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Germany beats Turkey in Euro 2008 Semifinal

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:30:00 -0700

Turkey�s passion for a surprise victory was strong, but it failed to beat experienced Germany. The Germany-Turkey semifinal of Euro 2008 ended in Germany�s 3-2 come-from-behind victory. Apart from the soccer match, the two countries share sensitive historical backgrounds. As former West Germany attracted many immigrant workers from Turkey during...

Turk Kazim Richards vows to knock out Germans

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:52:00 -0700

Colin Kazim-Richards has vowed to make England proud as he attempts to go one better than Leytonstone's 'other' famous footballer, David Beckham, and reach a major international final.

Kazim-Richards, a dyed-in-thewool Londoner playing for his mother's country, Turkey, will cap a...

Turkey will meet Germany in the semi-finals of Euro 2008

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:58:00 -0700

Croatia 1 Turkey 1 (Turkey win 3-1 on penalties): Turkey will meet Germany in the semi-finals of Euro 2008 after progressing on penalties against Croatia, but it was another dramatic late show from Fatih Terim�s side that forced spot kicks. Ivan Klasnic looked to have headed Croatia into the semis...

Turkey produced one of the great comeback in European Championship

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:17:00 -0700

Nihat Kahveci scored twice in the final three minutes as Turkey rallied from a two-goal deficit in the last 15 minutes to stun the Czech Republic, 3-2, on Sunday and advance to the quarterfinals of Euro 2008. Arda Turan, who scored the game winner in injury time in Wednesday's 2-1 win over Switzerland, started the comeback with his second...

Turkey�s Arda Turan stunned Switzerland with an injury time goal

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:54:00 -0700

Turkey�s Arda Turan stunned Switzerland with an injury-time goal at a rain-soaked St Jakob-Park Stadium on Wednesday to knock the Euro 2008 co-hosts out of the tournament. Hakan Yakin opened the scoring for Switzerland in the 32nd minute but substitute Semih Senturk�s equaliser shortly before the hour mark left both teams searching for their...

Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:41:00 -0700

Brazilian Felipe Massa swept to a hat-trick of Turkish Grand Prix victories from pole position with another domineering display for Ferrari at Istanbul Park. The Brazilian triumphed by 3.7 seconds ahead of McLarens British driver Lewis Hamilton with reigning champion Finn Kimi Raikkonen less than half-a-second behind in third in the other...

Turkish side Fenerbache produced a rousing second-half performance in Istanbul

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:11:00 -0700

Turkish side Fenerbache produced a rousing second-half performance in Istanbul, to over-turn a 1-0 half-time deficit, and end the Champions League first leg quarter-final as 2-1 winners. The fact that Fenerbahce got a 2-1 lead in the first leg was a shock in itself so there�s nothing stopping them from repeating this by getting a draw in...

Turkey And Sweden Turkey played out yet another 0-0, this time while hosting a slightly weakened Sweden side.

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:05:00 -0800

Turkey went into the game having had their last three friendlies end in goalless draws and this proved to continue the trend. This was another uneventful fixture and most certainly not for the neutrals. The game was not necessarily boring, but neither did it provide the basic...

Turkey through to next summer's European Championships

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:46:00 -0800

Nihat Kahveci scored in the 43rd minute to give Turkey a 1-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday at Ataturk Olympic Stadium, sending Turkey through to next summer's European Championships. The win allows Turkey to finish in second place in Group C, one point ahead of Norway, who earned a 4-1 win over Malta on Wednesday....

Turkey had the final touch

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:40:00 -0800

It was close-fought, but Turkey are back on top in their quest to join Greece in the Euro 2008 finals after a plucky win in Oslo. It all seemed to be going against them as they suffered a goal against and an injury within fifteen minutes of kickoff. After a period of possession, Erik Hagen fired home a tremendous overhead kick after on-form...