Glasgow

Thursday was a difficult day for Greek teams in Europe, with Olympiakos dropping two points at home to Rangers, while PAOK and Panathinaikos lost on the road.

Olympiakos drew 1-1 wth Rangers in Piraeus for the Europa League, paying for its sole error in the game.

An emergency landing at Chania was made on Friday evening (1/11) by an aircraft bound for Glasgow.

According to ERT, the captain of the A320 aircraft, which had taken off from an airport in Egypt, informed the control tower that a passenger on the flight needed immediate assistance as he was suffering a cardiac incident.

The Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek hand-powered orrery, which is the oldest known analog computer, followed the Greek lunar calendar, not the solar one used by the Egyptians as previously believed, according to new research by a team from the University of Glasgow.

An Egypt-bound flight from Scotland had to make an emergency landing in Crete on Monday evening due to unruly conduct by a pair of passengers.

EasyJet U23165, which was en route from Glasgow to Hurghada, was forced to land at Iraklio airport after a couple on board the aircraft became rowdy and aggressive towards the crew.

Greece's Emmanouil Karalis celebrates after the men's pole vault final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, where he won bronze with a jump of 5.85m. Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis successfully defended his world indoor pole vault title with a best clearance of 6.05m, while American Sam Kendricks secured silver with a best performance of 5.90m. [Reuters]

This amount is the World Athletics Federation's prize money for the winners in Glasgow

The Cypriot Deputy Ministry of Tourism disclosed on social media the decision by British Airways to transition Gatwick-Larnaca flights into a full-time service.

Emphasizing the enhancement of Cyprus' air connectivity, especially during winter, is a top priority of the deputy ministry.

The British singer Bruce Dickinson included Bulgaria in his world tour, the Fest Team reports. He will come to Sofia to present his new solo album "The Mandrake Project". His concert will be on July 16, 2024 in the "Arena Sofia Hall, Stolichen Kolodrum".

Russian soccer player Magomed Ozdoev being denied a visa to enter Scotland for a European game was a "huge injustice," his coach at Greek club PAOK said Wednesday.

Ozdoev was refused entry by British authorities for the team's Europa Conference League qualifying game in Edinburgh on Thursday against Hearts.

Olympic champion Tom Pidcock won the world championship cross country mountain bike marathon on Aug. 12 as a crash ended Mathieu van der Poel's dream of a unique treble.

It was a first world title in the mountain bike event for Britain's Pidcock, who raised a Yorkshire flag with a white rose above his head as he crossed the line after breaking away with two laps left.