Greeks bid farewell on Thursday to former prime minister Costas Simitis, a law professor and reformist, who died last week at ...

Why do we have the Olympics? Why is physical activity important ... The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came ...

The 144th IOC Session will be held from 19 to 21 March at Costa Navarino in Greece (the “IOC Session”), with the opening ceremony taking place on 18 March. It will be preceded by a meeting of the IOC ...

Children also enjoyed sports workshops with the Wonky Olympics team run by performers dressed in Ancient Greece themed costumes with youngsters taking part in lots of different games including hula ...

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz can each make more history with an Australian Open title, but they could first face each other in the quarterfinals. The men’s singles draw is highlighted by the ...

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Hungary tops the men’s medal table with 16 medals (including nine golds). Women’s water polo at the Olympics is still in its infancy, but the USA are the reigning three-time champions after winning ...