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Defending semifinalist Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed out of the Australian Open 2020 with a straight-sets defeat 7-5, 6-4, 7-6(7-2) to Milos Raonic in the third round. However, where did the Greek fell short of Raonic despite committing 14 unforced errors to Raonic’s 32?…

Greece’s 24-year-old tennis ace Maria Sakkari smashed her way through the first round of the Australian Open beating Russia’s Margarita Gasparyan 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour. Sakkari established herself as one of the WTA’s most consistent performers last season and…

Stefanos Tsitsipas called for fans to be “a little more respectful” of his opponents after a rowdy first match win over Italy’s Salvatore Caruso at the Australian Open last Monday. Melbourne’s large Greek community was out in full force at the Margaret…

Western Sydney axed German Markus Babbel on Monday following a poor run of results, less than a week after compatriot Marco Kurz was shown the exit door at Melbourne Victory. With Ernie Merrick the first man out earlier this month at Newcastle…

Olympiakos and PAOK scored comfortable away wins to keep leading the Super League race after the 14th round of games, while Panathinaikos has risen to fifth for the first time this season. The Reds won 5-0 at Asteras Tripolis, in a game…

Brazil, Colombia and Japan will rival Australia and New Zealand for the right to host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. A joint bid from Football Federation Australia (FFA) and New Zealand Football (NZF) for the first 32-team edition of the competition…

Last Monday was draw day for Greek teams, as Olympiakos was paired up with Arsenal for the Round of 32 in the Europa League, while the draw for the Greek Cup’s Round of 16 has left some scope for upsets, most notably…

Olympiakos and PAOK have completed the first half of the regular season of the Super League on top and unbeaten, in the first time in the history of the top flight that two teams have played all their opponents once without losing…

Former Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has completed one of the most significant achievements by an Australian coach, winning the J-League with Yokohama F.Marinos. Postecoglou’s team wrapped up the Japanese championship in style on Saturday, defeating nearest rivals Tokyo FC 3-0 to secure…

The World Anti-Doping Agency executive committee handed down the most severe punishment to date in the years-long Russian doping saga, issuing a four-year ban that will bar Russia from competing at the next two Olympic Games. The decision, barring a successful court…

PAOK extended its unbeaten record drawing 1-1 at Olympiakos in the Super League leaders’ derby that has left the two teams tied at the top. Meanwhile AEK has dropped to fifth and is about to change coach. The top-of-the-table clash at the…

After seeing Germany drawn at Euro 2020 with France and Portugal, Oliver Bierhoff was frustrated and fearful about his country’s prospects. “Another nightmare,” the Germany team general manager said. “It is the worst possibility we could catch.” The memories are still raw…