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Greek Olympic shooting champion Anna Korakaki will be the first-ever woman to be the first to carry the Olympic Flame, the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC). The committee decided unanimously that Korakaki will be the first torchbearer during the Olympic Flame Lighting ceremony…

Matildas stalwart Emily van Egmond has scored a maiden international hat-trick to assure Australia a berth in the final stage of Olympic qualification. Last Friday’s assist queen turned goalscorer at Campbelltown Sports Stadium as the Matildas mauled Thailand 6-0 in their group…

Panathinaikos beat PAOK 2-0 in Athens last Sunday and brought the champion down from the top spot where Olympiakos has returned as the Super League unfolds in a particularly exciting fashion despite the behind-the-scenes war between the two title rivals. The Greens…

The Matildas’ scheduled Olympic qualifiers in Sydney will still go ahead next week, the FFA has confirmed, despite the Chinese team remaining quarantined in a Brisbane hotel due to coronavirus concerns. The games were originally slated to be played in Wuhan, but…

Australia’s elite male tennis players have fallen short again. Not since Mark Edmondson in 1976 has a local held aloft the Australian Open tennis trophy. Ash Barty — despite her semi-final exit in Melbourne Park — remains at the pinnacle of the…

Few athletes in history, no matter the sport, can boast a career like Kobe Bryant. Even fewer can say they transcended their chosen sport the way the LA Lakers superstar did during his 20 years in the NBA. Bryant, who died in…

PAOK has not enjoyed its return to the top of the Super League last Monday as it is threatened with the ultimate punishment for allegedly bending ownership rules. The response by the Thessaloniki club and its fans was explosive. PAOK and Xanthi…

Defending semifinalist Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed out of the Australian Open 2020 with a straight-sets defeat 7-5, 6-4, 7-6(7-2) to Milos Raonic in the third round. However, where did the Greek fell short of Raonic despite committing 14 unforced errors to Raonic’s 32?…

Greece’s 24-year-old tennis ace Maria Sakkari smashed her way through the first round of the Australian Open beating Russia’s Margarita Gasparyan 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour. Sakkari established herself as one of the WTA’s most consistent performers last season and…

Stefanos Tsitsipas called for fans to be “a little more respectful” of his opponents after a rowdy first match win over Italy’s Salvatore Caruso at the Australian Open last Monday. Melbourne’s large Greek community was out in full force at the Margaret…

Western Sydney axed German Markus Babbel on Monday following a poor run of results, less than a week after compatriot Marco Kurz was shown the exit door at Melbourne Victory. With Ernie Merrick the first man out earlier this month at Newcastle…

Olympiakos and PAOK scored comfortable away wins to keep leading the Super League race after the 14th round of games, while Panathinaikos has risen to fifth for the first time this season. The Reds won 5-0 at Asteras Tripolis, in a game…