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Arsenal have announced their latest recruit with the arrival of Greek international defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Borussia Dortmund. The deal was confirmed by the Premier League side on Monday afternoon, with an undisclosed fee (but believed to be in the region of £17.5m) having been agreed between the clubs in June. HE’S HERE ? #SOKRATIS pic.twitter.com/fnVp54fjto — Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July …

​The Republic of Ireland now know which country stands between them and qualification for next year's World Cup in Russia.​

​Martin O'Neill's Republic of Ireland are set to discover their final qualifying opponents as they look to book a place in next year's World Cup.

While Ireland fans fret about next week’s World Cup qualifying playoff draw, their potential opponents have been doing the same. It has been confirmed that the Boys in Green will face off against one of Switzerland, Italy, Croatia or Denmark as they look to compete in their first World Cup since 2002, with Sweden, Greece and Northern Ireland the other …

Ireland secured a World Cup playoff place by beating Wales on Monday night, but still face a big challenge in qualifying for next year’s World Cup. Martin O’Neill’s side finished the group strongly with a terrific 1-0 win in Cardiff, ending a rollercoaster campaign in second place two points behind winners Serbia. With the group stage now done and dusted, …

The 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts got underway in Frankfurt on Thursday night, with top seeds Scotland suffering a shock defeat. The Scottish team, consisting of world number two Gary Anderson and number three Peter Wright, were expected to go all the way to the final. However, both players struggled for consistency as the number one seeds were dumped …

The penultimate night of European World Cup qualifiers for this week saw nine more teams looking to stay on the road to Russia 2018. To Group A first where 1998 winners France took on three-time finalists Netherlands at the Amsterdam ArenA. A single goal from Paul Pogba on the half-hour mark proved to be decisive in a 1-0 away win, …

The second wave of European World Cup qualifiers took place on Friday evening and, in truth, shocks were in short supply. To group A first, where Bulgaria at least threatened to cause a repeat of their famous 1993 win by going a goal up in France, courtesy of a Mihail Aleksandrov penalty after just six minutes. However, this French team are …

The final wave of opening European World Cup qualifiers took place tonight, as Euro 2016 finalists Portugal and France both got their respective campaigns underway. In Group A, France took on Belarus in Barysaw, looking to bounce back from the disappointment of losing the European Championship on home soil. However, it was to be a frustrating night for Didier Deschamps’ …

Brazil got their World Cup qualification campaign back on track last night with a 3-0 win away at Ecuador. The Seleção, under new management in the form of former Corinthians boss Tite, had collected only 9 points from their opening six games, leaving their chances of reaching the finals in Russia looking on uncharacteristically shaky ground. However, they left it relatively late …

Arsenal’s youth setup is starting to look a whole lot stronger. Having been linked this week for a move for 15 year old Dutch prodigy Myron Boadu, the club did today confirm that a player had been signed on professional terms – 18 year old Greek midfielder Savvas Mourgos. The former Greek under-17 international had already been involved in the youth …

As Greece votes on its economic future, we look at the impact austerity has had on sport in the country In 2004 the Olympic Games triumphantly returned to its birth place in Greece. The Athens Games cost the Greek taxpayers €9 billion, then the most expensive Olympics ever held. Apart from the construction of stadiums and facilities, a new metro …