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Sport

  • Lydia Lassila with mum Phyllis and the treasured gold medal.
    Sky-high Lassila finally touches down
    4 Mar 2010 Thomas Andronas (2)

    The wait was tremendous.

    Her plane touched down at 9:25am, but it was half an hour before Lydia Lassila (nee Ierodiaconou) emerged from the arrival gate. The cheer was enormous.

  • Sotiropoulos Vs Roop. Older UFC fight.
    State Government cannot sleep on UFC
    1 Mar 2010 Andrew Haralambous (0)

    Records tumbled as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) burst onto the Australian scene with the promise of future events, while a Greek Australian fighter announced his arrival as a legitimate

  • Lydia Lassila. Gold medal.
    Lydia flies high to victory
    25 Feb 2010 (0)

    Greek Australian freestyle aerial skier Lydia Lassila has won the gold medal in the ladies'  freestyle skiing aerials final at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

  • George Sotiropoulos. Ultimate Fighting Championship.
    Ancient battle skills for Andrew
    22 Feb 2010 Andrew Haralambous (0)

    The sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has exploded onto the scene and is experiencing a surge in popularity with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as the premier organisation in the sport.

  • PAO tiumph. Asterix Kieldrecht.
    Good results for Greek teams in Europe
    22 Feb 2010 (0)

    Olympiakos caused a major upset in the 2009/2010 CEV Indesit Champions League as the Greek volleyball champions beat Zenit KAZAN over the two ties.

  • George Sotiropoulos
    UFC Greek-Aussie warrior
    19 Feb 2010 (0)

    The sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has exploded onto the scene and is experiencing a height in popularity with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as the premier organisation in the sport.

  • Players from Athens Cricket Club
    Howzat Hellenic style
    9 Feb 2010 (0)

    Iosif Nikitas' passion for cricket started when he was seven years old. Like many Corfiots, Iosef grew up with the game that was and still is, a way of life on Corfu.

  • Faldo setting sights on Greek golf
    1 Feb 2010 (0)

    Six times Major winner Nick Faldo has announced that the inaugural Faldo Series Greece Championship will take place on 26-28 July at the newly completed Costa Navarino Resort in Messinia, South Wes

  • All in the name of harmony
    1 Feb 2010 (0)

    On Sunday the Greek footy squad were training for the the Australian Football Harmony Cup.

  • Olympiakos. European volleyball.
    A win for Greek volleyballers
    25 Jan 2010 (0)

    Both Panathinaikos and Olympiakos have qualified to the last 12 of the Champions League, and will both face Russian opposition in the next round.

  • Baghdatis. Injury.
    Baghdatis exits Australian Open injured
    23 Jan 2010 (0)

    An expected thriller failed to materialise as Australian Open fan favourite Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus was forced to retire in his third round match against Australia’s Leyton Hewitt.

  • Marcos Baghdatis. Second round win.
    Baghdatis stares at defeat and comes back to win in five
    21 Jan 2010 (0)

    Popular Cypriot and Australian Open 2006 finalist Marcos Baghdatis has come from two sets down to defeat Spaniard David Ferrer in a gripping match at Hisense Arena on Thursday.

  • Easy win sees Baghdatis proceed to second round
    20 Jan 2010 (0)

    Marcos Baghdatis started his 2010 Australian Open campaign with an emphatic 6-2 6-4 6-4 round one win over Italian Paolo Lorenzi.

  • Christopher Papamichalopoulos. Cypriot skier.
    Cyprus skiers await Olympic call-up
    18 Jan 2010 Melissa Reynolds (0)

    Cypriot skiers have an anxious week ahead of them as they wait to find out whether they will participate in February’s Winter Olympic Games.

  • Greek side. 2005 Harmony Cup.
    AFL prepares for Harmony Cup tournament
    18 Jan 2010 (0)

    The Australian Football Harmony Cup, previously known as the Multicultural Cup will take place in Melbourne on March 21.

  • Marcos Baghdatis. Sydney.
    Baghdatis bags title
    17 Jan 2010 (0)

    Cypriot fan favourite Marcos Baghdatis has won his fourth career and first Australian title at the Medibank International Sydney, defeating Frenchman Richard Gasquet.

  • Bagdhatis meet Hewitt in quarters
    14 Jan 2010 (0)

    Marcos Baghdatis continues winning ways with an upset win over Serbia Viktor Troicki in the second round of the Medibank International.

  • Marcos Baghdatis. Sydney.
    Baghdatis on course for Hewitt match-up
    13 Jan 2010 (0)

    Marcos Baghdatis edged closer to a potential third round showdown with Lleyton Hewitt after brushing aside Australian Nick Lindahl 6-2 7-5 at the Medibank International Sydney on Monday.

  • PAO. Piacenza.
    Greece’s European dominance
    11 Jan 2010 (0)

    Greece’s volleyball sides proved to be unstoppable in Europe last week with Olympiakos, Panathinaikos, Iraklis and EA Patras all score victories in their respective competitions.

  • Olympiakos's sweet revenge from Iraklis
    27 Dec 2009 (0)

    Olympiakos scored a precious win at Iraklis to stay on top of the league standings on Wednesday.

  • The new-look Greek national team.
    Sport in 2009
    22 Dec 2009 James Belias (0)

    THOUGH some lesser followed sports such as volleyball, golf, boxing, kick-boxing, sailing, Aussie Rules footy, rowing, cricket, rugby, athletics and gymnastics all made headlines in the NKEE, this

  • South Australian teen Tiffany Papaemanouil takes away nine gold medals
    Diverse sports celebrated at the games
    30 Nov 2009 James Belias (0)

    Hellenic athletes from all over Australia and New Zealand converged upon Victoria's capital, Melbourne, in celebration of Hellenism and the spirit of competition for the 2009 PanHellenic Games over

  • Mike Zambidis. Dzhabar Askerov.
    Golden Greek emerges victorious from tight bout
    24 Nov 2009 Thomas Andronas (0)

    Greek kickboxing champion “Iron” Mike Zambidis made a triumphant return to Melbourne last Friday night in a bruising encounter with United Arab Emirates fighter Dzhabar “Genghis Khan” Askerov.

  • Kon Pappy. Pankration.
    Ancient meets contemporary in PanHellenic Games
    23 Nov 2009 Alexandros Logothetis (0)

    Myth has it that the origins of the ancient Greek form of combat, Pankration, can be traced somewhere between Theseus and his struggle with the Minotaur or Hercules and his fight with the

  • AEK will need a miracle to gain momentum.
    AEK need miracle in handball
    16 Nov 2009 (0)

    AEK will need something closely resembling a miracle if it is to overturn a five goal first leg deficit in the European handball Cup Winners Cup.

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