Stelios Markou

Anybody would rather lose and be loved by millions than win and be hated by most! #MayPac

🚿 EU Bathing Waters Rated “Excellent Quality” Proportion of bathing waters rated excellent quality: 1. 🇨🇾 Cyprus: 99.2% 2. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: 95.8% 3. 🇬🇷 Greece: 95.2% 4. 🇦🇹 Austria: 92.9% 5. 🇭🇷 Croatia: 91.9% 6. 🇩🇰 Denmark: 91.0% 7. 🇲🇹 Malta: 90.5% 8. 🇩🇪 Germany: 90.3% 9. 🇮🇹 Italy: 87.6% 10. 🇪🇸 Spain: 86.0% 11. 🇱🇹 Lithuania: 85.5% 12. 🇫🇮 Finland: 85.4% 13. 🇷🇴 Romania: 84.0% 14. 🇵🇹 Portugal: 82.6% 15. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: 82.4% 16. 🇮🇪 Ireland: 80.8% 17. 🇸🇰 Slovakia: 77.1% 18. 🇸🇮 Slovenia: 76.6% 19. 🇨🇿 Czechia: 76.5% 20. 🇱🇻 Latvia: 76.3% 21. 🇫🇷 France: 74.2% 22. 🇸🇪 Sweden: 73.5% 23. 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 72.5% 24. 🇧🇪 Belgium: 69.2% 25. 🇭🇺 Hungary: 67.0% 26. 🇪🇪 Estonia: 61.5% 27. 🇵🇱 Poland: 58.1% Source: European Environment Agency (EEA) – 2024 Bathing Water Quality Report

VIDEO: Sitting at a 17-degree angle, a church in the unassuming Greek village of Ropoto has become a tourist magnet for curious visitors keen to test their balancing skills. "The tilt is unimaginable, it's incredible, it makes you feel dizzy," says primary school teacher Yiorgos Giorgoulas.

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

24 years ago today, @piresrobert7 scored THAT goal at Villa Park.

@Arsenal How could you not include the scorpion defensive clearance of Calafiori? 😅🤌

Showing our mettle. Enjoy highlights from our dramatic late win over Everton 🎬

Happy 93rd birthday to Sir Michael Caine!

Max Dowman. The youngest ever goalscorer in the Premier League.

Friday mood in Cyprus: ☀️ Sunshine 🌊 Sea views 🏡 Village wandering 🍽️ Meze later Weekend mode: ON. 😎 #VisitCyprus #Cyprus 🎥 travelifejournal

The incredible training montage of Rocky and Apollo in Rocky III (1982).

In Beverly Hills Cop (1984), the gallery scene between Eddie Murphy and Bronson Pinchot was largely improvised. Murphy’s Axel Foley persona and Pinchot’s Serge bouncing off each other turned it into one of the film’s funniest moments.

Saka scores. 0-1 On his 300th game for Arsenal, he scores.#BHAARS #viralvideo

Well done @BBCNews graphics department 👏👏 classic

Four Premier League games today, all finished 2-1. Has that ever happened before? @premierleague

@OptaJoe Four Premier League games today, all finished 2-1. Has that ever happened before?

9 - This was the ninth time in the Premier League this season that Arsenal have scored a match-winning goal from a corner, now the outright most by a team in a single campaign (overtaking Manchester United’s eight in 2012-13). Again.

Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer called regarding the ongoing regional developments. He confirmed clearly and unequivocally that Cyprus was not a target. We are maintaining direct communication. All relevant authorities are fully engaged and monitoring developments closely.

Remembering Maria Petri who was born #OTD in 1939. RIP Maria.

Excited to be attending ITB Berlin, proudly representing AYA Resort. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with industry partners, explore new trends shaping global travel, and showcase the unique hospitality experiences we offer. If you’re attending, I’d love to connect!

In 1992, a man in shorts and a Nike cap barged past security at the Barcelona Olympics and ran onto the track during the 400m semifinal. His son, British sprinter Derek Redmond, was hopping alone toward the finish line after his hamstring tore mid-race. Redmond had survived eight operations just to reach that starting line, posted the fastest first round time, and won his quarterfinal. When he went down, he waved off the stretcher and got back up. His father Jim put his arm around him and said: “We started this together, and we’ll finish it together.” They crossed the line dead last, 65,000 people on their feet. Because his father helped him, Derek was disqualified under track rules. The official record lists him as DNF, Did Not Finish.

Kieran Tierney remains the only player to assist himself and score. Special

Dominance in the derby 💫 Highlights from our huge win against Tottenham are live 📺