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Beşiktaş fan and British envoy to Turkey drapes flag over embassy to celebrate league title

U.K. Ambassador to Ankara Richard Moore, a die-hard fan of Beşiktaş, has once again draped the embassy building in Ankara in the team's colors to celebrate the Black Eagles' 15th league title.

Like last season, Moore once again performed the club's eagle claw salute in front of the team's flag on the balcony of the embassy building.

Victorious Beşiktaş coach sets eye on higher goals

Beşiktaş coach Şenol Güneş, who earned himself a special place in Beşiktaş's record book by becoming the only Turkish coach to clinch the domestic title with the Black Eagles in back-to-back seasons on May 28, has set higher goals for the Black Eagles.

Federation removes 'arena' from all stadium names in Turkey after's Erdoğan call

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced that the word "arena" had been removed from the names of all stadiums in the country on May 27, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Galatasaray becomes first team to remove word 'Arena' from its stadium name after Erdoğan's instruction

Galatasaray has become the first team to remove the word "arena" from the name of its stadium after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's latest instruction to the sports minister to order the removal of the word from the names of all stadiums across the country. The decision to rename Türk Telekom Arena was taken at the club's board meeting on May 27.

'Healthy' Fenerbahçe key to Euroleague win, says Obradovic

A "healthy" team at the start of the Euroleague playoffs was vital to Fenerbahçe's Euroleague title, coach Zeljko Obradovic has said.

"Before the start of the playoffs, we finally had healthy players. We started working the way we like to do," Obradovic said in an interview with state-run Anadolu Agency.

Fenerbahçe in seventh heaven after Euroleague victory

Fenerbahçe fans and players were over the moon on May 22, cheering and dancing on the streets to celebrate the club's maiden Turkish Airlines Euroleague title.

European basketball's top club trophy remained in Istanbul after Fenerbahçe beat Greek side Olympiacos 80-64 on May 21 in the championship game in Istanbul's Sinan Erdem Dome.

Euroleague Final: Who will be crowned Europe’s king, Olympiakos or Fenerbache? (9pm)

The stage is set for a classic Greek-Turkish battle in the 2016-17 Euroleague basketball final (9pm Greek time), in Istanbul at the Sinan Erdem Dome.

Two detained over defrauding Fenerbahçe footballer Van der Wiel

Istanbul police detained two people on May 15 over allegations that they committed fraud worth $4.5 million against Gregory Van der Wiel, a Dutch international footballer who plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe.

Yeni Malatyaspor, Sivasspor gain promotion to Super League

Top-flight Turkish football will return to the eastern province of Malatya for the first time in 11 years after Yeni Malatyaspor clinched a promotion place with a late draw at home to Boluspor.

Turkey to take part in Everest marathon for first time

Turkey will for the first time participate in the Mount Everest Marathon on May 29, Sports for Everyone Federation head Yasin Bölükbaşı said on May 8, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Ece Vahapoğlu, a Turkish author and journalist, will represent the country.

FIG World Cup 2017 Kicks Off With Record High Participation of 26 Countries

Another edition of the 2017 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series was officially unveiled at Sofia's Arena Armeec Sofia Hall, BNR reported.

Turkish nightmares for Greens and Reds

Istanbul has proven a black hole for Greece's representatives in the Euroleague, with Panathinaikos eliminated from the competition on Tuesday and seeing fresh problems threatening its domestic season too, while Olympiakos suffered another loss on Wednesday and is also on the verge of elimination.