SERGEN YALÇIN STRIKES THE SCALPEL: THOSE NAMES ARE OUT
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SERGEN YALÇIN STRIKES THE SCALPEL: THOSE NAMES ARE OUT

The omission of key players such as Kerem Aktürkoğlu, İrfan Can Kahveci, Mert Müldür, Altay Bayındır, and Samet Akaydin from the new national team squad announced live by Head Coach Sergen Yalçın created a shockwave. Kenan Yıldız, whose treatment continues at Juventus, was necessarily left out due to injury.

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Italiano in Front at Beşiktaş, Plan B Palut and Nuri Şahin Football

Italiano in Front at Beşiktaş, Plan B Palut and Nuri Şahin

The search for a new head coach at Beşiktaş has reached the final stage. According to the Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Vincenzo Italiano, who left Bologna, is in the first place on the list of the black-and-whites. Sporting Director Önder Özen held a direct meeting with the 48-year-old Italian coach; according to claims, Italiano accepted the conditions. If a refusal comes from the Italiano side, on Beşiktaş's Plan B are Konyaspor Head Coach İlhan Palut and Başakşehir Head Coach Nuri Şahin. Başakşehir President Göksel Gümüşdağ had announced that he closed the doors to Nuri Şahin's departure.

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 Galatasaray-Barcelona Race for Bernardo Silva: €15 Million Offer Ready Football

Galatasaray-Barcelona Race for Bernardo Silva: €15 Million Offer Ready

For the Portuguese star Bernardo Silva, whose contract with Manchester City has ended and who has become a free agent, Galatasaray is preparing a new offer. According to Milliyet and Fotomaç, the yellow-and-red management is ready to offer 15 million Euros annual salary to the 30-year-old midfielder. However, according to the news of the Spanish SER radio conveyed by Yeni Şafak, Bernardo Silva reached an agreement in principle with Barcelona; the official signing of the transfer, which Hansi Flick is claimed to have approved, is expected to be done after the World Cup. Apart from Galatasaray, there are also intense offers from Saudi Arabian clubs and American teams.

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Andreeva in the Final: Beat Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3 in 76 Minutes Tennis

Andreeva in the Final: Beat Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3 in 76 Minutes

In the women's singles semi-final of Roland Garros 2026, the 19-year-old Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva defeated the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3 in 76 minutes and reached the first Grand Slam final of her career. Despite the 15th seed Kostyuk beating Andreeva in the 2026 season at the Madrid final and the Brisbane quarter-final, she could not maintain the same dominance on Court Philippe-Chatrier. While Andreeva won a total of 68 points, Kostyuk's score remained at 49; the Russian tennis player will face the winner of the Diana Shnaider-Maja Chwalinska semi-final in Saturday's final.

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Fenerbahçe President Saran Sentenced to 2 Years 6 Months in Prison Football

Fenerbahçe President Saran Sentenced to 2 Years 6 Months in Prison

Istanbul 23rd Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced Fenerbahçe Sports Club President Sadettin Saran and his brother Alan Kenan Saran to 2 years 6 months each in prison and a judicial fine of 562,500 liras each for the crime of "advertising or by various means encouraging people to play illegal betting". The case arose from the allegation that the virtual advertising spaces during matches broadcast on the S Sport+ platform under Saran İnternet Televizyon Yayıncılık A.Ş, owned by the Saran family, belonged to illegal betting sites. The decision came only two days before Fenerbahçe's Extraordinary Election General Assembly.

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Forest Awaits £115 Million for Anderson: City's First Bid Rejected Football

Forest Awaits £115 Million for Anderson: City's First Bid Rejected

According to the Telegraph, Nottingham Forest turned down Manchester City's first bid for English national midfielder Elliot Anderson. Forest is demanding a fee similar to the £115 million Chelsea paid Brighton for Moises Caicedo in summer 2023. City's opening bid was around £80 million. In the news also confirmed by The Athletic's David Ornstein, it was emphasised that City's new head coach Enzo Maresca and sporting director Hugo Viana see the 23-year-old Anderson as a priority name in the midfield core renewal plan. Manchester United is also in the race but behind given Forest's demand.

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Sharp Response from City to Riquelme: Ready to Take Legal Action Football

Sharp Response from City to Riquelme: Ready to Take Legal Action

Manchester City responded with an official denial to Real Madrid presidential candidate Enrique Riquelme's statement on Wednesday evening on the El Hormiguero programme "If I win, Haaland will come to Real Madrid". The club's statement included these expressions: "The stories which have emerged from Spain are untrue. There is no chance of this happening and there is no contractual clause to enable it. We are considering legal action for the use of our player image in this context." City management treated Riquelme's shirt stunt as a "brand violation" and signalled lawsuit.

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Hall on the Way to Old Trafford: United in £50M+ Move Football

Hall on the Way to Old Trafford: United in £50M+ Move

According to information conveyed by The Athletic, Manchester United have added Newcastle United's 21-year-old English left-back Lewis Hall to their priority target list for the 2026 summer transfer window. The deal could reach a transfer fee of over £50 million. Hall knows Manchester United's recruitment director Christopher Vivell from his past Chelsea days. Although Newcastle initially do not want to sell the player, the financial pressure of not being able to participate in European cups could force the club into squad renewal.

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Weather Shadow Over the World Cup: Matches Could Be Delayed for Hours Football

Weather Shadow Over the World Cup: Matches Could Be Delayed for Hours

According to The Athletic, the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will begin on June 11, is facing serious delays due to lightning and hot weather protocols in the US. According to the protocol valid in the US, when lightning or electrical discharge is detected within an 8-mile (about 12.8 km) radius of the stadium, the match is stopped immediately, players retreat to the locker room, fans are directed to safe areas, and the clock is set to 30 minutes. If a new lightning occurs, the clock starts from zero. Such delays were also experienced at the 2025 Club World Cup.

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 Beşiktaş GAİN Pursues 2-0: Bahçeşehir Test at Akatlar Basketball

Beşiktaş GAİN Pursues 2-0: Bahçeşehir Test at Akatlar

In the second match of the Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League semi-final series, Beşiktaş GAİN will host Bahçeşehir Koleji on Thursday evening at 20:00 at Akatlar Arena. The black-and-white team, which won the first match 82-79 on Tuesday night as host, is 1-0 ahead in the series. The match will be broadcast live on beIN Sports 5. The team winning three matches will advance to the final. In the first match, Morgan scored 13 at Beşiktaş, Mathews and Yiğit Arslan 12 each; on the Bahçeşehir side, Malachi Flynn's 23 points brought the highest score.

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