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Climate Crisis Forces the IOC to Rethink Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is mulling over a possible fragmentation of the Winter Olympics citing the climate crisis. “We need to address very quickly this dramatic impact of climate change on winter sport," IOC President Thomas Bach said at...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Becomes Bucks’ All-Time Top Rebounder

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo once again cemented his place as one of the greatest players of the franchise. Antetokounmpo grabbed seventeen rebounds in the game against the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. With his fourteenth board, he passed the...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Sets Bucks Team Record With 64 Points

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a franchise-record 64 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks outscore the Indiana Pacers 140-126 on Wednesday night. Antetokounmpo broke the team record of 57 set by Michael Redd in 2006 in a 113-111 loss to the Utah...

Greek Soccer Legend Kostas Nestoridis Dies at 93

Greek Soccer Legend Kostas Nestoridis, one of the best strikers in the history of AEK Athens and Greek football, died in Athens on Tuesday. He was 93. Nestoridis was born on March 15, 1930 in Drama in northern Greece and...

Greece Shuts Sports Venues for Spectators After Hooligan Violence

Greece announced on Monday it asked the Super League to hold soccer matches without spectators for two months after incidents of hooligan violence. This measure, announced by government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis after a meeting at Maximos Mansion on Sunday, follows...

Greek Policeman Severely Injured by Hooligans at Athens Volleyball Match

Greek hooligans attacked the riot police outside an Athens volleyball arena on Thursday evening causing severe injuries to an officer who is fighting for his life. State ERT television said a flare shot by a hooligan severed a thigh artery...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Celebrates 29th Birthday and Offers Advice

Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated his 29th birthday on Wednesday in Las Vegas with balloons, cake, and a serenade from his team. The entire Bucks team gathered on the T-Mobile Arena court to sing happy birthday to Antetokounmpo. https://twitter.com/eric_nehm/status/1732531275507139006 The Bucks are in Las...

Greek Champion Ntouskos Named First Torchbearer for Paris 2024

Greece's Olympic Committee (HOC) announced that Stefanos Ntouskos will serve as the inaugural torchbearer for the Paris 2024 Olympics relay. Ntouskos is the Olympic gold medalist in the men's single sculls at the 2021 Tokyo Games. The lighting ceremony for...

The Top 10 Ski Resorts in Greece

Greece has some incredible ski resorts—some so unique that they offer you unobstructed views to the sea while speeding down the mountains. The first thoughts coming to mind when you hear the word Greece are whitewashed villages, blue skies, and...

Spyros Louis: The First Greek Winner of the Marathon Run

In the summer Olympics of 1896 in Athens Spyros Louis took advantage of the opportunity to impress his love.

Kenyan Edwin Kiprop Kiptoo Sets New Record in Athens Marathon

Kenyan runner Edwin Kiprop Kiptoo broke the Athens Marathon The Authentic record on Sunday finishing in 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 34 seconds

Thousands Join the 40th Athens Marathon

The 40th Athens Marathon the Authentic kicked off on Saturday morning with the opening ceremony at the Marathon Monument followed by the 10K Marathon in Athens. The actual Authentic Athens Marathon will take place on Sunday, but the competition program...

Greek Striker Giakoumakis Outshines Messi to Win MLS Newcomer of the Year Award

Greek striker Giorgos Giakoumakis has taken the MLS by storm, emerging as the unexpected recipient of the prestigious Newcomer of the Year Award. Giakoumakis outshined Lionel Messi who has just secured his unprecedented eighth Ballon d'Or award, thanks to his...

The Diet of Ancient Greek Olympian Athletes

Ancient athletes accomplished many astonishing feats of sport in antiquity. But what diet fueled these ancient athletes and Olympians?

Greek Athlete Stefanos Xenos Is the New Karate World Champion

Greek karateka Stefanos Xenos won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday. The 22-year-old athlete beat Kaisar Alpysbay of Kazakhstan in the final to win...