Meanwhile, Turkey's women's volleyball team suffered a 3-1 loss against China in the Pool B match held at London's cavernous Earl's Court Arena on Monday. Team captain Esra Gümüş admits they were unable to play the game they are capable of against China and vows they will do all they can to make up for it against Serbia on Wednesday.
In table tennis, Bora Vwang went on to beat Nigerian Quadri Aruya by 4-2 to secure his spot in the third round only to be paired with the world's number one China's Zhang Jike on Monday who won 4-0.
In boxing, Fatih Keleş beat his Algerian rival Abdelkadar Chad for the 60 kilo category by 15-8, securing his spot in the second round. The day prior, Adem Kılıççı Türkmen also earned his ticket to the second round with a 14-7 win.Racing in the men's laser class, Mustafa Çakır came in 43rd in his first race and in 29nd place for his second race. Tomorrow, Çakır will be racing his 3rd and 4th races.
Tuesday's program for Turkey's Olympics contenders:
Boxing:
Intercity’s manger, Vural Ak, who is on the Beşiktaş sports club’s presidency candidate Serdal Adalı’s managerial list, announced the club’s financials. Ak, who manages Istanbul Racetrack said, “We will invest 45 million dollars and enter the 2014 Formula calendar.”
Fenerbahçe lifted up their second Turkey Cup trophy in a row last night beating out Trabzonspor by 1-0 in the Ziraat Turkey Cup final held in Ankara. 
Sports Minister Kılıç brought two star players from arch-rival teams together to discuss the recent surfacing of racial gestures by fans in the Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray derby, the foreign player quota and Turkey’s 2020 Olympic bid. 
English former captain, and footballing legend David Beckham takes his last bow on the footballing stage.
Yesterday the "Derby of Two Continents" was played in Istanbul.
Galatasaray clinched their 19th Turkish league title with a 4-2 win over Sivasspor on Sunday, crowning a successful season in which they reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League and claimed the Super League title two weeks early.
In an exciting, tight and highly energized game, hosts Benfica managed to outscore Fenerbahçe by 3-1 last night and will now be moving on to face Chelsea in the UEFA Europa League final in Amsterdam on May 15.
Tokyo's outspoken governor, Naoki Inose, who heads the city's bid for the 2020 Olympics, apologized on Tuesday for "inappropriate" comments he made about rival candidate Istanbul and Islamic countries. Admitting that he used expressions that may have been misunderstood, Inose said he would never criticize other candidate cities again. 
Egemen Korkmaz's second-half header earned Fenerbahçe a 1-0 win in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Benfica and eased the tears of team mate Cristian on Thursday.
