Graham Wood

Olympiakos’ Champions League group stage campaign is set to go down to the wire after Zico’s men suffer defeat in Belgium

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 Basketball     -Rugby     -Volleyball     -Toyota quits Formula 1     -Paris wild card for Safin     -Yankees win title no 27

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 Greek officials have accepted that they made a mistake by allowing disgraced hurdler Fani Halkia (photo) to take part in the Olympic torch relay for the Vancouver 2010 Games.

Barney Spender

 The Athens Classic Marathon gets underway at the weekend and is expected to receive the attention due to all great city runs

(Reuters)

 THE WORLD needs genetically modified crops both to increase food yields and minimise the environmental impact of farming, Britain’s top science academy says.

Jennifer Gay

 Sternbergia lutea is making its welcome autumn appearancethese were spotted growing in clusters among limestone rocks on Mt Pendeli, luminous golden in the early October sunshine. They are also found growing in sparse scrubland and pine woodlands, a classic habitat for this bulbous plant.

Jennifer Gay

 Watering    -Maintaining humidity      -Autumn colour     -... and fruits of the season

Jennifer Gay

 Contrary to widely held opinion, the time to plant is now

Heinrich Hall

 Using radiocarbon dating, scholars investigating Santorini’s massive eruption can now more precisely establish the year when the island went up in flames 

(Bob Tourtellotte, Reuters)

 THE Michael Jackson movie This Is It earned $20.1 million at worldwide box offices on its first day in theatres as fans around the globe turned out in strong numbers,  Columbia Pictures said.