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Roberto Carlos to coach Turkish Sivasspor club

Roberto Carlos to coach Turkish Sivasspor clubAnkara, May 20 : Former World Cup winner and Real Madrid star Roberto Carlos has agreed to coach Turkish Super League's Sivasspor club.  Read more »

Turkish president promotes bid for 2020 Olympics

Abdullah-GulIstanbul, March 25 : Turkish President Abdullah Gul promoted Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics in a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) evaluation committee and affirmed the country would "deliver on promises".  Read more »

Sneijder signs deal with Galatasaray

Sneijder signs deal with GalatasarayIstanbul, Jan 23 : Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Turkish football club Galatasaray in a ceremony held here after being released from Italian club Inter Milan.  Read more »

Shiwen wins 200m, Lochte sets another world record

Shiwen wins 200m, Lochte sets another world recordIstanbul, Dec 16 - Chinese Ye Shiwen claimed the women's 200-metre individual medley (IM) title at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) while American Ryan Lochte kept up his phenomenal form  Read more »

Lochte sets new 200m swimming medley record

Lochte sets new 200m swimming medley recordIstanbul, Dec 15 - American swimmer Ryan Lochte set a new world record in the 200 metre individual medley at the world short course championships, winning the title in a time of one minute 49.63 seconds.  Read more »

Kirilenko, Petrova win WTA Championships

Kirilenko, Petrova win WTA ChampionshipsIstanbul, Oct 29 : The Russian women's tennis pair of Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova won the WTA Championships after beating Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka here in the final.  Read more »

Sharapova in Istanbul semis after slaying Radwanska

Sharapova in Istanbul semis after slaying Radwanska  Read more »

Istanbul, Oct 25 - Russia's Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Tour Championships here after coming back from a set down to beat Agnieszka Radwanska in a three-hour battle.

Serena Williams records second win in Istanbul

Serena Williams records second win in IstanbulIstanbul, Oct 25 - World No. 3 Serena Williams defeated China's Li Na in the second group match of the $4.9 million WTA Tour Championships here.  Read more »

Aggression powered me past Errani: Sharapova

Aggression powered me past Errani: Sharapova  Read more »

Istanbul, Oct 24 - Aggression powered Maria Sharapova to victory over Italy's Sara Errani in her opening match at the $4.9 million WTA championships here, the Russian said.

Spartak seal passage to Champions League group stage

Spartak seal passage to Champions League group stageIstanbul, Aug 30 - Ten-man Spartak Moscow progressed to the Champions League football group stage after holding on for a dramatic 1-1 draw against Fenerbahce, earning an aggregate 3-2 win in their playoff.  Read more »

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Real Madrid sign Casemiro

CasemiroRio de Janeiro, May 24 : Spanish football club Real Madrid has exercised its option of signing Sao Paulo loanee Casemiro on a permanent deal.  Read more »

Barcelona make final Neymar offer

NeymarRio de Janeiro, May 24 : Barcelona have reportedly made a final offer of 23 million euros to sign Brazil international striker Neymar during the European summer transfer window.  Read more »

No need to ban IPL, guilty will be punished: R.P.N. Singh

No need to ban IPL, guilty will be punished: R.P.N. SinghNew Delhi, May 24 : Minister of State for Home Affairs R. P. N. Singh Friday said it would not be right to ban the Indian Premier League (IPL) in view of fresh revelations in the spot fixing scandal, and promised to act tough against guilty.  Read more »

SRK to promote 'Chennai Express' during IPL final

SRK to promote 'Chennai Express' during IPL finalNew Delhi, May 24 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, co-owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), will appear on "Extraaa Innings T20" during  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »