| 27/3/2018 | Honorary vice president of the Hellenic Basketball Federation Michalis Vintzileos dies at the age of 85. He served basketball for years from various positions in Maroussi BC, in ESKA, but mainly in the Hellenic Federation. |
| 27/3/2014 | The fastest goal in the history of the Spanish La Liga is scored by Valencia’s Seydou Keita after just 7.6 seconds as Valencia drew 2-2 with Almeria |
| 27/3/2010 | Vasily Smyslov, the Russian chess master, dies of heart failure a few days after his 89th birthday in Moscow. He became the 7th world chess champion after beating Mikhail Botvinnik in 1957. |
| 27/3/2005 | Iraklis Thessaloniki didn’t manage to take the home victory, having to surrender to the guests from France, Tours VB 1-3 in the final of the Indesit European Champions’ League 2004/05 in front of 8.000 spectators at the Pilea Hall. Russian Lokomotiv Belgorod claimed the bronze medal after defeating German VfB Friedrichshafen with 3-0 sets in the match for third position. |
| 27/3/1999 | Greece lose to Norway 0-2 at OAKA Stadium. It is their first home defeat in 8 years. Coach Angel Iordanescu resigns after the match |
| 27/3/1997 | Romania's largest win in international level (Romania - Lichtenstein 8-0, Popescu 4) |
| 27/3/1997 | Cristian Vieri scores Italy's 1.000th international goal as Italy overcome Moldova 3-0 in the World Cup qualifying round |
| 27/3/1989 | Referee Kelvin Morton awards 5 penalty kicks in a Crystal Palace - Brighton match (2-1) |
| 27/3/1957 | The UEFA decides to create the European Cup (''Henri Delaunay''). Delaunay, UEFA's first general secretary, had the idea for a football tournament in which national teams would participate. He did not live to see his idea materialize |
| 27/3/1947 | One arm boxer Tommy Rogers knocks out Somersby Dowst in round 9 and wins the title in Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 27/3/1927 | The friendly match Panathinaikos-Iraklis 7-1 at the football ground of Alexandra Avenue is the first encounter in the history of the two teams |
| 27/3/1871 | Scotland defeat England at Edinburgh's Reaburn Place in the first ''friendly'' football match. Things become so rough and players of both teams ask the referee to allow hacking, which along with tripping, resulted, in 1863, in the formation of two separate federations for football and rugby |
