Pistorius arrested after woman shot at his home
PRETORIA (AP). Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was arrested Thursday after a 30-year-old woman was shot dead at his home in South Africa.
Police said the 26-year-old Pistorius, a double-amputee know...
Bett leads Kenyan sweep in Athens Marathon
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Raymond Kimutai Bett led a Kenyan sweep of the top six places at the 30th Athens Classic Marathon Sunday.
Bett won in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 35 seconds, followed by compatriots...
Greece crushes Kazakhstan in Olympic water polo
LONDON (AP) — Ioannis Fountoulis scored five times and Greece cruised to an easy 11-4 win over Kazakhstan in men's Olympic water polo.
Greece was never threatened in Thursday's Group A match, hol...
To the finals the Greeks rowing four
Greece's, from left, Loannis Christou, Georgios Tziallas, Loannis Tsilis and Stergios Papachristos celebrate after finishing second in a men's rowing four semifinal in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, Engla...
Croatia downs Greece in Olympic water polo opener
LONDON (AP) — Croatia used a late surge to pull away for a 8-6 win over Greece in the opening match of the men's water polo competition at the London Olympics.
With the score level at 5-5 after thr...
Crisis hits preparations of several euro nations
- Raf Casert
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- July 19, 2012
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — With one hurdle left, something snapped.
It wasn't a bone or anything that serious, but Greek athlete Periklis Iakovakis somehow lost power and quickly dropped from first to ...
Track meet in Greece canceled over cash problems
- The Associated Press
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- July 05, 2012
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Sporting officials in Greece say an annual international track meet on the island of Crete has been canceled because of lack of funds.
The Greek Amateur Athletics Federation, ...
GreekTrack and Field Body Suspends Operations
- Derek Gatopoulos - The Associated Press
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- April 04, 2012
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's track and field authority suspended all athletic operations Wednesday due to severe spending cuts — the latest twist in the debt-strapped nation's three-year financial f...
Greek Athletics Federation Mulls Stoppage
- Derek Gatopoulos - The Associated Press
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- April 03, 2012
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of Greece's athletics federation says the body is considering suspending its operations due to cuts in state funding over the past two years in the crisis-hit country.
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Greek Gold in Istanbul
Greece's Dimitrios Chondrokoukis celebrates winning the gold in the Men's High Jump final at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 11, 2012. ...
Greek Women’s Water Polo Team Takes World Title
SHANGHAI - Greece defeated China 9-8 to win its first gold medal in women’s water polo at the world championships.The host country pulled to within one goal with 90 seconds left and controlled play fo...
Greek Swimmer Wins World Championship
SHANGHAI - Greek swimmer Spyros Gianniotis has dethroned German title-holder Thomas Lurz to win the 10-kilometer crown at the world swimming championships here....
Special Olympics 2011 Open in Athens on Saturday
The 2011 Summer Special Olympics in Athens are set to start with the opening ceremony on Saturday night at the Panathenian Stadium in central Athens, the venue of the 1896 Olympic Games. The Games wil...
Acropolis Rally 2011 Kicks Off on Thursday
(ANA-MPA) -- The Acropolis Rally 2011 kicks off on Thursday, with a total of 42 crews participating in what is said to be the toughest race of the World Racing Championship (WRC).
The Acropolis ...
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