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UEFA Nations League: Türkiye beats Lithuania 2-0

UEFA Nations League: Türkiye beats Lithuania 2-0

The Turkish national football team beat Lithuania 2-0 on Tuesday to maintain its immaculate performance across four matches in League C, Group 1 in the UEFA Nations League. Kaan Ayhan opened the scoring in the 37th minute at …

Uzbekistan to hold International Ethnosport Festival

Uzbekistan to hold International Ethnosport Festival

In 2023, a new annual Uzbekistan Ethno Games festival will be held in Tashkent. The country's authorities intend to popularize ethnosport. The measures for its development were determined by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. …

Iran and Qatar discuss cooperation on World Cup 2022

Iran and Qatar discuss cooperation on World Cup 2022

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held talks over the phone on Monday with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss cooperation between the two countries during this year's World Cup tournament in Qatar. Raisi wished …

Iran can be excluded from 2022 World Cup

Iran can be excluded from 2022 World Cup

There is an extremely remote possibility Italy could be promoted to the 2022 World Cup if Iran is excluded for banning women from the stadium. The theory was floated by Sport Mediaset, followed by Sky Sport Italia and Sportitalia, but …

Iran again bans women from football stadium

Iran again bans women from football stadium

Iran has once again denied women entry to a football stadium to watch an international match, leaving hundreds of ticketed fans locked out, Iranian media said. The World Cup qualifier against Lebanon on Tuesday night, won 2-0 by Iran, …

F1 Grand Prix race results: Verstappen wins Saudi Arabian GP

F1 Grand Prix race results: Verstappen wins Saudi Arabian GP

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday after a thrilling battle with Charles LeClerc. The Red Bull driver, second for most of the race, took the lead with just a few laps to go and …

Saudi Arabia reach 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Saudi Arabia reach 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Saudi Arabia qualified for the 2022 World Cup on Thursday without even playing a game thanks to Japan’s 2-0 win over Australia in Sydney. Two late goals from Kaoru Mitoma not only gave Japan a deserved win after an entertaining …

Abramovich in talks to buy Turkish football club

Abramovich in talks to buy Turkish football club

Russian billionaire and former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is in talks to take over Turkish Süper Lig club Göztepe, according to media reports. Turkish media claimed that official negotiations between Göztepe club …

Barcelona comeback leaves Galatasaray out of Europa League

Barcelona comeback leaves Galatasaray out of Europa League

Barcelona fought back to win 2-1 at Galatasaray on Thursday and advance to the Europa League quarter-finals 2-1 on aggregate after a scoreless draw in the first leg. Brazilian defender Marcão gave the Turkish side the …

Iranian alpine skier suspended after positive dope test

Iranian alpine skier suspended after positive dope test

Iranian Alpine skier Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki has been provisionally suspended after a sample collected returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF), the International Testing Agency said. The ITA said the sample, collected during an …

Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony kicks off in Beijing

Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony kicks off in Beijing

The official opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games kicked off at the National Stadium, the Bird’s Nest, in Beijing, The ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) Team will appear under number 46 during the parade of national …

Who represents South Caucasus at Beijing Olympics

Who represents South Caucasus at Beijing Olympics

The 24th Winter Olympic Games will begin amid unprecedented coronavirus-related epidemiological measures in China’s capital Beijing on Friday, under the slogan ‘Together for a shared future." Nine athletes from Georgia …

Protesting boxer sentenced to death in Iran

Protesting boxer sentenced to death in Iran

Iranian professional boxer Mohammad Javad Wafaei-Sani has been sentenced to death by hanging. This is stated in a message posted on the page of the Iranian human rights organization Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on Twitter. …

German football player wants to buy Turkish club

German football player wants to buy Turkish club

Former Arsenal star Mesut Ozil is reportedly looking to buy another club after purchasing a stake in Mexican side Nexaca last year. Fenerbahce man Ozil is eager to purchase Turkish third division club Corum FK …

Turkey beats Montenegro in World Cup 2022 qualifiers

Turkey beats Montenegro in World Cup 2022 qualifiers

Turkey's national team qualified for playoffs after scoring two goals against Montenegro in the World Cup 2022 qualifiers match at the Podgorica City Stadium in Montenegro on Tuesday, in a 2-1 victory. Montenegran Fatos Beciraj …