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Greek star Halkia tests positive. Greece
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| Jun.15 |
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Nadal beats Djokovic in thrilling final. London
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| Jun.8 |
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Croatia made 1-0 win over co-host. Austria
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| Jun.7 |
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Ivanovic clinches maiden Grand Slam. Paris
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| Jun.5 |
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Ivanovic sees off Jankovic in thriller. Paris
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| May.11 |
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Djokovic claims Rome Masters glory
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| Mar.30 |
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Greece hands China Olympic torch  The torch has been handed over to Chinese officials at a ceremony in Athens, amid scuffles between police and pro-Tibet demonstrators
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| Mar.24 |
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 Protest as Olympic torch is lit | Greece: A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended | |
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| Jan.27 |
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Djokovic gives Serbia first Slam title. Melbourne
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| Jan.25 |
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Djokovic thrashes Federer. Melbourne
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Croatia crush England Euro dreams. London
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| Aug. 16 |
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Greek star Halkia tests positive Greece: Fani Halkia, who won gold in the women's 400 meters hurdles at the Athens Olympics, has tested positive for a banned substance
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| Jun.15 |
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 Nadal beats Djokovic in thrilling final  London: Top seed claimed the first grass-court title of his career when he defeated Djokovic 7-6 7-5 in a final of the Artois tournament at Queen's ...
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| Jun.8 |
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Croatia made 1-0 win over co-host  Austria: Luka Modric scored from the penalty spot to give a 1-0 win over co-host Austria at the European Championship
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| Jun.7 |
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Ivanovic clinches maiden Grand Slam  Paris: New world number one Ana Ivanovic is claiming her first Grand Slam title with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Dinara Safina in the French Open women's final
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| Jun.5 |
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Ivanovic sees off Jankovic in thriller Paris: 2nd seed Ana Ivanovic is through to the French Open final after defeating fellow-Serb 3rd seed Jelena Jankovic in a 3-set thriller
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| May.11 |
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Djokovic claims Rome Masters glory Novak Djokovic underlined his growing challenge to the world's top two ranked Federer and Nadal as he beat Stanislav Wawrinka in the final
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| Mar.30 |
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Greece hands China Olympic torch | The torch has been handed over to Chinese officials at a ceremony in Athens, amid scuffles between police and pro-Tibet demonstrators | |
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| Mar.24 |
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 Protest as Olympic torch is lit | Greece: A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended | | |
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| Mar.23 |
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Serbian sweep at Indian Wells. Southern California
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| Jan.27 |
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Djokovic gives Serbia first Slam title  Melbourne: 3rd seed Novak Djokovic claimed a triumph at the Australian Open when he defeated unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6
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| Jan.25 |
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Djokovic thrashes Federer Melbourne: Serbia's Novak Djokovic humbled world #1 Roger Federer in straight sets to reach the final of the Australian Open, 7-5 6-3 7-6
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| Jan.21 |
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Jankovic ousts Serena in straight sets. Melbourne
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Eccentric chess icon Fischer dies
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| Nov.21 |
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Croatia crush England Euro dreams London: Croatia demolished England's dreams of a place in the finals with a dramatic 3-2 triumph that sent Russia through as Group E runners-up
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| Oct.17 |
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Czechs, Greece and Romania qualify. Czech Republic
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| Aug.12 |
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Djokovic upsets Federer. Canada
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| Jun.7 |
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 Ivanovic routs Sharapova Paris: Serbian teenager humiliated world #2, 6-2 6-1 in just over an hour to race into the French Open final
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Jankovic knocks out Venus |
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| May.23 |
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 Inzaghi brace wins cup for Milan Greece: AC Milan beat Liverpool 2-1 with 2 goals from Inzaghi to win the European Cup for the 7th time and avenge their defeat in the final 2 years ago
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Ivanovic fights back to take title |
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| May.6 |
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Panathinaikos celebrate Euro title |
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| Apr.7 |
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Slovenian completes Amazon swim
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| Mar.30 |
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Brawl halts team sports. Greece
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| Oct.13 |
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Kramnik defeated FIDE Champion Topalov. Russia
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Italy wins World Cup over France
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| Dec.4 |
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Ancic win gives Croatia Davis Cup  Slovakia: Croatia won the Cup for the first time on a day of drama in Bratislava. Ancic beat Mertinak 7-6 6-3 6-4
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| Sep.25 |
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First final for Croatia |
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| Jun.14 |
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Powell breaks world 100m record. Greece
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| Aug.29 |
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Olympics: Games Close| Greece: Greece staged an exuberant closing ceremony to bring the curtain down on the Athens Games | |
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  Argentina claims soccer gold Greece: The team beat Paraguay 1-0
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El Guerrouj, Holmes claim doubles. Greece
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Spectator bundled marathon lider. Greece
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| Aug.28 |
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 Men's Basketball: Argentina Beats Italy Greece: Argentina is beating Italy 84-69 to win the Olympic men's title for the first time
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U.S. Women Win Basketball Gold. Greece
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United States Retains Both 4x400 Titles. Greece
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China Grabs 1st Men's Gold in Track. Greece
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British Stun U.S. in Sprint Relay. Greece
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| Aug.26 |
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Crawford stormed to victory in 200m. Greece
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| Aug.23 |
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Shot put Korzhanenko stripped of gold. Greece
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| Aug.22 |
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Gatlin guns to 100m glory Greece: Justin Gatlin ran 9.85 seconds to take a brilliant gold in one of the greatest sprint races of all time
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Dope tests 'catch medallists'. Greece
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| Aug.21 |
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 Phelps got record-tying 8th medal Greece: Phelps medals tied Soviet gymnast Dityatin's record at the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games
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Nesterenko takes women's 100m gold. Greece
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| Aug.19 |
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Patterson made gold in all-around Greece: The 16-year-old dynamo beat Russian superstar Khorkina. She is the first U.S. woman to win the all-around since 1984
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| Aug.18 |
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Van den Hoogenband wins 100 meters. Greece
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Schumacher claims record 12th win
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| Aug.14 |
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Du Li wins first gold of Games. Greece
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| Aug.13 |
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Glittering opening for Olympics Greece: The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers
| The ceremony set to put to memory construction delays and doping scandals. President Stephanopoulos opened the Games. 75,000 spectators inside the Olympic Stadium were joined by an estimated global TV audience of 4 billion. 10,500 athletes were competing under 202 flags
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| Aug.12 |
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Stars hurt in crash Greece: Olympic stars Kederis and Thanou have been injured in a road accident and taken to hospital
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| Jul.5 |
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Greece welcomes back squad
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 Greece win Euro 2004 over Portugal| A 57th minute goal from Angelos Charisteas gave Greece a 1-0 victory in one of the biggest upsets in international football | |
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| Jul.1 |
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Greece reach final over Czech Rep. Portugal
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| Jun.25 |
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Greece shock France. Portugal
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| Jun.12 |
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Greece stun Euro 2004 hosts. Portugal
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Porto wins Champions League
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| May.12 |
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IOC: No doubts over Athens Games. Greece
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| Sep.8 |
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Yugoslavia wins FIBA World Championship. Indiana
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| Jul.9 |
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Ivanisevic won Wimbledon. London
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.7 |
Slovenian completes Amazon swim
| 2004 |
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| Aug.21 |
Phelps got record-tying 8th medal Greece: Phelps medals tied Soviet gymnast Dityatin's record at the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games
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| Aug.18 |
Van den Hoogenband wins 100 meters. Greece
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| 2008 |
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| Aug. 16 |
Greek star Halkia tests positive Greece: Fani Halkia, who won gold in the women's 400 meters hurdles at the Athens Olympics, has tested positive for a banned substance
| 2005 |
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| Jun.14 |
Powell breaks world 100m record. Greece
| 2004 |
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| Aug.29 |
El Guerrouj, Holmes claim doubles. Greece
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| Aug.29 |
Spectator bundled marathon lider. Greece
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| Aug.28 |
United States Retains Both 4x400 Titles. Greece
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| Aug.28 |
British Stun U.S. in Sprint Relay. Greece
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| Aug.26 |
Crawford stormed to victory in 200m. Greece
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| Aug.21 |
Nesterenko takes women's 100m gold. Greece
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| Aug.12 |
Stars hurt in crash Greece: Olympic stars Kederis and Thanou have been injured in a road accident and taken to hospital
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| 2006 |
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| Oct.13 |
Kramnik defeated FIDE Champion Topalov. Russia
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.15 |
Nadal beats Djokovic in thrilling final London: Top seed claimed the first grass-court title of his career when he defeated Djokovic 7-6 7-5 in a final of the Artois tournament at Queen's ...
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| Jun.7 |
Ivanovic clinches maiden Grand Slam Paris: New world number one Ana Ivanovic is claiming her first Grand Slam title with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Dinara Safina in the French Open women's final
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| Jun.5 |
Ivanovic sees off Jankovic in thriller Paris: 2nd seed Ana Ivanovic is through to the French Open final after defeating fellow-Serb 3rd seed Jelena Jankovic in a 3-set thriller
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| May.11 |
Djokovic claims Rome Masters glory Novak Djokovic underlined his growing challenge to the world's top two ranked Federer and Nadal as he beat Stanislav Wawrinka in the final
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| Mar.23 |
Serbian sweep at Indian Wells. Southern California
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| Jan.27 |
Djokovic gives Serbia first Slam title Melbourne: 3rd seed Novak Djokovic claimed a triumph at the Australian Open when he defeated unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6
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| Jan.25 |
Djokovic thrashes Federer Melbourne: Serbia's Novak Djokovic humbled world #1 Roger Federer in straight sets to reach the final of the Australian Open, 7-5 6-3 7-6
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| Jan.21 |
Jankovic ousts Serena in straight sets. Melbourne
| 2007 |
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| Aug.12 |
Djokovic upsets Federer. Canada
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| Jun.7 |
Ivanovic routs Sharapova Paris: Serbian teenager humiliated world #2, 6-2 6-1 in just over an hour to race into the French Open final
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| Jun.1 |
Jankovic knocks out Venus |
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| May.13 |
Ivanovic fights back to take title |
| 2005 |
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| Dec.4 |
Ancic win gives Croatia Davis Cup Slovakia: Croatia won the Cup for the first time on a day of drama in Bratislava. Ancic beat Mertinak 7-6 6-3 6-4
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| Sep.25 |
First final for Croatia |
| 2001 |
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| Jul.9 |
Ivanisevic won Wimbledon. London
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.8 |
Croatia made 1-0 win over co-host Austria: Luka Modric scored from the penalty spot to give a 1-0 win over co-host Austria at the European Championship
| 2007 |
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| Nov.21 |
Croatia crush England Euro dreams London: Croatia demolished England's dreams of a place in the finals with a dramatic 3-2 triumph that sent Russia through as Group E runners-up
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| Oct.17 |
Czechs, Greece and Romania qualify. Czech Republic
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| May.23 |
Inzaghi brace wins cup for Milan Greece: AC Milan beat Liverpool 2-1 with 2 goals from Inzaghi to win the European Cup for the 7th time and avenge their defeat in the final 2 years ago
| 2004 |
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| Jul.5 |
Greece welcomes back squad
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| Jul.5 |
Greece win Euro 2004 over Portugal| A 57th minute goal from Angelos Charisteas gave Greece a 1-0 victory in one of the biggest upsets in international football | |
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| Jul.1 |
Greece reach final over Czech Rep. Portugal
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| Jun.25 |
Greece shock France. Portugal
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| Jun.12 |
Greece stun Euro 2004 hosts. Portugal
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| 2007 |
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| May.6 |
Panathinaikos celebrate Euro title |
| 2004 |
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| Aug.28 |
Men's Basketball: Argentina Beats Italy Greece: Argentina is beating Italy 84-69 to win the Olympic men's title for the first time
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| Aug.28 |
U.S. Women Win Basketball Gold. Greece
| 2002 |
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| Sep.8 |
Yugoslavia wins FIBA World Championship. Indiana
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| 2007 |
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| Mar.30 |
Brawl halts team sports. Greece
| 2004 |
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| Aug.23 |
Shot put Korzhanenko stripped of gold. Greece
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.30 |
Greece hands China Olympic torch | The torch has been handed over to Chinese officials at a ceremony in Athens, amid scuffles between police and pro-Tibet demonstrators | |
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| Mar.24 |
Protest as Olympic torch is lit | Greece: A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended | | |
| 2004 |
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| Aug.29 |
Olympics: Games Close| Greece: Greece staged an exuberant closing ceremony to bring the curtain down on the Athens Games | |
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| Aug.29 |
Argentina claims soccer gold Greece: The team beat Paraguay 1-0
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| Aug.28 |
China Grabs 1st Men's Gold in Track. Greece
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| Aug.22 |
Gatlin guns to 100m glory Greece: Justin Gatlin ran 9.85 seconds to take a brilliant gold in one of the greatest sprint races of all time
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| Aug.22 |
Dope tests 'catch medallists'. Greece
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| Aug.19 |
Patterson made gold in all-around Greece: The 16-year-old dynamo beat Russian superstar Khorkina. She is the first U.S. woman to win the all-around since 1984
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| Aug.14 |
Du Li wins first gold of Games. Greece
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| Aug.13 |
Glittering opening for Olympics Greece: The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers
| The ceremony set to put to memory construction delays and doping scandals. President Stephanopoulos opened the Games. 75,000 spectators inside the Olympic Stadium were joined by an estimated global TV audience of 4 billion. 10,500 athletes were competing under 202 flags
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| May.12 |
IOC: No doubts over Athens Games. Greece
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