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Lehecka upsets Tsitsipas at Indian Wells

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:32

Stefanos Tsitsipas, of Greece, reacts after losing a point against Jiri Lehecka, of Czech Republic, during their match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Tuesday, in Indian Wells, California. Lehecka won 6-2, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals. [AP]

Torches land fans in dock

Published by Kathimerini on Tue, 03/12/2024 - 16:45

Six AEK Athens soccer fans have until Wednesday to prepare their pleas after their arrest on Sunday for lighting two torches on the roof of an apartment building next to the Athanasios Diakos Stadium in Lamia, central Greece, where their team went head to head with the local side. They were granted conditional release on Monday. 

Greece ready to roll the dice at Eurovision with Marina Satti’s ‘Zari’

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 03/08/2024 - 08:33

Greece's entry for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, titled "Zari," has been officially unveiled. The song, an uplifting fusion of traditional, modern, and ethnographic elements performed by Marina Satti, was released on Thursday evening on the 37-year-old artist's YouTube account.

Conference League defeats for Olympiakos and PAOK

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 03/07/2024 - 23:41

Olympiakos and PAOK, Greece's representatives in the Europa Conference League, have a mountain to climb if they are to qualify from their round-of-16 ties, following their defeats in Thursday's first-leg games.

Euro or Lev? Our Readers Have Spoken

Published by Novinite on Thu, 03/07/2024 - 16:45

Bulgaria edges closer to potentially adopting the euro, but the debate over whether to keep the national currency, the lev, or transition to the European currency continues to stir controversy among the public. On our Facebook page, we recently posed this question to our readers: "Adopt the Euro or Keep the Lev?", and the response was resounding.

Greece’s Karalis wins bronze in Glasgow

Published by Kathimerini on Mon, 03/04/2024 - 07:24

Greece's Emmanouil Karalis celebrates after the men's pole vault final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, where he won bronze with a jump of 5.85m. Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis successfully defended his world indoor pole vault title with a best clearance of 6.05m, while American Sam Kendricks secured silver with a best performance of 5.90m. [Reuters]

Tentoglou soars to second world indoor long jump title

Published by Kathimerini on Sat, 03/02/2024 - 13:05

Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece edged Italian teenager Mattia Furlani to win long jump gold at the world indoor athletics championships on Saturday, adding another world title to his glittering resume.

Green triumph at Madrid, Red strolling at Kaunas

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 03/01/2024 - 22:43

Greece's Euroleague representatives recorded statement victories on the road this week, showing they could both reach the Final Four of the tournament at the end of the season.

Panathinaikos beat Real Madrid in Spain on Thursday for the first time in 11 years, with an emphatic 97-86 score and a performance that should be the compass for the rest of the remaining away games.

Kasselakis to address SYRIZA congress on Thursday

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 02/22/2024 - 08:36

The leader of Greece's leftist main opposition party will open SYRIZA's 4th congress on Thursday.

Stefanos Kasselakis will address the delegates at 7 p.m.

The congress is held at the Tae Kwon Do Stadium, and will last until February 25.

Kurugliev wins gold at Romania European Wrestling Championships

Published by Kathimerini on Mon, 02/19/2024 - 06:00

Dauren Kurugliev of Greece celebrates after defeating San Marino's Myles Nazem Amine in a men's freestyle 86 kg category gold medal wrestling match during the European Wrestling Championships, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday. [AP]

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