Panionios F.C.

Police have apprehended a 40-year-old suspect in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in the southern suburb of Nea Smyrni on Saturday, resulting in one person sustaining injuries.

Vassilis Spanoulis is now the top scorer of all times in the A1 division, as his contribution to Olympiakos's victory at Panionios on Friday saw him outscore Nikos Hatzis and secure another special distinction in his superb career.

Olympiakos beat AEK for the first time this year, after two losses in league and cup, but the most meaningful victory in the Basket League over the weekend was the triumph of Panionios over Lavrio that saw the Nea Smyrni club climb out of the relegation zone.

GYMNASTICS: Olympian Lefteris Petrounias made it six out of six this year in the rings winning at the Challenge Cup in Paris with what he claimed was a performance equal to what gave him the gold medal at the  Rio de Janeiro Olympics last year. He has remained unbeaten since and is the favorite for gold in the upcoming World Championship.

Panionios triumphed 3-2 at Gorica on Thursday to go through to the third qualifying round of the Europa League with a 5-2 aggregate score.

The Nea Smyrni team traveled to Slovenia armed with the 2-0 home win from the first leg, and scored three times in the first half from four chances it got against a wobbly defense.

Panionios returned to European action after nine years of absence with a 2-0 home win over Slovenia's Gorica on Thursday at the first leg of the second qualifying round of the Europa League.

TENNIS: Maria Sakkari succumbed to Briton Johanna Konta, the number 6 seed, in the third round of Wimbledon in straight sets (6-4, 6-1) on Friday and bowed out of the tournament in London after some impressive performances that will raise the 21-year-old's ranking from its current 101st position.

SOCCER: In the second qualifying round of the Europa League Panionios will face the winner of the first-round tie between Shirak of Armenia and Gorica of Slovenia, according to the draw that took place on Monday. The Nea Smyrni team's games are scheduled on July 13 and 20, with the first leg taking place in Greece.

Could rank outsider Panionios dispute Olympiakos's supremacy in the Super League? On Sunday it proved it can, as it defeated the champion 1-0 in Piraeus to cut the distance from the top to seven points with eight games left to play.

Following the departure of Italian manager Andrea Stramaccioni earlier on Thursday, Panathinaikos announced the hiring of Marinos Ouzounidis as its new coach.

The Athens club stated the 48-year-old manager has signed a contract for a year-and-a-half, i.e. until the end of next season.