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Category Archive: Greek sporting legends

Sport in Art in Ancient Greece

Heinrich is a special kind of guide. A trained archaeologist with the appropriate eye for detail and a […]

February 19, 2019 Culture, Greece, Greek sporting legends, History, Olympics, Running, Sport

Book Review – Ultra Marathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes

Self-help books are all the rage. Titles like How to Write a Blog (must read that one when […]

July 17, 2014 Book reviews, Books, Greek sporting legends, Running, Sport

Pistol Pete: the Greatest Greek on Court

The older generation will stick by Rod Laver, the moderns will point to the exceptional abilities of Roger […]

October 13, 2013 Greece, Greek sporting legends, Sport, USA

George Peponis: the Greek who skippered the Kangeroos

One day I will get around to writing a short history of Greek rugby. It will be littered […]

November 13, 2012 Greece, Greek sporting legends, Rugby union, Sport

Katsidis aiming for Hatton’s achilles heel

Boxing loves a comeback, the high drama of the scarred and weary warrior clambering through the ropes in […]

September 27, 2012 Greece, Greek sporting legends, Sport

The Last King of Greece

In over 20 years as a hack, I have been fortunate to have talked to and interviewed a […]

July 24, 2012 Greece, Greek sporting legends, Olympics, Sport

A Greek spin on Test cricket

When it comes to talking about the giants of Greek sport, we inevitably look first at the worlds […]

June 27, 2012 Cricket, Greece, Greek sporting legends, Sport
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