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Beşiktaş breathed a sigh of relief after it saw off Austria's LASK Linz in their UEFA Europa League third-round qualifier Thursday. Though LASK Linz won the match 2-1, Beşiktaş's last-minute away goal was enough to put the Turkish powerhouse across the line 2-2 on aggregate. The Black Eagles had won the first leg in Istanbul 1-0. Beşiktaş now faces one last challenge before it can head for the Europa League group stages. It will take on Serbia's Partizan in the playoffs. After the second leg match against Linz, coach Şenol Güneş said: "This match taught us a lesson. Our rival pressed on us using physical power. It seems they planned to assume control and attack fast. We had expected this but when we conceded the first goal we panicked. In short, my players and I must take lessons from this match. We have so much to do. Now we want to win the playoffs and go through to the Europa League."LASK Linz coach Oliver Glasner said, "We saw how … [Read more...] about Partizan stands between Beşiktaş, Europa League

The 23-year-old has signed a multi-year deal with McLaren. “McLaren Racing today confirms that Carlos Sainz will race for the team in Formula 1 from the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship,” the team said in a statement. Sainz said he had been eyeing a seat at McLaren for a while. “I’m delighted to finally be able to confirm that I’ll be a McLaren driver from the 2019 season,” said Sainz, whose best finish was fourth in the 2017 Singapore Grand Prix for Toro Rosso. “It's something I’ve been looking at for a while and I’m very excited about this next chapter in my career. I’ve been a McLaren fan for as long as I can remember. It’s a great name in the sport with an incredible heritage, and the list of drivers that have raced for McLaren over the years are among the heroes of Formula 1.” He also said it is special to be following in the footsteps of the two-time world champion Alonso. McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown … [Read more...] about Formula 1: Sainz to replace Alonso at McLaren

By Naila Huseynli Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov took the third place at the Grand Chess Tour 2018, Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament. The national GM scored the place with 21 points (4), followed by Italian Fabiano Caruana with the 20 points (4.5). The third round of the Grand Chess Tour 2018, Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament, held in Saint Louis, the U.S., ended with Hikaru Nakamura's victory. In the second round of the blitz competition, the American chess player scored 5.5 points out of 9 possible points and it has raised points to 22.5. Nakamura has surpassed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with 1 point. The final position of race participants (rapid + blitz) is as follows: 1. Hikaru Nakamura - 22.5 points; 2. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 21.5 points; 3. Shahriyar Mammadyarov - 21 points; 4.Fabiano Caruana - 20 points; Levon Aronyan - 18 points; Sergey Karjakin - 17 points; 7. Leinier Domínguez - 16 points; 8. Alexander Grischuk - 15.5 points; … [Read more...] about Shahriyar Mammadyarov took 3rd in Grand Chess Tour

Ilkay Gündoğan has said he wants to keep playing for Germany and not follow Mesut Özil into retirement, despite the furore over their pre-World Cup meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. "Winning the Champions League and at least a title with the national side," the Manchester City midfielder wrote on Instagram when asked by a fan about his dreams for the future. Gündoğan, 27, joins Toni Kroos, 28, and Sami Khedira, 31, in declaring a desire to keep playing for the national team and make amends for Germany's disastrous early World Cup exit last month. On the eve of the tournament, Gündoğan and Özil, who were both born in Germany to Turkish parents, found themselves at the center of a political storm after meeting Erdoğan in London. The Premier League stars posed for pictures with the president in May, ahead of his successful re-election campaign, and Gündoğan presented Erdoğan with a Manchester City signed "to my … [Read more...] about Gündoğan unlike Özil wants to keep playing for German national team

By Rashid Shirinov Yachtsmen of the Sailing Federation of Azerbaijan (SFA) won the Caspian Cup international sailing regatta of yachts in the Kazakh city of Aktau, the federation informed on August 16. Along with Azerbaijani yachtsmen, sportsmen of Kazakh and Uzbek yacht clubs took part in the competition. Azerbaijani male yachtsmen took first and third places, while females came first, second and third. At the competition, Azerbaijan was represented by Murad Hajizade, Kristina Karimova, Ayla Babayeva, Fidan Agazade, Sakhavat Azimov, Nijat Shukurov, Ismayil Hamidov, the captain of the crew the Burcu Algon Giorgianni, head coach of Optimist class Seyhun Yildiz, and assistant coach Alexander Knyazev. It is noteworthy that the young Azerbaijani yachtswoman Kristina showed a high result in the international Easter Regatta, which was held in Slovenia, by taking fourth place among 139 athletes. The Sailing Federation of Azerbaijan was created in 2000. Since 2014, SFA is a … [Read more...] about Azerbaijani yachtsmen win sailing regatta in Kazakhstan