The Istanbul bid had been knocked off course by Turkey's concurrent bid for soccer's 2020 European Championship. The IOC has made clear that Turkey cannot both hold both events, but Istanbul gained breathing room last week when UEFA extended the ...
Manchester United player Park Ji-sung (left) receives a gift from a Thai student during a press conference for the Asian Dream Cup 2012 charity soccer match in Bangkok on Tuesday. (AFP-Yonhap News) “Other potential candidates include Kaka, ...
ISTANBUL, TURKEY and NEW YORK, NY, May 21, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Dogus Group, one of Turkey's largest private-sector conglomerates with a portfolio of 126 companies in finance, media, tourism, automotive, real estate, energy and construction ...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -One fan was reportedly stabbed after Galatasaray's Turkish league championship triggered violence at the goalless derby match with Fenerbahce and across the country on Saturday. After the final whistle, hundreds of Fenerbahce fans ...
Tottenham, Newcastle and Liverpool (Carling Cup) will play in the Europa League. Champions – The second year of Jose Mourinho, as promised, was more successful, winning the club's 32 league title and finishing ahead of Barcelona for the first time ...
The Brazilian senate has finally approved a bill giving FIFA the guarantees it needed to organize the 2014 World Cup. The approval came just a day after the Brazilian government met with FIFA officials in Switzerland to discuss the country's ...
By Emre Peker on May 02, 2012 Galatasaray (GSRAY), the top contender for Turkey's soccer league championship this year, is planning to file a legal appeal against the Turkish Football Federation for abusing their authority in connection with a ...
So at the streetside cafes where average Egyptians pay about 15 cents a cup for Turkish coffee or sugary tea, a steady buzz of candidates' names floats above the tables, and the patrons divide themselves into impassioned camps supporting the five ...