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Massive Urban Park Planned in Votanikos, Athens

The Athens City Council has unanimously approved plans for creating a massive urban park in the suburb of Votanikos, which currently houses mostly vacant, dilapidated storage and industrial facilities. The park will feature 3,563 newly planted trees, a mix of...

AEK Celebrates 13th Championship Title in Greece

AEK celebrated its 13th league title on Sunday, as its easy victory over Volos sealed its triumph in the 2022-23 Super League championship. Having secured a three-point lead from last Monday, AEK strolled to a 4-0 win over visiting Volos...

Leading Greek Sportscaster Giannis Diakogiannis Dies at 91

Greek sportscaster and journalist Giannis Diakogiannis, considered the guru of sports including athletics and football, died in Athens on Tuesday. He was 91. Diakogiannis born in the Greek capital on January 5, 1931, was considered by many to be the...

Greek Basketball Giant Panathinaikos Up for Sale for 25 Million Euros

Panathinaikos, the most successful Greek basketball team ever, has been put up for sale by its owner, businessman Dimitris Giannakopoulos. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Giannakopoulos revealed that he will sell Panathinaikos for 25 million euros ($28.4 million),...

Olympiacos All But Secure Greek Soccer Title

Olympiacos closed in on a 45th Greek league title on Sunday with a 1-0 win at closest rivals PAOK Salonika. As the Greek Super League emerged from a three-month coronavirus shutdown, Olympiacos opened up a 17-point lead with nine games...

Resurgent Panathinaikos Stuns AEK in Athens Derby (Highlights)

Panathinaikos came back from 0-2 down against AEK to celebrate an improbable victory 3-2 for the Greek Super League at the Olympic stadium on Sunday. Goals from Michalis Bakakis and Nelson Oliveira put AEK in firm command of the match...

Pitino's Panathinaikos Win Greek Basketball's Best-of-Five Finals

Panathinaikos eased past Promitheas at the OAKA Indoor Hall on Friday, thrashing their visitors 111-77 to win the Basket League title with a 3-0 score in the best-of-five finals. For the Athens giants this was the 38th time in history...

US Coach Pitino Slams Greek Fans Smoking, Shooting Flares at Games

Rick Pitino, the coach of Greek team Panathinaikos, criticized fans earlier this week for smoking and lighting flares during games, according to the Associated Press. The coach says such behavior is disrespectful to players, who would simply like to play...