee admitted himself, but it still reduced its distance from AEK that went down at champion Olympiakos.
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Knowing he is still far from his best, Rafael Nadal just kept grinding it out. He found a way Sunday to overcome lost opportunities in the Barcelona Open final and escape defeat while facing a red-hot opponent.
Eleftherios Petrounias performs on the rings during the men’s apparatus finals of the 2021 European Championships in Artistic Gymnastics in the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday.
Greece’s Antonios Tantalidis performs on the floor exercise during the men’s all-around final of the 2021 European Championships Artistic Gymnastics in the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Friday.
Greece’s Konstantinos Konstantinidis performs on the rings during the men’s qualification competition of the 2021 European Championships in Artistic Gymnastics in the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday.
PAOK regained the Thessaloniki bragging rights after defeating local rival Aris away on Wednesday, while AEK salvaged a point in the Athens derby scoring in injury time against Panathinaikos.
Greece’s Chrysa Balami performs on the uneven bars during the women’s qualification competition of the 2021 European Championships in Artistic Gymnastics in the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
Stefanos Tsitsipas said he had a little extra motivation to win his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title against Andrey Rublev on Sunday as he was keen to join his mother on the honor roll at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.
PAOK forced Olympiakos’ second defeat this season on Sunday to keep up with Aris and AEK that also registered victories in the fourth round of the Super League playoffs.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas won the Monte Carlo Masters without dropping a set, beating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday for his first title this year and sixth overall.
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Tokyo’s Olympics chief said on Friday that Japan was committed to holding a safe Games this summer, as a surge in Covid-19 cases prompted an expansion of contagion controls and with fresh calls for the Games to again be postponed or canceled. The government is set to expand quasi-emergency measures to 10 regions as a […]
Panathinaikos bowed out of this season’s Euroleague with two losses in Russia on Monday and Wednesday, to Zenit and CSKA Moscow respectively.
Panathinaikos imposed itself on Lavrio on Saturday to remind the year’s surprise package who the boss of the Basket League is, while Larissa scored a vital win against Iraklis to send Messolonghi down.
Olympiakos has mathematically clinched its second consecutive title in the Super League, and 46th overall in the Greek top flight, after beating Panathinaikos on Sunday while Aris suffered a home reverse to AEK.
The regular season has all but finished in the Euroleague with both Greek teams eliminated from the playoffs.
PAOK and Olympiakos and close to setting up a hot date for the Greek Cup final after taking the upper hand in their respective first legs of the tournament’s semifinals on Wednesday.
Lavrio beat AEK for the second time this season to go it alone at the top of the Basket League table, pending the matches champion Panathinaikos has in hand, but the most meaningful win of the weekend, and equally dramatic, belonged to bottom team Messolonghi.
Olympiakos demolished AEK with a historic 5-1 away win on Sunday, to get within two wins from a second consecutive Super League title.
With both Greek teams already eliminated from the upcoming Euroleague playoffs, Panathinaikos scored a face-saving win against visiting Armani Milano on Thursday, while Olympiakos succumbed to host Real Madrid on Friday.
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