Süper Lig

Trabzonspor on Jan. 31 fought hard against Beşiktaş to have a 2-1 victory in a key game in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Beşiktaş scored the opener in the minute 29 as Cameroonian forward Vincent Aboubakar's header beat Trabzonspor goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır at the Vodafone Park in Istanbul.

This was Aboubakar's 12th league goal in the 2020-21 season.

Following Okan Buruk's exit, Medipol Başakşehir has reached an "agreement in principle" for Aykut Kocaman to take over as manager, the club said on Jan. 31.

Details of the 55-year-old Turkish manager's deal will be disclosed on Feb. 1, the reigning Süper Lig champions said on Twitter.

Fenerbahçe fell two points behind leaders Beşiktaş in the Turkish Süper Lig after a 1-1 draw on Jan. 21 against Demir Grup Sivasspor.

Sivasspor's Mustapha Yatabare scored the opener in minute 18 at Yeni 4 Eylül stadium.

Fenerbahçe leveled on a penalty shot by Enner Valencia in minute 45.

The teams failed to score in the second half.

The Turkish Football Federation decided on Jan. 13 to increase to 16 the number of foreign players allowed on teams in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Federation chief Nihat Ozdemir said the quota will change from 14 during the second half of the Turkish top-flight football division 2020-21 season.

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Beşiktaş had a 2-2 draw with Atakaş Hatayspor in a Jan. 10 Turkish Süper Lig match as the Istanbul club's five-match winning streak ended.

The Black Eagles previously beat Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor 4-0, MKE Ankaragücü 1-0, Demir Grup Sivasspor 3-0, Hes Kablo Kayserispor 2-0 and Çaykur Rizespor 6-0 in the league.

Beşiktaş moved to top of Turkish Süper Lig after beating Hes Kablo Kayserispor 2-0 on Jan. 3.

Georges-Kevin Nkoudou put the visitors ahead when he converted the penalty in the 89th minute.

The stoppage time strike from Ajdin Hasic secured a critical win for Beşiktaş in Kayseri.

Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Galatasaray 87-73 in the Istanbul derby for the 12th win of the season in the ING Basketball Super Lig on Jan. 2.

Marko Guduric finished with 18 points while Jan Vesely and Dyshawn Pierre each scored 15 points for the away side in the Week 15 game at the Sinan Erdem.

For the home team, Brock Motum and R. J. Hunter each played with 15 points.

Former Turkish national team coach Abdullah Avcı wants to prove his credentials when his Trabzonspor hosts Galatasaray on Dec. 26 in a Turkish Süper Lig game.

Fenerbahçe scored four unanswered goals to beat Medipol Başakşehir 4-1 at home on Dec. 24 in a Süper Lig clash.

Mahmut Tekdemir found the net to give the away team an early 1-0 lead in the sixth minute at Ülker Stadium.

But Nazım Sangare equalized the match in first-half stoppage time.

Galatasaray beat Göztepe 3-1 on Dec. 22 to level points with Super Lig leaders Aytemiz Alanyaspor.

Galatasaray found an early goal in the fourth minute when Emre Kılınç scored from close range at Turk Telekom Stadium.

The Lions doubled the lead as Arda Turan scored on a quick attack in minute 12.