Giorgos Masouras

Cup wins for PAO, Panionios and Iraklis

Panathinaikos, Panionios and Iraklis have taken a leap toward advancing to the knockout stages of the Greek Cup after their midweek victories.

In games postponed from the previous week, the three teams scored wins that put them on pole position for graduating from the group stage, and proved their defense is in good shape as neither of them conceded any goals.

Sports Digest: Petrounias favorite for Worlds gold

GYMNASTICS: Olympian Lefteris Petrounias made it six out of six this year in the rings winning at the Challenge Cup in Paris with what he claimed was a performance equal to what gave him the gold medal at the  Rio de Janeiro Olympics last year. He has remained unbeaten since and is the favorite for gold in the upcoming World Championship.

Panionios beats Gorica in Slovenia too

Panionios triumphed 3-2 at Gorica on Thursday to go through to the third qualifying round of the Europa League with a 5-2 aggregate score.

The Nea Smyrni team traveled to Slovenia armed with the 2-0 home win from the first leg, and scored three times in the first half from four chances it got against a wobbly defense.