Thousands of Athenians stood in line for hours yesterday to buy tickets for a single concert US pop diva Madonna is planning for the Greek capital in the fall as part of her ‘Sticky and Sweet’ world tour.
The gig, scheduled for September 27 at the 18,000-capacity OAKA indoor arena, will be Madonna’s first ever [...]
Transportation in Athens is one of the most important things determining the quality of life of its residents and the memories that visitors take home with them.
Cars, parked or in motion, swarm over every inch of road and sidewalk. Motorcycles rumble and screech between vehicles and pedestrians, ignoring all laws and all logic. Delivery [...]
A Presidential honor for a lifetime’s service > The Greek state has honored Matti Egon with the Presidential decoration Officer of the Order of Beneficence for her selfless work.
It is always encouraging to see state recognition of selfless contribution, especially when the latter is aimed at promoting Greek culture and Greek studies and supporting Greek [...]
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has announced the return of the Cyprus Rally to the World Rally Championship as of next year.
The race on the island will be the third of next season, taking place on March 13-15, according to the official championship calendar. The Acropolis Rally is also included, set for mid-June.
The head of [...]
Utah Jazz selects the 19-year-old center at No 23 of draft > Kostas Koufos excelled while playing with Ohio State, here against Mississippi.
Greece’s greatest hope for the next basketball generation, Kostas Koufos, is entering the world of the NBA after the Utah Jazz picked him at No 23 in Thursday’s draft. The 19-year-old Greek-American [...]
The beach volleyball pair Thalia Koutroumanidou and Yianna Tsiartsiani will definitely represent Greece at the Olympic Games this August, having secured their spot yesterday during a tournament in Norway.
The two Greeks, the second pair from this country to be going to this summer’s Olympics following the qualification of Vasso Karadassiou and Vicky Arvaniti, have now [...]
The President of PAOK soccer club, Thodoris Zagorakis, yesterday announced plans for a new sports center in western Thessaloniki, at a leased plot some 20 kilometers from the city center.
“This is a great day for PAOK. All levels of the soccer club, from the junior division to the professional squad will be housed here for [...]
