Turkish national football team lose 3-0 to Belgium
The Turkish national football team lost 3-0 away to Belgium in their third UEFA Nations League match. Türkiye, who have lost all three group matches, are still without points.
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The Turkish national football team lost 3-0 away to Belgium in their third UEFA Nations League match. Türkiye, who have lost all three group matches, are still without points.
Statistics emerged from matches of Süper Lig referee Yasin Kol, detained under the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office referees file, involving Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. Kol has officiated 6 derbies since 2025.
Sports writer Uğur Meleke repeated that he is a candidate for the presidency of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) at the first election and added 10 more items to the manifesto he announced on 1 July.
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) Modern Pentathlon Team became world champions at the 50th CISM World Military Modern Pentathlon Championship in Portugal.
Fenerbahçe Women's Football Team beat Minsk 1-0 to reach the last 16 of the UEFA Women's Europa Cup. The last-16 draw will be held on 2 October at 13:00.
Turkish athletes finished the European Horseback Archery Championship in Barcelona, Spain, with 8 medals.
Yiğit Şişman, who won the gold medal at 57 kg at the World Junior Kickboxing Championship in Italy, dedicated his victory to Palestinian children.
Rıza Kayaalp, who holds the record for European titles, aims to stand atop the podium at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana on 24 October-1 November.
Fenerbahçe's rowing branch won the men's and women's titles at the Senior Turkish Championships in Edirne.
The national team lost 4-1 to Italy in Bursa in the Nations League. Captain Merih Demiral apologised to the Turkish public and said the responsibility lay with the players.
Turkish junior golfers finished the Junior Open Championship in Croatia with one gold and one silver medal. Deniz Sapmaz won gold and Mustafa Rüzgar Turgun won silver.
National tennis player Berfu Cengiz won the first WTA 125 title of her career at the Türk Telekom Ankara Open in Ankara. She beat Serbian rival Teodora Kostovic 2-1 in the final.
National motorcycle racer Oğuz Taşhan won both races in Bulgaria to become FIM European and Alpe Adria champion in the SSP300 category in his first season.
National gymnast Ferhat Arıcan won a gold medal at the World Challenge Cup held in France.
National grandmaster Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş finished the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand unbeaten and broke the record for the highest ELO rating reached at age 15.
National billiards player Tayfun Taşdemir lost the semi-final at the event in France and finished third in the world.
In the first week of the Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League, Galatasaray MCT Technic beat Çayırova Belediyespor 102-79. The match was played at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall.
Türkiye's U21 national team drew 2-2 with Ukraine in the 2027 European U21 Championship qualifiers and secured a place in the play-offs.
Orhan Okulu defeated Mustafa Taş in the Oil Wrestling Presidential Cup final watched by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to become chief wrestler.
In Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Mali beat Cape Verde 3-1. Fenerbahçe player Dorgeles Nene's goals in the 39th and 51st minutes decided the score.
The Egyptian Football Association decided to rest Mohamed Salah for the South Sudan match to be played on artificial turf.
Fenerbahçe announced that FIFA's three-window transfer ban was temporary and stemmed from one instalment of Youssef En Nesyri's transfer fee.
National boxer Havvanur Kethuda won the gold medal by beating Russian opponent Kseniia Olifirenko in the women's +80 kg at the 2026 European Boxing Championships in Sofia. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Kethuda by phone.
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) referred Okan Buruk for "unsportsmanlike conduct" and Lesley Ugochukwu for "illegal action" to the Professional Football Disciplinary Board (PFDK). Beşiktaş President Serdal Adalı, Trabzonspor President Ertuğrul Doğan and other club presidents were also sent to discipline.