| 4/5/2019 | British number one Johanna Konta missed out on her first WTA clay-court title after Greece's Maria Sakkari fought back to win the Morocco Open. Konta led by a set and a break before Sakkari won 10 of the final 11 games to seal a 2-6 6-4 6-1 victory in Rabat. This was the first WTA title for Sakkari. |
| 4/5/2014 | At 18:00, Andriana Paraskevopoulou presents the first NERIT news broadcast and the “N” logo replaces the “DT” logo of the Public Television, which broadcast for the first time on 10/7/2013 |
| 4/5/2012 | Rashidi Yekini, the Nigerian footballer who played as a striker dies at the age of 48 suffering from bipolar disorder, depression and some other undisclosed psychiatric condition. Scoring 37 goals for Nigeria in 58 appearances, Yekini was the national record goalscorer. He also played for Africa Sports in Ivory Coast, Vittoria Setubal in Portugal, Olympiacos in Greece, Gijon in Spain and Zurich in Switzerland. |
| 4/5/1999 | Former president of Valencia FC Luis Cazanova dies aged 90. In his days (1940-59) Valencia won 3 Primera Division titles and 3 Copas del Rey |
| 4/5/1993 | The 8th FINA CUP opens in Athens. Italy win the title while Greece rank 7th. Top scorers of the tournament, Serguei Markoc (15 goals) and Giorgos Mavrotas (12 goals) |
| 4/5/1975 | At the age of 13 Nadia Comaneci is crowned European champion at the Norway European Games |
| 4/5/1971 | Giorgos Kolokithas says “goodbye” to the national basketball team by scoring 35 points in the win (111-72) against Scotland for the semi final phase of the World Championships in Les Mans. Within a decade (1962-1971) he will score 1807 points in 90 games |
| 4/5/1958 | Wolfgang Von Trips driving a Porsche, wins the 10km race at the mountain of Parnitha which is part of the European Mountain Championship for two years 1957-1958, creating an unbreakable record of 6’30”9. Parnis will remain in the itinerary of the Acropolis Rally for many years. |
| 4/5/1949 | First air tragedy in the Italian athletic history. One of the top european football teams (10 international players), Torino is annihilated when their flight, on their way back from Lisbon, crushes on Superga hill and 18 players are killed. Among them there is Valentino Mazzola, father of Sandro, later Inter and national team of Italy star. Italian pilot Pierluigi Meroni of the army airforce, who has survived 2 crushes during the war, is killed. Laszlo Kubala is the lucky one, who didn’t travel with the team as he stayed back in Turin with his ill son. |
| 4/5/1925 | The boxing match between Terris and Dundee is the last sport event to take place in the old Madison Square Garden |
| 4/5/1924 | French engineer Etienne Oehmichen is the first to fly a helicopter at least 1km in a close circuit flight that lasted 7 minutes and 40 seconds |
| 4/5/1908 | The 1st University Games begin, with the participation of the Law, Medical, Philosophical, Theological and Natural Sciences schools |
| 4/5/1780 | Sam Arnull's ''Diomed'' wins the first Epson Derby held near London |
