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Home triumphs for Greeks in Euroleague
Panathinaikos and Olympiakos employed different ways but still managed to notch up much needed home victories for the Euroleague this week.
Olympiakos continues to top the table after its 95-89 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv on Friday in Piraeus.
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Dončić makes All-Star starter roster
Slovenian NBA star Luka Dončić has made the starter roster for the All-Star game for the second time. This will also be his fourth appearance at the All-Star tournament in his five seasons at the NBA.
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Serbia beat USA in football friendly
LOS ANGELES - The Serbia men's national football team, mostly comprised of Serbian Superliga players, defeated the USA 2-1 in a friendly match in Los Angeles on Thursday.
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Bucks get Antetokounmpo and Middleton back against Pistons
The Milwaukee Bucks have two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and three-time All-Star Khris Middleton in their lineup together for the first time in more than a month. Both forwards played the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.
Antetokounmpo had missed five straight games with a sore left knee. Middleton hadn't played since Dec. 15 due to a sore right knee.
Greek-Australians greet Melbourne GNTO office
"It is a dream come true," the president of the Greek Community of Melbourne, Vassilis Papastergiadis, said on Friday, welcoming an initiative by Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias to open a Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) office in Australia.
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Depleted Celtics edge Raptors
The Boston Celtics shook off the absence of injured Jayson Tatum and the early exits of Marcus Smart and Robert Williams to beat the Toronto Raptors 106-104 on Jan. 21 and push their NBA winning streak to nine games.
Jaylen Brown scored 27 points and Grant Williams added a career-high 25 for the Celtics, who improved their league-best record to 35-12.
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GNTO to open office in Melbourne
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Thursday that a Tourism Ministry bill to be tabled in Parliament soon foresees the opening of a Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) office in Melbourne, a strategic move that will significantly contribute to attracting tourists from Australia.
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Big night for Olympiakos against Real Madrid in Euroleague
Olympiakos recaptured the summit of the Euroleague table through an emphatic home win over hitherto leader Real Madrid on Friday. Panathinaikos, in turn, suffered one more defeat on the road on Thursday, this time at Virtus Bologna.
This was a night of triumph for Olympiakos at the Peace and Friendship Stadium as it defeated Real 73-60 in front of a capacity crowd.
Fraport-run regional airports see record arrivals in 2022
The 14 regional airports run by Fraport saw record arrivals figures in 2022, with domestic arrivals up 3.4% and international arrivals up 7.2% compared to the pre-pandemic period (2019).
The figures emerged after a meeting Tuesday between Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Fraport Greece CEO Alexander Zinell.
Dendias visits Greek school in Ghana
The Greek government has promised a donation to a school in Ghana for the construction of a basketball court.
The donation, which was not disclosed, was announced by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias during a visit to the St Nicholas' Greek School in Tema, on the Atlantic coast.
The school relies solely on private donations and volunteers.
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