Athens: Greece's world indoor high jump champion Dimitris Chondrokoukis has pulled out of the London Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance, the athlete's father said. "Dimitris will not take part in the Olympic Games, leaving unfulfilled a dream of a lifetime," his father and coach Kyriakos Chondrokoukis said in a statement. The high jumper, who was one of Greece's best hopes for a medal in track and field,...
06:31 PM, Jul 26, 2012
Athens: Greece has removed triple jumper Voula Papachristou from the country's team at the London Olympics over her comments on Twitter mocking African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right party. The Hellenic Olympic Committee says in a statement on Wednesday that Papachristou was dropped from the Olympic team "for statements contrary to the values and ideas of the Olympic movement." Papachristou is in Athens. The committee says she was...
07:51 PM, Jul 25, 2012
Moscow: Russian soccer chief Sergei Fursenko quit his post on Monday following Russia's disappointing showing at Euro 2012. Fursenko, who also sits on the UEFA executive board, resigned after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I would like to apologise to our fans for such a result. I have taken a difficult decision - to step down as head of the Russian Football Union (RFU)," Fursenko told his close friend Putin,...
02:12 PM, Jun 26, 2012
CNN-IBN's football experts analyse Germany's 4-2 win over Greece that put them into the Euro 2012 semi-finals. ...
11:45 AM, Jun 23, 2012
Gdansk: Joachim Loew's bold decision to completely overhaul his forward line will be viewed as a resounding success after Germany crushed Greece 4-2 on Friday to claim a place in the last four of Euro 2012. Replacing Mario Gomez, the tournament's joint top-scorer, with Miroslav Klose and omitting the experienced Lukas Podolski and Thomas Mueller in favour of the relatively green Marco Reus and Andre Schuerrle may have raised eyebrows...
10:05 AM, Jun 23, 2012
Gdansk: Greece coach Fernando Santos conceded Germany had squeezed the life out of his side after they were thumped 4-2 in the second Euro 2012 quarter-final on Friday. The Greeks held out for 39 minutes under relentless pressure before Philip Lahm rewarded Germany's domination, only for Giorgos Samaras to finish off a fine move to equalise 10 minutes after half-time. Greek celebrations were quickly snuffed out when Sami Khedira thundered...
09:52 AM, Jun 23, 2012
Gdansk: Germany booked a semi-final against England or Italy after thrashing Greece 4-2 in Friday's Euro 2012 quarter-final at the PGE Arena here. A first half which saw profligate finishing from the 2008 finalists, Philipp Lahm broke the deadlock with a fine long-range strike after 39 minutes. Greece secured a shock equaliser ten minutes into the second half with Georgios Samaras tapping in a Dimitris Salpingidis cross. Germany retook the...
02:26 AM, Jun 23, 2012
CNN-IBN's football experts Novy Kapadia and Karim Bencherifa preview the Euro 2012 quarter-final between Germany and Greece on Friday night. ...
09:14 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Gdansk: Germany are planning to bide their time and eventually wear down defensive-minded Greece when they meet in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals on Friday. The Germans advanced through Group B with three wins from three games but are bracing for a much tougher defence than what they faced against Portugal, Netherlands and Denmark. Greece conceded only five goals in 10 qualifiers, though they also let in three goals in three...
12:48 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Gdansk: A day before their European Championship quarter-final against Greece, the one thing on German minds was patience. Both coach Joachim Loew and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer believe composure will be the key to success. The Germans expect Greece to erect a defensive wall in front of its goal. Breaking it down will need a lot of hard work, while taking care not to be exposed to counterattacks. Loew says one...
12:08 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Legionowo: Greece captain Costas Katsouranis is hoping for a minor miracle when his team goes looking for their first ever victory against Germany in the European Championship quarter-finals on Friday. A convincing Germany side advanced to the last eight after three straight group wins, while Greece's 1-0 victory over Russia " their first win at a European Championship since lifting the trophy in 2004 " saw the team scrape through....
10:03 AM, Jun 21, 2012
Gdansk: Three games, three wins, best record of the tournament. So, what's missing from Germany's game at the European Championship? A killer instinct, says coach Joachim Loew. Germany looks as efficient as ever but has yet to reproduce some of the flair it displayed at the World Cup two years ago. Loew says it was logical for his team to put more emphasis on defense in a tough group that...
09:02 PM, Jun 20, 2012
Czech Republic v Portugal Kicking off the Euro 2012 quarter-finals are Portugal and the Czech Republic " two teams that have stormed back into contention for the title after losing their opening matches. Portugal will still consider themselves unfortunate to have lost to Germany, but the Czech Republic looked clueless in a 4-1 defeat by Russia. Since then, however, the Czech coach Michal Bilek has helped turned around the teams...
12:47 PM, Jun 20, 2012
With the end of the group stage, Euro 2012 is more than two-thirds complete, with 24 matches played and just seven left, culminating with the July 1 final in Kiev. And, like a regular service on a car, this European Championship has provided a neat opportunity to lift up football's lid, inspect its innards and assess its health. So, in 12 days between co-host Poland's opening 1-1 draw on June...
11:05 AM, Jun 20, 2012
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