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The Olympic flame hand-over ceremony for the Tokyo Games will take place without spectators, in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak, said the Greek Olympic committee. The Committee said the accreditation cards that had been issued for Thursday’s ceremony at the…

The A-League has banned fans from games for the rest of the season in an attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus. It had been speculated that the league would join the growing list of sports events being cancelled or indefinitely postponed…

UEFA, European football’s governing body, will today postpone this summer’s Euro 2020 Championships as the flagship tournament becomes the latest casualty of the corona virus outbreak that has upended the global sporting calendar. The tournament will be delayed in an effort to…

Oakleigh Cannons FC fired on all cylinders as Altona Magic was no match for Chris Taylor’s men running out resounding 5-0 winners at Jack Edwards Reserve. The Cannons now are behind the league leaders Hume City, who conti-nued their incredible start to…

Australia’s men’s football head coach Graham Arnold has called on the Prime Minister and the Australian Sports Commission to start funding the sport properly as the Olyroos prepare for their first Olympic campaign since 2008. Men’s football had its funding cut in…

Champion PAOK unexpectedly dropped two points last Sunday at the club it is alleged to share the same owner, Xanthi, and finished the regular season of the Super League seven points behind leader Olympiakos. The Reds will therefore need eight wins in…

One of the members of Greece’s rise to glory in the European Championship of 2004 in Portugal, Giorgos Karagounis, was in Melbourne for a few thanks to an initiative by the sports team of the 3XY radio station and a number of…

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece defended his title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Open 13 Provence final in Marseille, France. The No. 2 seed broke the seventh-seeded Canadian three times and saved four of five break points in…

Greek organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia next month said they have taken extra measures to avoid the coronavirus’ spread during the torch’s months-long relay. The Olympics torch, a symbol of global peace and sportsmanship, will…

An own goal by Dimitris Yiannoulis gave Olympiakos a huge victory at Toumba over PAOK with a 1-0 score, taking the Reds five points ahead of the champion one week before the end of the regular season. The Piraeus team was better…