Panathinaikos will be without Spanish forward Juancho Hernangomez for their first Euroleague double-game week of the season after he suffered an adductor injury.
The player picked up the issue during the team's Super Cup semi-final against PAOK, and tests have now confirmed he sustained a muscle spasm.
Zeljko Obradovic said Hernangomez will remain out of training for approximately the next ten days.
The Euroleague is Europe's premier club basketball competition. Panathinaikos, based in Athens, are one of the tournament's most successful franchises.
As a result, the forward will miss the upcoming fixtures against French side ASVEL on September 30 at 21:15, and Israeli club Maccabi on October 2 at 21:15.
Other basketball news
Olympiacos secured a 93-91 victory over Zalgiris in Kaunas, with Evan Fournier named most valuable player. Coach Georgios Bartzokas said it was not easy to win in Kaunas, adding that his team had patience at the end and were vindicated. Fournier said the team was playing faster but needed to look at their defense. Shaquille O'Neal was among the spectators at the Zalgirio Arena.
Elsewhere in the Euroleague, Partizan and Efes claimed significant away victories. Efes defeated Real Madrid 94-84, leaving the Spanish side winless after two rounds. Ergin Ataman watched the game and received a warm reception from the Efes crowd. Dubai BC also started their campaign with two wins, overcoming Barcelona 94-87.
In the Euro Cup, Vassilis Spanoulis led Aris to an 87-74 opening win against Le Mans in France. Meanwhile, Mathias Lessort was surprised with a cake at Panathinaikos training. Basketball legend Michael Jordan was quoted as saying that if people were going to bet, they should bet on him and not against him.
Football round-up
Manchester City have been officially found guilty regarding a one billion euro hidden mechanism involving dummy contracts. During the years under scrutiny, the club acquired stars such as Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Bernardo Silva, and Raheem Sterling.
Internationally, Spain extended their unbeaten run to 40 matches with a 4-0 win over Croatia in the Nations League, while England and Switzerland also recorded victories. Azzedine Ounahi scored for Morocco against Lesotho in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.
In Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo left training early, prompting the national federation to convene an urgent summit.
In Greece, Georgios Vagiannidis has been officially ruled out of the national team's matches against the Netherlands and Germany. Panionios announced they will donate the revenues from their match against PAOK B to the family of Kostas Lima following his accident. An investigation is underway into stadium security in Thasos following the death of a 16-year-old footballer.
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has announced the creation of World Football Clubs in response to Gianni Infantino and FIFA. Separately, a video circulating online purportedly shows a Greek Mirage jet being shot down by Turkey, while Dimitris Pelkas shared a photo with Konstantinos Karetsas, Christos Tzolis and his son, joking about transfer fees.
Greek domestic affairs
A kindergarten director in Ano Liosia is in serious condition after being slapped twice by a Roma parent, the father of a four-year-old pupil, according to the Education Directorate. The parent claimed he had blurred after the director shouted and swore at children over a chair with crayons. The director filed a lawsuit against the parents, leading to the mother's arrest for threats and insults. The director will remain at the school until a sworn administrative inquiry concludes, and a prosecutor is investigating.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced an enhanced diesel subsidy offering a 20-cent discount at the pump. Mitsotakis also confirmed the end of the Recovery Fund, submitting the final payment request and stating that not a single euro was lost.
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis is sending former regional governor Giorgos Patoulis to the National Transparency Authority for an audit of his companies, and announced the first results of the MedWatch initiative. MedWatch has targeted injectables and stem cells, uncovering over 37,000 findings in 10 days. Georgiadis also condemned an artificial intelligence generated photo of the Venizelio hospital as propaganda, stating that ideological and partisan blindness had exceeded every limit.
Christos Triantopoulos appeared at the Special Court regarding the Tempi train disaster, withdrawing from the New Democracy ballot and stating his priority was confirming his innocence.
Health and technology
Medical official Matina Pagoni stated that a machine found in Maria Karystianou's clinic was forbidden, noting she did not know how it was used on children. A new analysis of 8.8 million adults has revealed eight serious health risks associated with ultra-processed foods, while research continues into a fruit molecule that fights liver cancer. DIMAND is promoting health prevention with its new initiative.
In technology, Donald Trump and major artificial intelligence companies have agreed on self-regulation, ushering in an era of Super Intelligence. Siemens is accelerating the industrial artificial intelligence revolution, integrating it across their value chain.
Ukraine has launched an operation named Vivaldi, using zombie cars to destroy Russian frontline positions. A Palestinian village is producing luxury embroidered sneakers amid the ongoing war. Online, the mystery of Jean Phil has garnered 35.9 million views for a man nobody knows.
Entertainment and lifestyle
Discussions continue around the death of singer Giorgos Mazonakis. A dialogue revealed that a woman named Gaka suggested plasmapheresis to a hypnotherapist, stating she heard the amount and laughed.
Designer Lakis Gavalas shared that Mazonakis visited him in prison, and he cried for four to five days after his death.
Tragedy struck the entertainment world with the death of Presley Gerber at a rehabilitation clinic; his final video from the facility was recently released.
In a miraculous incident, a female university student survived a fall from an eighth-floor balcony, stating she could not believe she was alive.
Elsewhere, chef Akis Petretzikis explained he closed profitable businesses because he needed to return home immediately. Model Niki Kartsona is leaving Athens, stating that returning to Kalamata was her life's goal. David Crouch, father of murdered Caroline Crouch, spoke out five years after her death, expressing his hatred for her killer, Babis Anagnostopoulos, and describing him as a cowardly little man. Singer Katerina Lioliou said marriage was not currently planned, but hoped God would bless her with children in the future. Influencer Ioanna Touni has temporarily closed her croissanterie in Paris.
Panteion University is offering new skills and certification points, while courier service ACS is giving away new AirPods 4 and iPhone 17 Pros through its locker service. The Gennadius Library is hosting three free classical music concerts in Kolonaki.
Finally, automotive fans are mourning the end of the naturally aspirated Porsche 911 GT3 RS era, and lifestyle pieces are highlighting five picturesque squares for coffee in Greece, dangerous items dogs frequently consume, the five-second rule for dropped food, and the secrets to perfect chickpea soup.
