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SPORTS Saturday, June 24, 2017

Messi could have his prison sentence lifted, Spanish prosecutor says Soccer great Lionel Messi could have his 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud substituted for a fine after a Spanish prosecutor said on Friday it was open to dropping the... more

Football Fenerbahçe sign Dirar, Antalyaspor eye Casillas Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe announced that an agreement has been reached with Ligue 1 champions AS Monaco over the summer transfer of Nabil Dirar. Fenerbahçe beat competition... More
Football Confederations Cup kicks off The eight-team tournament, considered a test run for FIFA's more prestigious World Cup in Russia next year, begins with the hosts squaring off against New Zealand in St. Petersburg More
Football Leipzig sign Galatasaray's young star Bruma Bundesliga runners-up RB Leipzig made their fourth signing of the close season Wednesday, securing the transfer of winger Bruma (above) from Galatasaray. The 22-year-old... More
Football Beşiktaş striker Cenk Tosun’s volley chosen goal of the year in Champions League European football governing body UEFA chose Beşiktaş's Cenk Tosun as the scorer of the best goal in this year's Champions League on Thursday, with a voting open to public... More
Football Qatar keeps 2018 World Cup hopes alive World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar beat South Korea 3-2 to keep alive their slim hopes of reaching next year's finals in Russia as they bid to avoid becoming the first host nation to have never before qualified for the tournament More
Football Women to play football atop Mount Kilimanjaro Former Germany player Petra Landers didn't hesitate when she was approached to participate in one of football's most ambitious and daring projects - playing just below the... More
Football South Korea urges talks on joint World Cup South Korea's football association yesterday said it wanted talks with China and Japan about a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup along with North Korea, an initiative aimed... More
Football Spanish prosecutor charges Ronaldo with $16.5M tax fraud A Spanish state prosecutor has charged Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo with defrauding Spain's tax office of 14.7 million euros ($16.5 million) in unpaid taxes. In... More
Football Turkish national team in limbo between qualification and disaster It was crucial for Turkey to get nine points out of their three games against Finland and Kosovo, as they only got one point from the top three teams in Group I, namely Croatia,... More
Football Valbuena to join Fenerbahçe Mathieu Valbuena, the France international at the centre of an interminable sex-tape scandal, has agreed to join Istanbul giants Fenerbahçe from Lyon. Fenerbahçe said in a... More
Football Turkey rout Kosovo to extend unbeaten run With a 4-1 win over Kosovo on Sunday, Turkey extended their unbeaten run to five. Meanwhile, Burak Yılmaz, who netted the third goal for his team, took his tally to 23 to claim the second position in Turkey’s all-time top scorers’ list More

Football Young Germans promise a good future but they need time The experienced and powerful Chilean national team may have pushed Germans into a struggle in Confederations Cup , but Joachim Löw's students still gave a decent test against... More
Football Russia chase win in 3-wayrace for Confed Cup last 4 Hosts Russia must likely beat Mexico to reach the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup while Portugal need only avoid defeat against New Zealand for their place in the last... More
Football Video-assisted referees are 'the future of football,' FIFA says FIFA President Gianni Infantino has hailed video reviews as the "future of football" after tests at the Confederations Cup but the sport's world governing body says some fine-tuning is needed More
Football Ronaldo summoned for hearing as Mourinho also accused of tax fraud Nowadays, Spain's courts have been busy tackling the alleged and real multi-million-euro tax evasion of football's greatest stars. Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, accused... More
Football Dalkurd FF still shining in Sweden Eleven months ago, I introduced a small Swedish club to my fellow readers, as an inspiration for native and national football in Turkey. Their story and development in a short... More
Football The case for 60-minute football matches A proposal from football's rulemaking body, the International Football Association Board, which works separately from FIFA, says there could be two 30-minute periods with the clock stopping whenever the ball is out of play More
Football Van Persie considers return to Feyenoord Fenerbahçe's Dutch striker Robin van Persie told reporters in Holland he would be open to a move to Feyenoord, where he began his career. The experienced front man said he... More
Football Galatasaray to face Östersunds in UEFA Europa League qualifying round Turkey's most decorated football team with 20 championships, Galatasaray will face Sweden's Östersunds in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, European football... More
Football Football a tool against discrimination for rural Indian girls The aging bus meanders through the narrow streets of a tiny village in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, the smell of manure wafting through the air. A thick darkness... More
Football Qatar says Gulf crisis has no impact on World Cup preparations Qatar said a rift with fellow Gulf Arab states that includes economic sanctions on Doha has not affected its preparations to host the 2022 World Cup, and alternative sources... More
Football My experiment with Diyarbekirspor and fundamentals in Turkey At the age of 23, without having played football for six years, I decided to try myself against professional footballers much younger than me and properly trained, or at least... More

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