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Turkey Recovering from recent Puerto Rico (1-3), which desperately needed a win to "We won when the Puerto Ricans began to get tired physically," said Turkey's assistant coach Orhun Ene, the Associated Press reported. "If we can Turkey will play the fourth-place team in Group D in the next round. France and Lithuania took top two spots in the Group D, while defending champion Spain suffered two un

Not only did Turkey's Nevin Yanıt dream of a women's 100-meter Yanıt won her first major gold with a Turkish-best she said. It was Yanıt's first time at the European championships, and she Speaking to Turkish journalists after the race, Yanıt described her feeling of victory: "It's like I've gone crazy -- it is truly a great, great happiness. This is what I wanted, this was my dream. You might not

The WTA Istanbul Cup will be a success The tournament, the first round of which starts on Monday, has Speaking about the sixth edition of the hard-court tournament, Ayda Uluç, the "She was always our first option because we were thinking, 'If we are bringing a player, why not bring the best?'' she said at the head office of the TTF in the Karaköy neighborhood of Istanbul. "We were Despite the disa

7 July 2010  The first FIFA World Cup on African soil continues to throw up historic moments at every turn, with the Netherlands and Spain Up against two-time world champions Uruguay and three-time winners Germany in the last four, the Oranje and La Roja won through in Cape Town and Durban An "I love beautiful football but I also want to win. I've been with this team for two years now and over t

July 6, 2010 New bicycle parking lots at an Istanbul A large sign at the Cevahir Shopping Center The area around the mall, located where the busy and hilly neighborhoods of Şişli, Mecidiyeköy and Fulya meet, is almost always traffic- "It would be good if there was a cycle route here since riding is healthier and saves energy. But the traffic Mall officials say they are Mall spokesman İşman said ma

Ghana's dreams of becoming the first African side to reach a World Cup semifinal will depend on their ability to keep at bay the formidable attacking duo which has propelled Uruguay into the quarters. And the Ghana Black Stars will also have to break the defensive wall manned by Fenerbahçe's Diego Lugano, the Uruguay captain. Isacc Vorsah makes a timely return from injury to center back in place o

June 20, 2010 Turkish tennis player Marsel İlhan starts the country's first men's singles campaign at Wimbledon on Monday in a first round match against Brazilian Marcos Daniel. İlhan is yet to break into the world's Top 100, but he has been making his way up since turning proffessional four years ago. He pushed Lleyton Hewitt to three sets in Barcelona this spring, and he didn't look particularly

Sunday, 13 June 2010  Their Fifa and organisers have already said that they will ban the instrument if any are thrown onto the "We did say that if any land on the pitch in anger we will take action. We've tried to get some order. We have asked for no vuvuzelas during national anthems or stadium announcements. It's difficult but we're trying to manage the best we can," he told. "We've had some bro

May 26, 2010  Formula One drivers are happy that they will be back in Istanbul for this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix, while all hope to leave with a good result. The grand prix will start with a practice session on Friday at the Istanbul Park Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, who returned from "The Turkish fans have always been very kind to me. Therefore, it will be a pleasure t

Bursaspor have been Bursaspor took the lead after 32 minutes through Pablo Batalla, then Beşiktaş's İbrahim Toraman's own goal doubled the score for the champions. Uğur İnceman pulled one back for the Black Eagles three minutes from time but that was nothing more than a Bursaspor coach Ertuğrul Sağlam was very proud of his side. "After claiming the first rank in the league during the course of the