The draw for the European play-offs of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, held in Zurich, became not only an official FIFA event but also a platform for an open discussion about Turkish football. A correspondent of Anadolu Agency spoke with football legends Christian Karembe, world and European champion with...
Turkish football has been hit by an unprecedented wave of disciplinary cases related to betting. On November 10 it became known that more than a thousand professional players across various divisions had come under investigation, with 27 footballers from Süper Lig clubs among the individuals named....
The Belarusian women's tennis star Arina Sabalenka will miss the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing — which began on September 24 — due to an injury sustained at the US Open. The athlete has taken a short break, trading practice courts for recovery and a reset. On social media, Arina shared vacation pho...
Jannik Sinner capped the ATP season on the highest possible note: in the championship match at the ATP Finals he defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7–6, 7–5 and successfully defended last year's title. In the current edition of the event the Italian put together his tenth consecutive victory and, for the secon...
When Venus Williams stepped onto the courts of the WTA 500 Citi Open in the U.S. capital, many in the stands shrugged in disbelief: were the organizers really banking on success from a player almost twice the age of some competitors? Even more skeptics emerged when they remembered that the American...
At training camps before the biggest fight, the talk is usually about the game plan, the weight cut and tactics. But in Islam Makhachev's camp there was also room for philosophical discussions. While the champion was preparing to defend his title at UFC 322, a heated argument broke out around him –...
On Friday, August 22, Forbes reported that the wealth of 20-time “Grand Slam” champion Roger Federer had reached an estimated $1.1 billion — a figure stated before taxes and agent commissions. For a player renowned not only for record-setting consistency on court but also for an impeccable personal...
Veteran’s New Home: A Return to Texas Soil League fans have long grown accustomed to Kevin Durant’s nomadic career. Over eighteen seasons the forward wore the colors of Seattle/Oklahoma City, Golden State, Brooklyn, and Phoenix, and now, at 36, he has once again moved closer to his collegiate ro...
Donetsk’s Shakhtar opened the new Ukrainian Premier League season with a victory—achieved under newly appointed head coach Arda Turan. The Turkish specialist marked his first official match on the Miners’ bench with a minimal yet crucial away win over top-flight newcomer Epitsentr Dunaivtsi. The M...
More and more signs suggest that Mohamed Salah's era at Liverpool is drawing to a painful close. The Egyptian star's dispute with the club and head coach Arne Slot has spilled out of the dressing room into the public arena, and bookmakers have quickly adjusted their odds to match a new storyline: th...
