Lions defeat their opponents 4-1 at home A well-organized Galatasaray defeated Kayserispor 4-1 Monday night in Istanbul in the Turkish Super Lig’s opening week match. The Lions overwhelmed their opponents from the start with the support of 30,000 fans at the Turk Telekom Stadium, scoring their first goal in the 15th minute. Gary Rodrigues’ speedy […]

Turkish runner Ramil Guliyev became world champion Thursday and gave Turkey its first gold medal in the men’s 200 meters in his surprising victory at the world championships in London. Guliyev, who is a member of Turkey’s Fenerbahçe sports club, finished the race in 20.09 seconds, ahead of South African Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk, […]

Istanbul club faces final hurdle to reach group stages against Spanish side Istanbul’s Medipol Basaksehir are to play Spanish side Sevilla in a Champions League play-off round following a draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday. The two-legged fixture is one of 10 that will decide which teams to go through to the […]

With 2-0 win at home, Basaksehir move on to play-off round of UEFA Champions League Medipol Basaksehir have eliminated Club Brugge in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League after defeating the Belgian club 2-0 in Istanbul late Wednesday. The match, played in 3rd Istanbul Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium saw the Istanbul club […]

Istanbul club earns 3-3 draw against Club Brugge in Champions League third qualifying round A six-goal thriller Wednesday in Belgium helped Basaksehir take advantage against Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. The Turkish club started slowly against its experienced opponent, conceding two goals in the first 16 minutes of the match […]

‘We are all equal. And we convinced Samsun’s people to believe it,’ organizing committee member says A member of the Deaflympics committee focused on “equality” between deaf and hearing people as the 23rd edition of the games got underway earlier this week in the Black Sea province of Samsun. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu […]

Turkish U23 national underwater hockey team beats France 3-1 in final, taking 2nd title in a row since 2015 Turkish U23 men’s team emerged victorious on Saturday’s 4th World Age Group Underwater Hockey Championships held in Hobart, Australia. Turkey beat France by a score of 3-1 in the championship final. The under-23-years-of-age team finished the […]

Dutchman played over 4 years for the Istanbul-based club Dutch footballer Wesley Sneijder is leaving Turkish Super Lig club Galatasaray, according to a message posted on the club’s website on Friday. Sneijder had one year remaining in his contract. The 33-year-old attacking midfielder was transferred from Italian Serie A club Inter Milan in January 2013. […]

Mizgin Ay wins gold in girls’ 100-meter final at World U18 Championships in Nairobi Turkish national sprinter on Thursday Mizgin Ay, 17, won gold in the girls’ 100-meter final at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World U18 Championships in Nairobi. Ay crossed the finish line with a time of 11.62 seconds. “I was […]

Cedi Osman expresses thrill at playing alongside NBA stars LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love Turkish basketball forward Cedi Osman announced on Wednesday that he is leaving Anadolu Efes to join the roster of NBA heavyweights the Cleveland Cavaliers. Speaking to Turkish sports channel NTVSpor, Macedonian-born Osman, 22, said that he was thrilled to be […]