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Germans expressed fury and frustration at Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's shock decision to call a referendum on the latest aid package, with some saying the gamble would push Greece out of the euro zone. "You can't help thinking that they should be grateful as Europe is trying to help," said Konstanze Pilge, a 26-year old student, walking near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. "Now it looks like they are going to mess things up." Papandreou dropped his bombshell on Monday evening, less than a week after European leaders agreed the outlines of a second bailout for Athens. "It...

THENS (Reuters) - The three Americans who made a clean sweep of the Olympic 200 metres medals took a diplomatic stance over the booing and jeering that delayed the start of their race. Once it finally got underway, Shawn Crawford led home Bernard Williams and 100 metres winner Justin Gatlin in a strange atmosphere in stark contrast to the carnival scenes that preceded the 100 metres final on Sunday. The 75,000 crowd at the Olympic Stadium booed and chanted "Kenteris" in frustration at the absence of Greek 2000 Olympic champion Costas Kenteris, who withdrew from the Games after missing a...

The president of the Greek Baseball Federation has claimed that the Olympic team cannot afford to fly home from its training camp in America. "At this moment we don't have money for our team to come to participate in the Olympics," said Panos Mitsiopoulos. Mitsiopoulos claimed the federation had received just one third of the £200,000 promised for Olympic preparations. "This is happening with all the (Greek Olympic) teams. All the federations are complaining," he added. It is the latest setback to affect the Greek baseball side after coach Dimitris Goussios threatened to resign. Goussios was angry that the 24-man...