Nikolaidis

A rebetiko sensation with a laika heart

Apostolos Nikolaidis started working in construction at the age of 13, singing as he climbed the scaffolding. "Give us another song," the other workmen would shout when he stopped. As a teenager in Thessaloniki, he sang along to the bouzouki played by other boys in the neighborhood, before sneaking off to Athens with dreams of becoming a professional singer.

Sports Digest: Stefanidi unbeaten in Diamond League

TRACK & FIELD: Pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi made it three in a row at the IAAF Diamond League meetings so far this year finishing first in London on Sunday, after clearing 4.81 meters. Cypriot Milan Trajkovic was second in the 100-meter hurdles at the same meeting, clocking 13.25 second, a national record.