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Olympics, Return them to Greece

Holding the games in a different country every four years invites chaos, corruption, and redundant infrastructure. The great Australian journalist Murray Sayle famously said there were only two newspaper stories: “we name the guilty man” and “arrow points to defective part.” He…
30 July, 2021

Greek performances so far in the Tokyo Olympics

Greek performances in Tokyo have not all been successful so far. In shooting, gold medalist Anna Korakaki didn’t manage to get a medal in the Women’s 10m air pistol on Sunday and finished sixth. Korakaki earned 157.4 points, behind China’s Lin Yuemei.…
27 July, 2021

Olympic dream over for Greece after 97-72 loss to the Czechs

Greece’s men’s basketball team failed to advance to the Tokyo Olympics Sunday, after a surprisingly easy 97-72 loss to the Czech Republic in Victoria, Canada. As in last Saturday’s game against Turkey, the Greek team started slowly, and found itself 32-22 behind…
8 July, 2021

Olympic flame handover ceremony in Athens, to be closed

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…
18 March, 2020

A-League to end season with behind closed-door games

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…
18 March, 2020

Euro 2020 football tournament set to be 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…
18 March, 2020

20th Anniversary Bourtha Cup 2020

This year marks the 20th anniversary for the Bourtha Cup competition. Started in 2000 by a group of golfing buddies, the Cup continues to be a way for participants to meet and share experiences over a game at a variety of Victoria’s…
10 March, 2020
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