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Levadiakos scored a significant away win at OFI Crete to climb out of the bottom two in the Super League table on Wednesday, while Aris eased to a comfortable home victory over 10-man Doxa Dramas.
Stelios Vassiliou scored his fourth goal for the Viotia team one minute from time as Levadiakos downed OFI 1-0 at Iraklio to reach up to nine points from eight games, in one of the two matches postponed from the third round of games.
He was not the only hero for the team coached by Giorgos Paraschos; Levadiakos also had keeper Dimitris Kyriakidis to thank for his penalty save as he beat OFI's Zeljko Kalajdzic on the stroke of the hour.
Aris moved up to the 10th spot through a 2-0 win over Doxa Dramas, which was reduced to 10 men two minutes before half-time when Petros Kanakoudis received his marching orders after a second yellow card.
Javier Umbides gave Aris the lead 13 minutes into the game and Costas Kapetanos made it 2-0 in the 79th.
Doxa remains stuck at the foot of the table with one point from eight games.
The next round of Super League games will be on January 3 and 4.
Olympiakos joined Iraklis at the top of the Volley League table on Wednesday as Kifissia shaved a point off Iraklis while the Reds thrashed EA Patras at home.
Iraklis beat Kifissia 3-2 away, with Sotiris Drikos defeating the team he coached last season, while Olympiakos dismissed visiting EAP 3-0 in very convincing fashion. The turn of the year will find the two favourites for the title level on 24 points after nine games.
In the match between the two high-flying newly-promoted sides from southern Greece, Finikas beat Pamvochaikos on Syros with a 3-1 score to get to within one point from their beaten opponents, who are third.
PAOK improved their position considerably on Thursday as they defeated local rivals Aris 3-2 at home, while Ethnikos saw off Lamia 3-0 at Alexandroupoli.
Panathinaikos came to within one point from a 3-0 loss at Apollon Kalamarias, that would have seen the historic side slump to the last spot, but managed to come back from the dead and win 3-2. This was only their second win so far this season.
Olympiakos 3 EA Patras 0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-16)
Kifissia 2 Iraklis 3 (25-23, 22-25, 25-18, 17-25, 13-15)
Ethnikos Al. 3 Lamia 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-16)
Finikas Syrou 3 Pamvochaikos 1 (25-21, 25-22, 20-25, 25-20)
Apollon K. 2 Panathinaikos 3 (25-23, 25-23, 28-30, 20-25, 10-15)
PAOK 3 Aris 2 (25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-10)
Standings (after 9 games): Iraklis 24, Olympiakos 24, Pamvochaikos 19, Finikas 18, Ethnikos Al. 14, Kifissia 11, Lamia 11, EA Patras 11, PAOK 10, Aris 10, Panathinaikos 6, Apollon K. 4.
Basketball - PAO beat Rethymno to climb to top - PAOK beat Aris in Thessaloniki derby
Basketball - Euroleague draw appears tricky - Tough challenges ahead for Greens and Reds
Sports TV - Sport on TV - Tuesday-Thursday, December 27-29
Olympics - Crisis partly due to Athens 2004, says IOC head Rogge - Thanou betrayed Olympic values, he claims
Sports TV - Sport on TV - Sunday-Monday, December 25-26
Football - Draw pits PAOK against AEK in Cup - Thrasyvoulos lands Olympiakos tie
Basketball - Victory at Nancy takes Olympiakos up to second - Reds won without Spanoulis and Papadopoulos
Football - Thrasyvoulos, Panserraikos beat top-flight teams in Cup - Ergotelis and Levadiakos crash out
Basketball - Angry Obradovic issues warning - Panathinaikos down Bamberg by five
Football - Germans say no to hosting Greece friendly - Match with Romania could be moved to Austria; read 1733 times
Volleyball - Hooligans clash in women's volleyball - Three people were injured; read 1714 times
Football - Heavy-handed authorities to generate reaction - Police attack fans who carried political banners; read 1535 times
Football - Santos calls up Kapino, Holebas - Mitroglou rejoins national team; read 1270 times
Football - Levadiakos and Doxa in the Super League - Decision sends Larissa, Panserraikos down; read 878 times
Football - Mantzios leads OFI to win over AEK - Olympiakos beat Panionios away; read 859 times
Football - Aris let manager Tsiolis go - Passialis to be the caretaker; read 815 times
Football - Reds and Greens share the spoils - Keeper Kapino holds Olympiakos to 1-1 draw; read 761 times
Football - PAO two points clear of Olympiakos - Greens level on points with Atromitos; read 746 times
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AC Milan pull out of Tevez chase AC Milan drop out of the running to sign Argentina striker Carlos Tevez from Manchester City.
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Brighton v Newcastle (1715) Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Brighton and Newcastle in the FA Cup.
'Bullet' sent to QPR in the post Police are investigating after a "malicious communication" - reportedly containing a bullet - was sent to Queens Park Rangers' training ground.
Managers call for calm at Anfield The managers of Liverpool and Manchester United urge players and fans to act responsibly during Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round tie.
Broad spurred on by taxi driver Stuart Broad is confident England can prove his taxi driver wrong by wrapping up a series-levelling victory over Pakistan in the second Test.
Warne returns to big stage Champion leg spinner Shane Warne has signed on to play with Melbourne Stars in the inaugural Big Bash League Twenty20 tournament at the end of the year.
Williams apologises to Tiger for slur Tiger Woods says he was hurt by a racist slur from his former caddie Steve Williams, who referred to him as a "black arsehole".
Thorpe bombs out in Beijing In a sobering reality check, Ian Thorpe has failed to qualify for the 100 metres freestyle final at the FINA World Cup short course meet in Beijing.
Ponting takes aim at 'underdone' Proteas Ricky Ponting believes South Africa could suffer from a lack of first-class preparation in the opening Test in Cape Town on Wednesday.
T-Rex charged over high shot Tony Williams is likely to miss Australia's Four Nations clash with Wales this weekend after being charged with a high tackle on England back rower Ben Westwood.
Teen knocks off Parko in final Australian Joel Parkinson has lost the final of the Rip Curl Pro Search to rising Brazilian teenage sensation Gabriel Medina in San Francisco.
Rugby returns to Christchurch A 17,000-seat temporary stadium will host rugby union matches, including an All Blacks v Ireland Test, in earthquake-hit Christchurch next year, Prime Minister John Key said.
Bangkok floods force Socceroos switch Australia's World Cup qualifier against Thailand next week has been moved to another stadium in Bangkok because of flooding in the city, Football Federation Australia said.
Pakistan shines on pitch with series win Pakistan highlighted its talent on the pitch to draw the third and final Test against Sri Lanka in Sharjah and win the series 1-0, just days after three former team-mates were jailed for spot-fixing.
Sammy and Bishoo spark India collapse Darren Sammy and Devendra Bishoo shared five wickets to trigger India's collapse on the second day of the opening Test against the West Indies in New Delhi.
Early Patriots Were a Comical Traveling Sideshow The Boston Patriots bounced from stadium to stadium and played “home” games as far away as San Diego, and bizarre occurrences seemed to follow them wherever they went.
Brandon Jacobs Hopes His Power Comes Into Play Brandon Jacobs is more bulldozer than running back, and the Giants hope his brutish rushing style will serve twin functions in the Super Bowl.
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Scottish Government Takes on Soccer Violence The Scottish government recently passed a law making it illegal for fans to attack each other using religious or ethnic slurs in chants, Internet postings and even stray remarks at the pub.
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Injuries Send Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony to the Sideline Carmelo Anthony will miss Friday night’s game against Miami and Saturday’s game in Houston because of injuries to his left wrist, right ankle and right thumb.
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