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*[[May 24]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] win their first Greek championship in 14 years by defeating [[PAOK BC|PAOK]] 68-58 in the playoffs. After this game PAOK star Predrag Stojakovic moves to the Sacramento Kings becoming the first ''Greek'' to play in NBA. | *[[May 24]]: [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] win their first Greek championship in 14 years by defeating [[PAOK BC|PAOK]] 68-58 in the playoffs. After this game PAOK star Predrag Stojakovic moves to the Sacramento Kings becoming the first ''Greek'' to play in NBA. | ||
*[[May 31]]: [[U21 National Football Team|Greece U21]] rank 2nd after losing to Spain 1-0 in the final of European Football Championship. | *[[May 31]]: [[U21 National Football Team|Greece U21]] rank 2nd after losing to Spain 1-0 in the final of European Football Championship. | ||
| + | ===July=== | ||
| + | *[[July 31]]: [[Fanis Christodoulou]] announces his retirement from professional [[basketball]]. | ||
===September=== | ===September=== | ||
Revision as of 21:56, July 15, 2006
Contents
Events
May
- May 16: Newcastle defender Nikos Dabizas is the first Greek to play in an English FA Cup final at Wembley (Newcastle - Arsenal 2-0)
- May 23: Olympiakos lose to Ferencvaros in the Waterpolo European Cup double final.
- May 24: Panathinaikos win their first Greek championship in 14 years by defeating PAOK 68-58 in the playoffs. After this game PAOK star Predrag Stojakovic moves to the Sacramento Kings becoming the first Greek to play in NBA.
- May 31: Greece U21 rank 2nd after losing to Spain 1-0 in the final of European Football Championship.
July
- July 31: Fanis Christodoulou announces his retirement from professional basketball.
September
- September 5: Cyprus defeat Spain 3-2 in a Euro 2000 qualifier.
December
- December 29: The governments of Greece and Cyprus decide to proceed with the installation of Russian made antiballistic missiles S-300 in Crete, ignoring Turkey's strong objections and reactions.
Deaths
January
- January 16: Dimitris Horn, stage and screen actor.
February
- February 28: Gregorios Staktopoulos, journalist convicted of the George Polk murder.
April
- April 23: Constantine Karamanlis, Greek politician and Prime Minister.
