George Georgakopoulos

By George Georgakopoulos

Ilisiakos and Ikaros Halkidas were the two teams to get relegated from the A1 basketball division upon the completion of the regular season on Saturday that was particularly dramatic. The play-offs are starting on Tuesday.

By George Georgakopoulos

Olympiakos completed the double in Greek volleyball for the second year in succession, as on Saturday it added the league to its triumph in the cup earlier this season.

By George Georgakopoulos

Dimitris Salpingidis salvaged a draw for PAOK at Panathinaikos on Sunday that keeps the Thessaloniki club tied on top of the play-off mini-league with the Greens as well as with Asteras Tripolis that defeated Atromitos at home.

By George Georgakopoulos

Some 12,000 people on Sunday morning participated in the races of the Athens Half Marathon, that is evolving into another street event with prestige in the birthplace of the Marathon.

By George Georgakopoulos

The first round of the Super League play-offs changed nothing at the mini-table on Wednesday, as both matches between Atromitos and Panathinaikos, and between PAOK and Asteras Tripolis ended 1-1.

By George Georgakopoulos

The Olympic Flame lit again on Wednesday in Athens for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games to take place in Nanjing, China this August, as the weather at the Panathenaic Stadium was kind enough to ensure a glorious ceremony for the people attending, including several hundreds of schoolchildren.

By George Georgakopoulos

The return to the nitty gritty of the Greek league proved very demanding for Panathinaikos and Olympiakos, as they struggled to beat their opposition on Tuesday, just four days after the elimination from the Euroleague.

 Greens thrash PAOK 4-1 in the final in Athens

By George Georgakopoulos

Sweden’s Marcus Berg scored a hat trick as Panathinaikos beat PAOK 4-1 in the final of the Greek Cup to claim its first trophy since 2010 in a gripping game at the Olympic Stadium of Athens on Saturday.

By George Georgakopoulos

Greek basketball has been knocked off its throne in the Euroleague, as after three consecutive years of domination there will be no teams from this country in the competition’s Final Four next month.

By George Georgakopoulos

Olympiakos and Panathinaikos, who between them have won the last three European crowns, won again at home on Wednesday to take their Euroleague play-off series with Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow respectively to a fifth game.