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Roma have officially completed the acquisition of Olympiacos left back Jose Holebas, the club have announced. The 30 year old Greek international player moves to the Giallorossi for a fee that could rise to €1.5 million and will provide competition...

Greece defeated Senegal 87-64 on Saturday during the FIBA World Cup Championship taking place in Spain. It was the first game for both teams in the tournaments group phase. The last time Senegal played in FIBA's flagship event was at...

The Greek quad scull team of Spyros Yiannaros, Panagiotis Magdanis, Lefteris and Giorgos Konsolas won the gold medal in rowing and set a new world record on Friday, August 29 at the World Championship held in Amsterdam. The Greek team had a...

Greek Judo star Ilias Iliadis claimed his third world title, in the under-90kg category, at the world championships held in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Friday. The Georgian-born Greek fighter (who changed his name from Jarji Zviadauri) is one of the biggest stars...

The Europa League group stage draw caused mixed emotions to Greek teams PAOK, Panathinaikos and Asteras Tripolis. Asteras Tripolis will compete against Tottenham, Besiktas and Partizan Belgrade. Tottenham returns to Greece after the games against Panathinaikos and PAOK, in a group that...

All three Greek teams participating in the Europa League Playoffs made it to the group stage. Panathinaikos with an away win against Midtjylland, PAOK Thessaloniki with an emphatic home win over Zimbru and Asteras Tripolis with an away loss...

The journey of the Greek football team Olympiacos in this year's Champions League starts with many hopes and dreams. The Greek team, which was qualified for the 16 of the organization, will have to face last year's finalist Atletico Madrid, Italian...

Kostas Manolas signed for AC Roma, a week before the end of the summer's transfer window to replace Mehdi Benatia who moves to Bayern Munich. Olympiacos, the young player's club till yesterday, will bank in €13m from the deal...

A grand prix in austerity-hit Greece could be on the horizon, according to Formula One mogul Bernie Ecclestone, CNN reported. Ecclestone's company Formula One Licensing has already trademarked the 'Formula 1 Mediterranean Grand Prix' on May 30. "The Greeks are keen," Ecclestone said....

Three first half goals gave Olympiakos Piraeus an impressive 3-1 win over Niki Volos in its Greek league opener Saturday, August 23. Watch the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Pm8j7WeAE Danijel Pranjic's 84th-minute penalty allowed Panathinaikos to salvage a 1-1 draw at Levadiakos. Veteran defender...

Greece defeated Turkey 76-72 for the second time in three days, this time harder than the last (70-56) in a friendly game at the Ulker Sports Arena, Istanbul on Friday. The combined talent of center Giannis Bourousis who scored 16 points and...

Andreas Samaris has just signed a contract with Portuguese side Benfica, with a reported transfer fee of €10m and a release fee of €45m. What a year for the 25-year-old central midfielder! Last summer he signed from Panionios to Olympiacos, then managed to...

Panathinaikos, PAOK Thessaloniki and Asteras Tripolis were thrown into the Europa League Playoffs battle yesterday, in the first out of the two-legged games in search of a group stage spot. Panathinaikos - Midtjylland 4-1 Panathinaikos proved the mightiest of all with an emphatic...

APOEL Nicosia grabbed a precious 1-1 draw against Aalborg in Denmark for the Champions League Playoffs. The 2014 Champions are the only team from Cyprus remaining, fighting for a Champions League Group Stage spot. In the 2011-12 season, APOEL stunned...

In the first and last friendly game in front of an Athenian crowd, Greece bashed Turkey 70-56 giving an impressive show in front of 7.000 happy fans who rushed to the Olympic Stadium to cheer for their national team before taking off...