Thanassis Antetokounmpo

SOCCER: PAOK climbed back to the top of the Super League table on Monday beating Larissa 3-0, goals coming from Yevhen Shakhov, Fernando Varela and Aleksandar Prijovic. PAOK is on 49 points, two ahead of AEK and nine head of Olympiakos after the Reds were deducted three points.

Panathinaikos and Olympiakos suffered bitter defeats in the Euroleague but in different ways, as the Greens lost a great opportunity to beat leader CSKA Moscow at home while Olympiakos suffered a 28-point loss at Khimki.

The Greens went down 75-70 on Friday enduring their first defeat in Athens, and have slipped to fifth at the table.

The injection of the Panathinaikos players to the roster of the national team sent Greece flying in its second qualifying game for the World Cup, as it defeated Israel 82-61 at Iraklio on Monday.

Three days after its overtime win over Great Britain at Leicester, Greece was considerably strengthened with the likes of Nick Calathes, Ian Vougioukas and Thanassis Antetokounmpo.