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British cyclist wins seventh stage in Tour of Turkey
British cyclist Mark Cavendish has won the seventh stage of the 51st Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, his third stage victory this week.
The 29-year-old racer for the Etixx - Quick-Step team won the 166 kilometers-long lap from Selçuk to ?zmir in 3 hours, 59 minutes and 49 seconds, beating more than 160 other cyclists from 21 teams on May 2.
Spanish cyclist wins sixth stage in Tour of Turkey
Spanish cyclist Pello Bilbao has won the sixth stage of the 51st Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey.
Bilbao completed the sixth day of the TUR 2015 tour for the Caja Rural-Seguros RGA team in four hours, 38 minutes and 46 seconds on May 1.
A total of 157 cyclists raced from the western province of Denizli to the Selçuk district in the central province of Konya.
Federer makes it to Istanbul Open quarters
World number two Roger Federer has eased past fellow 33-year old, the Finn Jarkko Nieminen, with a dominant display to reach the quarterfinals of the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open.
Federer, showing flashes of brilliance mixed with occasional errors, closed out in just over an hour to win the second round match 6-2, 7-5.
Turkish legendary thoroughbred Bold Pilot dead at 22
Bold Pilot, arguably the most successful thoroughbred racehorse born and raised in Turkey, died April 29 at the age of 22.
Federer aims for title in Istanbul
Tennis great Roger Federer will be competing for a title in a 19th country when he heads the lineup at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open this week as Turkey hosts its first ATP World Tour event.
Fenerbahçe sole Turkish side in Final Four after Madrid beats Efes
Fenerbahçe Ülker will represent Turkey in the prestigious Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four after Istanbul?s Anadolu Efes bowed to Real Madrid late on April 23 in the fourth game of the match up at home, mainly due to a strong Spanish performance in the last period.
Golden Belt karate tournament held in Cacak
CACAK - Montenegrin karate fighter Mijat Vojvodic is the winner of the 44th Golden Belt tournament, held last weekend in Cacak, central Serbia.
Serbia's Stefan Semlal finished second, with Jose Manuel Lopez of Spain and Mehman Rzaev of Russia both in third.
Sale of luxury box to Zarrab shakes Be?ikta?
Be?ikta? enjoyed a 5-1 win against Istanbul?s Kas?mpa?a on April 18, but the brilliant score line failed to satisfy many supporters, especially renowned fan group çAr??, who have expressed their anger at the purchase of a luxury box in the club?s under-construction stadium by controversial businessman Reza Zarrab, who was involved in Turkey?s largest graft probe.
Turkey's top level football back after attack break
Turkey?s top flight football will resume with a Ziraat Turkish Cup game on April 14 following a week-long hiatus in the wake of a gun attack on the Fenerbahçe team bus.
Bursa's women claim the Challenge Cup
The Bursa Büyük?ehir Belediye women?s volleyball team scored a home victory against Uralochka Ektarinburg, after a difficult comeback from a heavy loss in Russia, claiming the trophy at the 2015 Confederation of European Volleyball?s (CEV) Challenge Cup final on April 12.
Erdo?an meets Turkey captains after Fenerbahçe attack
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an held a highly unusual meeting with the captains of all of Turkey?s top flight football sides on April 12 over the status of the league a week after a gun attack on the Fenerbahçe team bus.
Expect worse in Turkey's sports-related violence, says journalist
The recent armed attack on the Fenerbahçe team bus should not be surprising, considering the worrying atmosphere of escalating tension around sport in Turkey, a prominent sports journalist has told the Hürriyet Daily News in an exclusive interview.
Antalya eyes bigger share of global golf market
Turkey's Western Mediterranean Development Agency (BAKA) and Turkish Airlines have initiated a project to enable the Turkish province of Antalya to take a bigger share in the world golf market by inviting representatives from France's golf travel agencies to visit the resort town of Belek's golf courses.
Turkish handball team's bus attacked with stones
The team bus of Turkey's top men's handball side was attacked April 10 by unknown individuals who threw stones at its windows, days after a shooting attack on a top flight football club, reports said.
The Be?ikta? Mogaz bus was pelted with stones as the players were playing in an away match in the Mediterranean city of Mersin.
Tour of Turkey ready to set off
The Presidential Tour of Turkey (TUR) enters its second half-century this year, and an international peloton of the highest order will join the opening celebrations at the seaside resort of Alanya, on the Mediterranean coast, where the first of the eight stages begins on April 26.