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TENNIS: Greek champion Maria Sakkari has advanced to the third round of Wimbledon with a 2-1 set (6-7, 6-4, 6-4) win over Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic on Wednesday. She will face Briton Johanna Konta next.

SOCCER: Olympiakos has signed former Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike from Fenerbahce, the Greek champion announced on Wednesday.

Serbia is the most heavily armed Slavic country, with as many 37.8 registers arms per 100 people, the Washington Post reported, citing data from 2016.

This is according to the website Slavorum, which, according to the Belgrade-base paper Blic, warned that these numbers should not be taken for granted - because "some countries allow carrying arms without a license."

Greek tennis champion Maria Sakkari will face Kristýna Plíšková from the Czech Republic in the 3rd round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, July 5. Maria, who is ranked 101 in the ATP world rankings, will face her opponent after disposing of Katerina Siniakova (no. 39), also from the Czech Republic in the previous round in straight sets.

Greece has become the latest European country to legalise marijuana for medical purposes.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said last week that doctors will soon be able to prescribe the drug for a variety of medical conditions.

Cannabis is normally prescribed for conditions like muscle spasms, chronic pain, PTSD, epilepsy and cancer.

Finally: a European country that gets it!

In December, when the European Commission responded to terrorist attacks by passing stricter gun laws, only three countries stood against their impotent actions.

Albert Veliu's day job was as an employee of Kosovo's Foreign Ministry, driving Kosovo Consul Teuta Sahaqija around the traffic-choked streets of New York.

Partly because Europeans tend to favour domestic tourism, private or rented vehicles were by far the main means of transport, used for nearly two-thirds (65%) of all trips, according to the latest data of Eurostat. 

Cars were particularly predominant in Bulgaria (75%) but also in Slovenia (84%), Portugal (80%), the Czech Republic (79%), Spain (77%), Hungary and France (both 74%).

The Greek islands are the most appealing part of tourists who choose Greece as their destination in the estimation of 70% of Greeks, according to data collected by PayPal and GfK survey group. Greeks believed the Acropolis (60%), Thessaloniki (50%) and the ancient oracle at Delphi (40%) were the most attractive places for foreigners visiting Greece.

Deputies in the Czech Republic voted overwhelmingly in favor of a constitutional amendment allowing ordinary citizens to carry arms and use them in case of a public emergency such as terrorism.

The Czech parliament has approved a constitutional amendment on security that allows ordinary citizens to take up arms against terrorists.

BASKETBALL: The Greek women's team finished fourth in the 2017 Eurobasket in the Czech Republic as it lost to France 77-55 in Saturday's semifinal and 78-45 to Belgium in the third-place game on Sunday. Greece ended up fourth for the first time ever and made it to next summer's World Championship in Spain.