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Kostas Antetokounmpo to miss Olympics with knee injury
Kostas Antetokounmpo will miss Greece’s Olympic campaign after failing to recover from a knee injury. Antetokounmpo underwent additional tests by the national team and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens staff, which showed …
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Spain beat England, win record fourth Euro title
Spain have won a record fourth European Championship title after Mikel Oyarzabal’s 87th-minute goal clinched a 2-1 victory over England, whose painful decades-long wait for a major trophy goes on. …
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Greece’s Paris path locked in against Australia
It’s official. Greece has returned to the Olympic Games in men’s basketball after 16 years by defeating Croatia in the final of the Pre-Olympic Tournament in Piraeus. The team led …
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Giannis ends Greek Olympic wait as Spain, Brazil, Puerto Rico also qualify
Giannis Antetokounmpo steered Greece to an Olympic berth on Sunday as he overcame a slow start to score 23 points in an 80-69 qualifying tournament victory over Croatia in Piraeus. …
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Greece storms through to Olympic qualifying final
Slovenia and its star Luka Doncic will miss the Olympic Games after losing 96-68 in a qualifying semi-final to Giannis Antetokounmpo and hosts Greece on Saturday in Piraeus. Doncic, a …
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Greece defeats Egypt, Giannis and Doncic to meet in semi-final of Olympic qualifers
Greece have advanced to the semi-finals in the FIBA Olympic Qualifiers defeating Egypt 93-71 to emerge winners of Group B. Even with star player Giannis Antetokounmpo resting for this weekend’s …
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Greece downs Dominican Republic in Giannis’ return to basketball
Greece had a perfect start to their FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament campaign in Piraeus with a 109-82 win over Dominican Republic. In front of packed Peace and Friendship Stadium with …
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Giannis Antetokounmpo led Greece with final win ahead of Olympic qualifiers
Greece’s national basketball team have wrapped up their series of exhibition games, ahead of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Piraeus with a friendly 102-75 win over the Bahamas. The match …
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Giannis Antetokounmpo focused on helping Greece qualify for the Olympics
NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has never played in the Olympics and hopes Greece can qualify for Paris in the upcoming FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Piraeus, Greece. While he has …
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Panathinaikos clinches Greek Basket League title after thrilling comeback
Panathinaikos AKTOR triumphantly reclaimed the Greek basketball throne after three years, securing the Basket League title and adding it to their Euroleague victory this season. The Greens clinched the championship …