After fleeing from a war zone, a group of young Ukrainian track and field athletes have made their way to safety in Albania. Their minds are still between the two countries. “I miss my mother’s food and grandmother’s advice,” said 17-year-old Maria Lariva, who throws the shot put.
Athens and Boston are to become twin cities in a bid to strengthen ties and promote tourism cooperation. The decision was announced during a recent visit by Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis to Boston, the capital of Massachusetts in the United States, where he met with his counterpart Michelle Wu. The twinning agreement foresees a series […]
Four wreaths of gold-plated olive branches were handed over to the Boston Athletic Association by Athens mayor Kostas Bakoyannis during the official opening ceremony of the Boston Marathon on Friday.
The Hellenic Police have filed an official request on Monday for a complete travel ban of Olympique Marseille fans ahead of the rematch with PAOK in Thessaloniki on Thursday for the Europa Conference League.
One person had to be taken to hospital after being assaulted by a group of men in Thessaloniki in northern Greece, in what appears to be the latest incident of sports-related violence in the country.
Sports teams will be playing to full stands starting on Saturday, as restrictions on crowd numbers are lifted for sports venues.
Sports teams will be playing to full stands starting on Saturday, as restrictions on crowd numbers are lifted for sports venues.
Greek lawmakers approved on Wednesday evening a bill aiming to tackle sports-related violence.
Greece’s biggest gaming firm OPAP on Monday halted betting on Russian sport events in solidarity with Ukraine where a Russian invasion continued for a fifth day.
A Thessaloniki prosecutor has ordered an investigation after fans of local soccer club PAOK suspended a banner during a game on Thursday that appears to have been expressing solidarity with the suspected murders of 19-year-old Alkis Kambanos.
The signature Posidonia Games will again be an essential part of the Posidonia experience, with just over three months to go till the return of the world’s leading shipping fair to the Athens Metropolitan Expo Center on June 6-10.
The ski centre 3-5 Pigadia in Naoussa is to partially open next Saturday, according to the company that was recently awarded the lease to operate the centre for the next 23 years.
Greece’s mountaineering community is mourning three climbers who died at the weekend after plunging from a slope of the snow-covered Mount Helmos near the town of Kalavryta in the Peloponnese.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will host a high-level meeting on fan violence on Monday at the Maximos Mansion. Participants will include Sports Minister Lefteris Avgenakis, Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos, and Justice Minister Costas Tsiaras.
New runners working toward their first mile have plenty in common with experienced runners looking to hit an Olympic qualifying time: You’re on the same playing field when it comes to facing down a New Year’s running resolution.
Greek sailing champion Vasileia Karachaliou has lashed out against the president of the Greek Olympic Committee, Spyros Kapralos, accusing him of making threats “in a nationalist guise” because she plans to represent a different country in her sport, citing a lack of support from the Greek state.
