Drogba amazes in first game with Galatasaray New high profile transfer Didier Drogba scored five minutes into his sensational Galatasaray debut last night and assisted in a second goal to secure the league leaders’ win.
Fenerbahçe and Bate draw 0-0 Fenerbahçe played a scoreless match last night against fellow UEFA Europa cup contenders Belarus’ BATE Borisov, which is considered a success since they went down to ten players before the fifth minute.
Its official, Galatasaray signs Drogba! Galatasaray has announced that the club has transferred Didier Yves Drogba from China’s Shanghai Shenhua for 1.5 years starting in the second half of the 2012-2013 season.
Racism in Israel! When Israeli footballer Haim Revivo played for both the Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray sports clubs, he was a fan-favorite in Turkey, receiving applause all around. This modern and civilized disposition adopted by Muslim Turkey had drawn accolades from the world of football.
Galatasaray victors in heart-stopping Beşiktaş... Hosts Galatasaray were the winning side in Sunday night’s exciting derby against fellow archrivals Beşiktaş with a 2-1 win.
Welkom in Turkije Sneijder Wesley Sneijder, once one of the world's most outstanding players, arrived in Istanbul on Monday to tie up his move to Galatasaray after surprising pundits by choosing Turkey rather than a higher profile league. Galatasaray supporters came out in full fanfare to welcome the long-awaited player’s arrival, whose first test will be this Sunday’s derby against Beşiktaş.
Turkey’s tennis stars shine in Australia Top national tennis players Çağla Büyükakçay and Marsel İlhan have scored a double in the Australia Open, widely considered to be one of the four tennis tournaments in the world.