The Greek Olympic team to fly to London from next week for the 2012 Games will consist of 105 athletes.

Robin van Persie has rejected the offer of a new Arsenal contract, saying the club’s ambition does not match his own.

European basketball champion Olympiakos announced late on Sunday the signing of coach Giorgos Bartzokas for the next couple of years.

20-year-old Theo Markelis joins the ranks of the biggest football club in Australia.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) unanimously agreed to approve the wearing of headscarves during games.

Melbourne Victory have signed former Adelaide United playmaker Marcos Flores to fill the gap left by the unexpected departure of Harry Kewell.

The men’s national basketball team edged closer to a ticket to the 2012 Olympic Games after defeating Puerto Rico 98-84 in Venezuela.

Sporting officials say an annual international track meet on the island of Crete has been cancelled because of lack of funds.

Andres Iniesta, who helped Spain to a second successive European Championship triumph in Poland and Ukraine, was named the best player at the tournament by UEFA.

Argyris Pedoulakis has undertaken the tough challenge of filling Zeljko Obradovic’s position on the Panathinaikos bench.