Panathinaikos

Panathinaikos announced on Tuesday the sudden departure of manager Ivan Jovanovic and his replacement with legendary Turkey coach Fatih Terim, as of Wednesday.

After two-and-a-half years at the helm of Panathinaikos, Serb Jovanovic, one of the most popular coaches this century among Panathinaikos supporters, was shown the door on Tuesday.

A riot police officer is in hospital in critical condition after being attacked with a flare by Olympiakos fans at a volleyball game in Rentis, Piraeus on Thursday night.

Greece's record champions Olympiakos should accept the sanctions, including a docked point, for crowd trouble in their abandoned Athens derby against Panathinaikos for the good of the sport, Panathinaikos president Giannis Alafouzos said.

European soccer's governing body UEFA needs to take a more active role in efforts to fix troubled Greek football, Panathinaikos president Giannis Alafouzos said on Thursday, days after a Greek fan died in clashes with Dinamo Zagreb fans.

Panathinaikos predictably swept Promitheas in Game 1 of the Basket League finals on Monday, but Peristeri upset host AEK in the battle for third on Sunday.

A basketbal disciplinary court penalized Olympiakos on Saturday with a six-point deduction after it stormed off the court last Wednesday during a Greek Cup semifinal against rival Panathinaikos.

The team, which left the match at halftime while trailing 40-25, cited the quality of the refereeing.

The Piraeus club was also fined 7,000 euros.

Panathinaikos owner Yiannis Alafouzos announced on Saturday he has accepted the proposal of the Pan Asia Investment fund for the acquisition of his controlling stake in the Athens soccer club.

The Instagram account of the President of Panathinaikos basketball club and major shareholder, Dimitris Giannakopoulos, was flooded with messages by fans urging him to take control of the football club, minutes after the owner of Skai TV and outgoing President of PAO Giannis Ala

SOCCER: Olympiakos announced on Wednesday the signing of Serb striker Uros Djordjevic - who scored against the Reds in the Champions League qualifiers a few weeks ago - and Panathinaikos confirmed the acquisition of Malian holding midfielder Yacouba Sylla, formerly of Rennes and Aston Villa.

Swedish international striker Marcus Berg will continue playing football in the United Arab Emirates after he signed a contract with Al Ain. Following the agreement between Panathinaikos and Al Ain on the terms of his release from the Greek club, the Arab team posted a photo on its official twitter feed of Marcus Berg after he signed the contract with his new club.