The 2nd International Sports Festival returns to Aghia Paraskevi Campus on March 20, to celebrate sports and friendship between four countries.

Organized by the Office of Athletics, the three-day festival is one of the biggest athletic events of the academic year. More than 500 students of both sexes will compete in basketball, table tennis, soccer, swimming, tennis and volleyball. The participating schools are the American Universities of Sharjah, Cairo and Beirut, the American Colleges of Thessaloniki and Lebanon and the University of Balamand.

Athletes will not only have the opportunity to experience sports competition at an international level, but to build new friendships as well. “The resulting social interaction will make the festival more pleasurable for everyone,” said Arthur Christopher,… Continue reading →

The Athletics Department will hold basketball, tennis, table tennis, chess and swimming intramural tournaments during this month. Students who participate in their favorite sports might also have the chance to make it on to the College’s intervarsity teams.

In the first tournament of the year, seven teams will contest the intramural basketball trophy. Teams such as past winners The Benchers played well during the preliminary rounds. The scoreboard and fixtures list is available on the poster boards.

George Rossidis, last year’s tennis champion, will try to retain his title against this year’s competition, while Artur Khotenovskiy is contesting the chess tournament, hoping to recapture the title after losing last year’s final. They are joined by a number of students that… Continue reading →

Panathinaikos stopped Europe’s player of the year Ronaldhinio from scoring and played to a 0-0 draw against Barcelona in their European Championship League match Tuesday. Barcelona anticipated an easy win against Panathinaikos, but had not taken into account the Greek defense.

Pao’s defender Loukas Vidras stuck to Ronaldhinio preventing the striker from scoring.

“Ronaldhinio in particular had a night of increasing – and rare – frustration,” wrote UEFA sports reporter Paul Saffer.

Pao’s newly signed striker, Evangelos Matzios, played his first Champions League match and alarmed visiting Barcelona and fans when he rose to the occasion and came close to scoring with his sturdy shot in the twentieth minute.

The final score made no difference for either team. Rankings stayed… Continue reading →

Panathinaikos fans are preparing to dress in green and cheer their team on in the vital game against Spanish powerhouse Barcelona in the group round of the European Championship.

“I am going to be there at 8 p.m. to make sure that I have the best view,” said Konstandinos Sifakis, a devoted Panathinaikos fan. “No way am I going to lose a chance seeing them play against Barcelona, and win too.”

Ticket booths opened on Sunday October 9, and in two days fans snatched up 62,000 of the 65,000 available tickets. “I went Tuesday afternoon to buy my tickets and it was crazy,” said Achileas Papadopoulos, a Deree student who waited three hours in line. “I mean crowds of people… Continue reading →

After a quick workout in the gym and a few games of hoops, the bell sounds which means it’s time for class. Later, intramural soccer kicks off followed by a cool-down swim in the Olympic-sized pool. The recreational program at Deree has gone all out.

“The recreational program we provide is as good as that of any American university or college,” said Arthur Christopher, Athletics Director. Deree has tennis courts, a basketball court, a soccer field and track facilities, a fully equipped gym, and a pool that is closed and heated during the winter season.

“From team sports to intramural activities to overall fitness and physical education classes, we offer a program that covers the whole spectrum of student fitness… Continue reading →