Football: Diabate joins Turkey's Trabzonspor
ISTANBUL
England's Leicester City confirmed Friday that Fousseni Diabate joined Turkish football club Trabzonspor.
"Leicester City can confirm that attacker Fousseni Diabate has signed a permanent deal with Turkish Super Lig...
Football: Mbwana Samatta joins Turkey's Fenerbahce
ISTANBUL
The Turkish Super Lig side Fenerbahce confirmed Friday the signing of Mbwana Samatta.
Fenerbahce and Samatta reached an agreement on a four-year deal, the Istanbul club said in a statement.
The...
Football: Diego Godin joins Italian team Cagliari
ISTANBUL
Italian Serie A club Cagliari acquired Uruguayan football player Diego Godin on Thursday.
"Cagliari Calcio are pleased to announce the signing of Diego Godin: the great defender from Uruguay joins...
Swedish football star Ibrahimovic contracts coronavirus
ISTANBUL
Italian football club AC Milan announced Thursday that Zlatan Ibrahimovic tested positive for COVID-19.
"Zlatan Ibrahimovic has tested positive for COVID-19 following a second round of swab tests ahead of...
Football: Alvaro Morata returns to Juventus on loan
ISTANBUL
Spanish forward Alvaro Morata returned to Italy's Juventus on loan, the club announced on Tuesday.
"He will be part of this year’s team, with an option for a one-year extension...
Football: Arturo Vidal moves to Inter Milan
ISTANBUL
Arturo Vidal moved to Italy's Inter Milan on a permanent deal from Spain's Barcelona, the club announced on Monday.
"From today, Vidal will be on the front line for Nerazzurri,...
Football: Manchester City beat Wolverhampton at away
ISTANBUL
Manchester City began their Premier League campaign with a win against Wolverhampton 3-1.
Playing at Wolverhampton's Molineux Stadium, Manchester City netted the opener with Kevin de Bruyne's penalty kick in...
Football: Results in top 5 European leagues
By ISTANBUL (AA) - Leicester City defeated Burnley 4-2 to move to the top spot of the English Premier League.
Reigning champions Liverpool, Everton, Arsenal and Crystal Palace also registered...
Football: Man City’s Gundogan tests positive for virus
ISTANBUL
English Premier League side Manchester City announced Monday that their midfielder Ilkay Gundogan tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
“Ilkay is now observing a 10-day period of self-isolation in accordance...
New football season in Ghana to kick off in October
ANKARA
Ghana’s Premier League and Division One Football League will restart on Oct. 30, the Ghanaian president announced on Sunday.
“With respect to football, after due consultations with the Ghana Football...
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'EU sanctions on Turkey would make no sense at all'
ISTANBUL
The EU imposing sanctions on Turkey would be profoundly irrational, Turkey’s communications director said on Saturday.
“We have no such expectation” of sanctions being imposed,...
Lebanon: Hariri regrets failure of Macron’s initiative
BEIRUT, Lebanon
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has regretted the failure of French President Emmanuel Macron's initiative for forming a new government in Lebanon.
“Those...
Hamas chief hails Abbas’ speech to UN
GAZA CITY, Palestine
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday hailed President Mahmoud Abbas’s speech to the UN General Assembly, according to the official Wafa news...
Eurasian countries register new virus cases, deaths
KIEV
More coronavirus cases and fatalities were reported in several Eurasian and Central Asian countries on Saturday.
Ukraine
The death toll in Ukraine reached 3,903 with 76...
6 civilians dead in Afghanistan landmine blast
KABUL, Afghanistan
At least six people were killed in a landmine explosion in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, an official confirmed on Saturday.
A tractor trolley carrying...