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New Turkish national team coach appointed

New Turkish national team coach appointed

Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu took over as the Turkish national team head coach, three days after Fatih Terim’s departure.  He is expected to meet with Turkish Football Federation (TFF) head Yıldırım …

More than 2 thousand people take part in Istanbul swim race

More than 2 thousand people take part in Istanbul swim race

Some 2,277 swimmers from 49 countries took part in Istanbul’s 29th Samsung Bosphorus Cross Continental Swimming Race, which started at Kanlica pier on the Asian side and ended six-and-a-half kilometers (4 miles) later in front of Kurucesme …

Turkey considering bid for 2026 Winter Olympics

Turkey considering bid for 2026 Winter Olympics

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the country is considering a bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics in the eastern provinces of Erzurum, Erzincan and Kars, News & Observer reported. Erdogan made the …

Kazakh synchro pair wins gold at Baku World Cup

Kazakh synchro pair wins gold at Baku World Cup

Kazakh gymnasts Pirmammad Aliyev and Danil Mussabayev have won gold medals in synchronized pairs' event at the World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling in Baku. They scored 51,400 points in the finals of the World Cup ...

 2000 Russians expected at football match with Turkey

2000 Russians expected at football match with Turkey

Some 2000 Russian fans are expected to attend a friendly match between the Russian and Turkish national football teams on August 31 in Antalya, a spokesman for the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said. "We hope to see about 2000 …