Category: Sports
Turkey match fixing probe
Turkey football is going through a rough period of time, since the match fixing scandal erupted 8 days ago, and resulted thus far in imprisonment and detainment of several high profile club chairmen, executives and managers. 8 days ago, as Fenerbahce president, one of the key figures in turkish football and head of one of [...]
Presidential Tour of Turkey
Fethiye Oludeniz – Lithuanian cyclist Ramunas Navardauskas remains tied for 10th position after five stages of the eight stage Presidential Tour of Turkey, despite finishing nearly 12 minutes behind the stage five winner. Beginning the fifth stage tied for third spot seven seconds behind race leader Bartosz Huzarski of Poland – it looked as if [...]
Ladies European Golf Tours
Belek district is all set to host the 2011 Turkish Airlines (THY) Ladies European Tour (LET) tournament slated for May 5 -8 this year. The event will see some of the world’s top female golfers and, its organizers say, will greatly contribute to the region’s increasingly prominent image as a preferred destination for golfers, amateurs [...]
Lacrosse started in Turkey
The thought of starting lacrosse in Turkey actually started before I moved to Istanbul in August of 2009. I did some research and noticed that Turkey didn’t have a team or federation. So I decided then that one of my first goals when we (my wife and I) moved was to establish this great sport [...]
Who is you favorite?
Who will win FIFA CUP this time? FIFA world cup 2010 is taking big changes match by match. Though watching these matches is very exciting. I, on my side wish Spain should take the cup home.The way they have improved since the first match has surprised me.They are not playing a one man game now. [...]
Loeb wins Rally of Turkey
Citroen’s Sebastien Loeb has won the Rally of Turkey to take his third win in succession and strengthen his position in the race for the 2010 WRC drivers’ title. Sebastien Loeb of France took the lead on day two of the Turkish Rally by winning three of Saturday’s eight stages. Loeb rose from fifth place [...]
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
Fethiye Observer – André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won for the third time at the Tour of Turkey today, besting Mattia Gavazzi (Colnago – CSF Inox) and Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) in the wild field sprint deciding stage five. Despite being challenged by Colnago-CSF Inox and Skil-Shimano in the final kilometres, the German’s HTC-Columbia teammates remained unfazed [...]
Turkey Italy and France 2016 UEFA
France, Turkey and Italy, the three candidates to stage the 2016 European championship, formally handed over their bids on Monday in a ceremony at UEFA headquarters. European soccer’s governing body said in a statement that more than 100 criteria, from stadiums and accommodation to legal matters, would be examined before the host nation is chosen [...]
Turkey in Euro 2012
Turkey will face Germany, Austria, Belgium, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in the qualifying competition for the Euro 2012 championship, news agencies have reported on Sunday.Defending champion Spain will have the Czech Republic and Scotland among its rivals in qualifying for the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine. Lithuania and Liechtenstein completed Group I in Sunday’s [...]
Choosing Golf Clubs
Ok. Here are the basics. A golf club has three parts – the head, the shaft and the grip. A standard set of golf clubs consists of three woods (the Driver, #3, and #5 fairway woods), eight irons (#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, and PW), and a putter – that’s twelve clubs in [...]
