Panellinios scored a resounding 96-69 win over Kiev in the second qualifying round of basketball’s Eurocup last night.
The Greeks are thus taking a 27-point lead going in to the return leg, which will be held next Tuesday in Kiev, for a spot in the group stage of the Europe’s second-tier club competition.
The Kypseli club dominated [...]
Panathinaikos and Olympiakos continued with wins in the A1 basketball league but the match of the weekend was Panionios’ triumph at AEK yesterday.
Panionios, the Nea Smyrni club, which is also involved in this season’s Euroleague, won 85-87 in overtime having equalized at the end of regulation time with a couple of free throws for a [...]
The Greek National Handball Team scored two friendly home wins over Turkey, the first 23-19 in Thessaloniki and the second 28-20 at Veria.
Its performances bode well for the future, as Greece is preparing for the qualifying phase of the European Championship.
On Wednesday, it starts by facing Hungary at home.
The 2010 World Championship draw for the Greek volleyball team was as good as expected, opening the way for a return to the highest tier of the sport.
Greece will be the host of one of the second-round groups next May, facing Portugal, Slovenia, Denmark and the winner of the first-round group consisting of Austria, Hungary, [...]
Serb international outside hitter Sanja Tomasevic is the new star at Panathinaikos club.
Volleyball clubs are not just spending to bring in famous players such as Ivan Miljkovic (Piraeus Olympiakos), Boyan Yordanov (EA Patras) and Andrija Geric (Athens Panathinaikos) for the men’s teams. This summer they have also invested good money in strengthening their women’s [...]
Vasso Karadassiou and Vicky Arvaniti had a perfect end to the season when they won the gold medal in the English Masters tournament in Blackpool.
The Greeks defeated Finnish sisters Emilia and Erika Nystrom in the final. The pair of Thalia Koutroumanidou and Maria Tsiartsiani also made it to the podium, winning the bronze medals.
US international volleyball star Tom Hoff is an Olympiakos player for the next year, the Reds announced.
The gold medalist in Beijing returned his signed contract and will play at the Piraeus club for the next season. The former Iraklis player is one of the best central blockers in the world.
Separately, after 15 years, the [...]
