| 11/4/2025 | Greek wrestler Maria Prevolaraki reaches the top of European wrestling, winning her first-ever gold medal after defeating Romanian Andreea Ana with 4-3 at the the women’s freestyle 53kg at the European Wrestling Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. This is her 9th medal in the competition, as she has already won 4 silver (2013, 2014, 2021, 2022) and 4 bronze (2017, 2018, 2023, 2024). |
| 11/4/2024 | Akebono, the first foreign wrestler to reach the pinnacle of the sport of sumo, dies of heart failure aged 54. The wrestler, who was born Chad Rowan in Hawaii, is regarded as a pioneer after he broke down cultural barriers in the centuries-old sport to become the first non-Japanese yokozuna grand champion in 1993. He won 11 major sumo tournaments, which are held six times a year, before retiring in 2001 and turning to K-1 and professional wrestling. He was runner-up at 13 other tournaments, despite being plagued by injury. |
| 11/4/2023 | 22-year-old Norway striker Erling Haaland scores Manchester City’s third goal in their 3-0 quarter-final first-leg Champions League victory against Bayern breaking the scoring record by a Premier League player in one season with 45 goals |
| 11/4/2021 | With a 3-1 victory over Panathinaikos at Karaiskakis Stadium for the 3rd matchday of the Superleague Playoffs, Olympiacos, creates a difference of 22 points from the second Aris, becoming the first team to secure the championship win mathematically, having to play seven more games. The record for the fastest title was six games before the end, held by Panathinaikos, who won the championship after the 28th of the 34 matchdays in 1995. |
| 11/4/2018 | Olympiacos women’s volleyball team defeats Turkish team Bursa 3-1 in the second final and, although they had lost their first match with 3-2, win the first European Challenge Cup in the history of Greek women’s volleyball |
| 11/4/2014 | The Greek Olympic Academy organizes the formation by 45000 students of the largest in the world, “Pigeon of Peace” at the Kallimarmaro Panathinaiko Stadium. The record was certified by the Guinness World Records Recognition Organization. |
| 11/4/2007 | It’s the last day of circulation for the sports newspaper "Ora gia Sport", after 16 years of operations. The newspaper was first released on 2/9/1991 and it was in the fourth position after "Athlitiki Iho", "Fos" and "Filathlos" |
| 11/4/2007 | During the Liverpool - PSV (1-0) match, Liverpool player Peter Crouch scores the 4,000th goal in the Champions League main tournament |
| 11/4/2003 | Miami Heat retire the #23 jersey honouring Michael Jordan becoming the first NBA team to retire a shirt of a player who has never played for the team |
| 11/4/2002 | “Bend It Like Beckham”, the 2002 British-German family romantic comedy sports film produced, written and directed by Gurinder Chadha, is released theatrically. It follows a 18-year-old girl who is infatuated with football but her parents have forbidden her to play because she is a girl. She joins a local women's team, which makes its way to the top of the league. |
| 11/4/2001 | Australia national football team beat 31-0 American Samoa in a qualifying match for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and set a world record for the largest victory in an international match. Archie Thompson sets a world record for most goals scored by a player by scoring 13 goals. |
| 11/4/2001 | 47 football fans die in a stampede at Johannesburg's Ellis Park during the Kaizer Chiefs - Orlando Pirates derby. The tragedy was the result of too many tickets being sold for the match-up |
| 11/4/2000 | AEK Athens win the Saporta Cup after defeating Kinder Bologna 83-76 in Lausanne |
| 11/4/1999 | Chicago Bulls score minimum 49 points (NBA record) in a game against Miami Heats |
| 11/4/1999 | Brazilian international striker Muller is ordained priest in Rio de Janeiro |
| 11/4/1996 | Panathinaikos are crowned European champions after defeating Barcelona 67-66 in the Paris final. Their victory was secured thanks to a last-minute block by Stojan Vrankovic |
| 11/4/1995 | Olympiacos beat Panathinaikos 58-52 at the Zaragoza Final Four semi-final. At the final they will lose to Real Madrid 73-61. Panathinaikos will beat Limoges 97-91 in the consolation final |
| 11/4/1966 | Emmett Ashford becomes the first black baseball referee (Cleveland - Senators 5-2) |
| 11/4/1966 | Jack Nicklaus wins his third Masters and becomes the first golfer to win 2 consecutive Masters |
| 11/4/1955 | 30-year-old Theodoros Nikolaidis publishes the first issue of the "Athlitiko Fos" sports newspaper, which will eventually be renamed "Fos Ton Spor". Despite the fact that "Fos" is initially indissolubly linked to Olympiacos, the newspaper will gradually gain acceptance and respect for even the fans of opposing teams hosting the country's most important sport journalists headed by Phaedon Konstantoudakis. Olympiacos fans will call it a "Gospel" which will play a crucial role in shaping and consolidating post-war Olympiacos "identity." |
| 11/4/1921 | The first live sports event on radio is a boxing match. Johnny Ray beats Johnny Dundee at Pittsburgh Motor Garden |
| 11/4/1907 | The 1st Panhellenic Off-Road Championship is being held in Athens by SEGAS with the winner being Costas Sotiropoulos |
| 11/4/1907 | NY Giant Roger Bresnahan becomes the first catcher to wear shin guards |
