| 24/2/2019 | Australian Open semi-finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas claims his first ATP title of the year, and second in his career after the Stockholm Open in October 2018) with victory in the Open 13 Provence final in Marseille. The Greek top seed recovered from 4-2 down in the second set to beat Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 7-5 7-6 (7-5). |
| 24/2/2002 | The 19th Winter Olympics close in Salt Lake City, USA. The games begun on 8/2 with the participation of 2399 athletes from 77 countries in 78 events. Norway is placed first in the medals table with 25 (13-5-7), Germany second with 36 (12-16-8) and Austria third with 34 (10-13-11) |
| 24/2/1993 | Bobby Moore (b. 12/4/1941), captain of the english national football team, dies of stomach cancer. He made his debut in a match against Peru (0-4) in Lima and completed 100 caps playing against Scotland (0-5) in Glasgow on February 14, 1973. His farewell game was England's home defeat by Italy (0-1) in London. He played 999 games in the Premiership |
| 24/2/1991 | Nikos Machlas makes his debut with OFI Crete against Panionios |
| 24/2/1987 | Kareem Abdul Jabbar completes 36.000 points and scores his first three-point shot |
| 24/2/1985 | AEK’s former goalkeeper Giorgos Giamalis dies of heart attack at the age of 82. He was also a member of the national team in its first official game |
| 24/2/1980 | 77-year-old Giorgos Andrianopoulos, one of the leading figures in the greek sport scene and "leader" of the legendary "pre-war" Olympiacos and National Team line-up, dies in London. He was president of Olympiacos twice in his life (1932 and 1954-1967) and he played a major role in the greek political scene by being Mayor of Pireaus, member of the Parliament with ERE and Merchantile Minister |
| 24/2/1968 | Scotland face England at Hampden Park in front of 134.461 spectators, one of the largest crowds in football history |
| 24/2/1963 | First metal tennis racket is invented |
