Chris McElligott probably didn’t need any reminders as to football’s extraordinary ability to inspire but he got it anyway last October when Turkey claimed the inaugural European Amputee Football Championship at a heaving Vodafone Park in Istanbul with a 2-1 defeat of England.

Alvaro Morata and substitute Iago Aspas each scored twice as Spain continued to cruise towards the World Cup finals with an 8-0 win over Group G whipping boys Liechtenstein in Vaduz.

Two passengers trains collided in north western Turkey today, killing one of the engine drivers and injuring two rail personnel and at least two passengers, officials and media reports said.

A FACTORY being built in central Turkey collapsed yesterday, killing four workers and injuring another, the Anatolia news agency reported.