SPORTS

Government to announce alternative plans for OAKA sports, events
SPORTS

Greek authorities will announce on Monday evening the arrangements for all the sports and events that take place at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens’ (OAKA), which was suddenly closed last Friday after a study found that the roof fell short of the minimum static adequacy levels.


Investigation ordered into OAKA stadium and velodrome shut down
NEWS

A preliminary investigation was ordered by Athens first instance prosecutor Antonis Eleftherianos after the government’s decision to suspend all sporting and cultural activities at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens’ (OAKA) Olympic Stadium and the Velodrome due to public safety concerns, as was reported on Saturday.

Marathon | Athens | November 11-12
WHAT'S ON

The race that started them all turns 40 this year, and registrations are open for those who have already started gearing up for it.


FIFA probing match-fixing allegations in Greece
SPORTS

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has decided to take action on the issue of alleged match manipulation in the Greek soccer league, according to media reports which said the issue is now in the hands of its integrity department.


‘Not good enough’: Tsitsipas makes no excuses in early US Open exit
NEWS

Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas said his recent form was simply “not good enough” as his poor run continued with yet another early exit from Flushing Meadows on Wednesday when Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker stunned the seventh seed in the US Open second round in a five-set thriller.



Greek chess stars shine at Youth Olympiad
SPORTS

The bronze medal won by Greece’s national team at the FIDE World Youth U16 Olympiad in Eindhoven in the Netherlands this past Saturday marks our country’s second prize in this esteemed global event.

USA tops Greece 108-86, moves to 4-0 in World Cup tune-up games
SPORTS

A fast start was all that USA Basketball needed to remain unbeaten as it keeps moving closer to the World Cup. Anthony Edwards scored 21 points, Cam Johnson added 13 and the US never trailed Friday in a 108-86 win over Greece in a World Cup tune-up game for both teams.


Looking for solutions to sports violence
NEWS

In the latest bid to combat fan violence, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet on Wednesday with Aleksander Ceferin, the president of European soccer’s governing body UEFA.