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Arda Güler collects UEFA Champions League breakthrough award after stellar season

Türkiye international Arda Güler has received UEFA’s Champions League Revelation of the Season award, recognising the Real Madrid midfielder as one of the outstanding breakthrough players of the 2025-26 campaign.The 21-year-old was presented with the trophy at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday, 8 Sep...

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Türkiye’s Sultans of the Net retain European title after five-set thriller against Italy

Türkiye’s women’s volleyball team have successfully defended their European crown after defeating reigning world and Olympic champions Italy in a pulsating five-set final in Istanbul.The Filenin Sultanları / Sultans of the Net came from behind twice to triumph 3-2 (16-25, 25-22, 12-25, 25-21, 15-10)...

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British Turkish Cypriot racing prodigy Ilyas Sami, 10, crowned European karting champion

A 10-year-old British Turkish Cypriot has been crowned European Champion after a dramatic season-long battle against some of the continent’s leading young karting talents.London-based Ilyas Sami secured the 2026 IAME Euro Series X30 Mini Championship following the fourth and final round of the...

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Acun Ilıcalı: taking Hull City to the Premier League is my ‘number one’ business achievement

Hull City owner Acun Ilıcalı has described taking the Tigers into the Premier League as the greatest achievement of his business career, as his side prepares to start life back in the English top flight against Manchester United on Saturday.In a new BBC Radio Humberside interview released ahead of H...

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2026/27 Premier League Preview: who is going to knock Arteta off his perch?

It seems like only yesterday we were watching Arsenal parading their Premier League trophy along Holloway Road. Yet the new 2026/27 Premier League Season is just days away. The slate is wiped clean and excitement is building, with the transfer window in full motion. Record fees are being exchanged b...

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When sport is governed by politics, athletes pay the price

A fortnight ago, the 23rd Commonwealth Games held its closing ceremony having run for 11 days in host city Glasgow, from 23rd July to 2nd August.  They were dubbed the ‘Ozempic’ Games after drastically slimming down the list of sports from 19 to 10.  However, that reduction in sporting dis...

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‘Egyptian King’ Mo Salah receives rapturous welcome ahead of Trabzonspor move

Egyptian football superstar Mohamed Salah has arrived in Türkiye to complete a sensational move to Trabzonspor following the end of his trophy-laden nine-year spell at Liverpool.The 34-year-old landed at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport on Wednesday wearing Trabzonspor’s distinctive claret-and-blue colour...

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Türkiye beat Brazil to win second Volleyball Nations League title and underline golden era

Türkiye’s women’s volleyball team have reclaimed the FIVB Volleyball Nations League crown after producing a thrilling comeback victory over Brazil in the final in Macao.The “Sultans of the Net” recovered from losing the opening set to defeat the South American giants 3-1 — 23-25, 25-23, 26-24 and 25...

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Why the 2026 World Cup was a failure

The warning signs appeared well before a ball was kicked. At the World Cup draw in Washington in December 2025, FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented US President Donald Trump with the inaugural 'FIFA Peace Prize - Football Unites the World'. The newly created award, and Infantino's very public...

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British Turkish Cypriot judoka Acelya Toprak crowned Commonwealth Champion

British Turkish Cypriot judoka Acelya Toprak has been crowned Commonwealth champion after winning gold for England in the women’s under-57kg competition at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.The South London athlete went one better than at Birmingham 2022, where she had to settle for silver, to sec...

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