Greek winger Christos Tzolis made an excellent debut for defending champions Arsenal on Friday as they opened their Premier League campaign with a victory over Coventry in London.
The match, broadcast on Nova Sports Premier League, headlined an evening of sports broadcasts that gathered strong interest. While the overall Friday schedule was leaner compared to previous days, it featured several of Greece's highest profile athletes competing internationally.
Arsenal, who play their home matches at the Emirates Stadium in North London, began their title defence against a Coventry side competing in the English football league system. Arsenal won the match by three goals to nil.
Track and field competitions
In athletics, Olympic long jump champion Miltos Tentoglou secured victory at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. Tentoglou took first place with a best jump of 8.24 metres.
Coverage of the athletics began at 21:15 on ERT2 Sport, with Tentoglou's event scheduled for 21:48. The Diamond League is the premier annual series of elite track and field competitions.
Gymnastics podium finish
In Zagreb, Croatia, Lefteris Petrounias claimed a bronze medal at the European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championship. The podium finish marked the 11th European championship medal of his career.
Petrounias said the gold was lost in the details, adding that he and his team would go high. Action from the championship was broadcast at 19:00 on ERT2 Sport. Petrounias is widely regarded as one of the greatest rings specialists in the history of the sport.
Volleyball and European football
In volleyball, the Greek women's national team fought hard but suffered a defeat to Czechia in the European Championship. The match, broadcast at 21:00 on ERT1, saw Czechia win by three sets to one.
Friday's sporting schedule also featured La Liga action in Spain, with Real Betis hosting Real Sociedad in Seville at 22:00 on Cosmote Sport 7 HD. Real Betis are based in Andalusia, while Real Sociedad hail from San Sebastián in the Basque Country.
The evening's tennis schedule included the ATP and WTA 1000 Cincinnati Masters tournaments, broadcast at 22:00 on Cosmote Sport 6 HD and 20:00 on Novasports 6HD respectively. The Cincinnati Masters is one of the most prominent hard court events on the tennis calendar.
