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Trabzonspor defeats Beşiktaş 2-1, strengthens top spot in Süper Lig
Trabzonspor on Nov. 6 bagged a 2-1 win against Beşiktaş in the Turkish Süper Lig week 12 game.
The Black Sea Storm found the first goal late against the Black Eagles with midfielder Abdülkadir Ömür in the 49th minute, just before the end of the first half, at the Vodafone Park in Istanbul.
Turkish boxer Kerem Özmen bags silver at World Men's Boxing Championship
Turkish boxer Kerem Özmen bagged the silver medal at the AIBA World Men's Boxing Championship in Belgrade, Serbia on Nov. 6.
He lost to Cuban fighter Andy Cruz Gomez in the Light Welterweight (63.5 kg) final.
The 19-year-old is now the World No.2 in Light Welterweight.
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Thousands to run for Istanbul’s cross-continental marathon
Thousands of people will meet in Turkey's biggest city on Nov. 7 to run the 43rd edition of the Istanbul Marathon, the world's only road race where people can cross from Asia to Europe.
Fenerbahçe to ‘give answer to Olympiacos president’
The first three half goals have helped Fenerbahçe secure an easy 3-0 win against Antwerp in the fourth match of the UEFA Europa League as the Yellow Canaries' captain targeted the president of the Greek team Olympiacos.
The Istanbul giant will meet next on Nov. 25.
Galatasaray draw 1-1 with Lokomotiv Moscow, sit atop of Group E in Europa League
Galatasaray drew 1-1 with Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow at home on Nov. 4.
Sofiane Feghouli gave the Lions a 1-0 lead in the 43rd minute at Nef Stadium in Istanbul but Francois Kamano scored the equalizer in the 72nd minute.
The Turkish club still remain atop of Group E with eight points.
Lokomotiv Moscow have two points to sit at the bottom of the group.
Beşiktaş lose 4-0 to Sporting CP in Champions League
Beşiktaş suffered a 4-0 defeat by Sporting CP in a UEFA Champions League Group C match on No.v 3 in Portugal.
Pedro Goncalves broke the deadlock with a penalty goal in the 31st minute at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon.
After seven minutes, Goncalves scored another goal, while João Paulo Dias Fernandes netted Sporting CP's third goal in the 41st minute.
Viktoria Zeynep Güneş wins gold in European Short Course Swimming Championships
Turkey's Viktoria Zeynep Güneş claimed a gold medal at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships on Nov. 2.
She won the gold in the women's 400-meter medley with a time of 4:30.45 in Kazan, Russia.
With her victory, Güneş became the first Turkish athlete to win the gold medal in swimming at the European Championship, which will end on Nov. 7.
Adem Bona chooses UCLA Bruins to shoot hoops
Turkish basketball player Adem Bona announced on Nov. 1 that he will be joining NCAA's UCLA Bruins instead of the Kentucky Wildcats.
In an interview with NBA insider Shams Charania, Bona, the 5-star prospect and a player among the top 25-30 players in the country as determined by scouts and analysts, said he will join the UCLA squad next year.
Galatasaray get precious home win in Turkish league as archrivals lose
Galatasaray on Oct. 31 beat Gaziantep FK 2-0 in a Turkish Spor Toto Süper Lig match for a valuable victory as their archrivals Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe suffered defeats each in the same week.
The visitors were quite disciplined in defense after the kickoff in Istanbul's Nef Stadium as the Lions managed to break the deadlock just before the break.
Purchase of Hull City by Turkish media mogul underway
Turkish businessman and media owner Acun Ilıcalı is buying Hull City, an English professional football club, for a fee believed to be around 30 million British pounds and the final process in the takeover is about to end.
Fenerbahçe lose to Konyaspor 2-1, bothered after 3 injuries
Fenerbahçe was beaten by İttifak Holding Konyaspor 2-1 in a Turkish Spor Toto Süper Lig match on Oct. 30 but lost more than three points.
The Istanbul team is bothered after three injuries as Brazilian midfielder Luiz Gustavo, Ecuadoran forward Enner Valencia and Turkish goalkeeper Altay Bayındır sustained injuries each to leave the match in the second half.
Turkish football clubs allowed to accept 100% stadium capacity
Football stadiums in Turkey will return to 100% of their seating capacity by Nov. 9, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced on Oct. 28.
As an anti-pandemic measure, stadiums had been allowing fans at 50% capacity since the beginning of the season on Aug. 13, after most of 2020 saw games played in empty stadiums.
Turkish diver Şahika Ercümen breaks world record in Antalya
Turkish athlete Şahika Ercümen broke the world record at variable weight freediving without using breathing on Oct. 26.
Ercümen managed to complete 100-meter diving with the time of 2 minutes and 53 seconds in offshore Kaş, Turkey's southern province of Antalya.
Beşiktaş comeback to beat Galatasaray in derby
Beşiktaş completed a 2-1 comeback to topple city rivals Galatasaray on Oct 25's Istanbul derby in the Turkish Süper Lig.
Galatasaray's Romanian midfielder Alexandru Cicaldau scored the opener from outside the area in the 35th minute to give the 1-0 lead to the visitors at Vodafone Park.
But only four minutes later, Beşiktaş leveled the match.
Fenerbahçe suffer shock 2-1 home defeat against Alanyaspor
Fenerbahçe suffered a shocking 2-1 home defeat against Alanyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig week 10 game on Oct. 24.
Both teams had a quiet first half at the Ülker Stadium, Istanbul as no goals were scored in the first 45 minutes.
In the second half, Alanyaspor drew first blood in the 70th minute with former Galatasaray midfielder Emre Akbaba.