This weekend, former UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena will face the division’s No. 5-ranked fighter, Carlos Prates. The bout is scheduled for May 2 at a UFC event in Australia. Mixed martial arts commentator Mikhail Kraimer, author of the Vestnik MMA Telegram channel, shared his prediction in an interview…
Kazakhstan’s national boxing team won seven medals, including three golds, at the opening stage of the World Boxing Cup, which concluded Saturday in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. Gold medals were won by Sultanbek Aibaruly (85 kg), Viktoriya Grafeyeva (60 kg) and Valeriya Axenova (over 80 kg). Final bouts Aibaruly defeated…
Elena Rybakina delivered a dominant performance to defeat Karolína Muchová in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, winning 7-5, 6-1. In addition to the title and prize money, the Kazakhstani player also received a new Porsche 911 Carrera S, a tradition of the tournament. Match turns after tight…
Kazakhstan’s Dina Islambekova won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Boxing Championships, defeating India’s Alfiya Pathan in the final. The tournament is being held in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Small field in heavyweight division Only three athletes competed in the over-80 kg weight class. Islambekova advanced to the…
Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler Almatbek Amanbek won a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek. Competing in the 72-kilogram weight class, Amanbek secured a decisive victory over Iran’s Mohammad Javad Rezaei in the final. Mixed results in bronze medal bouts Three other Kazakh wrestlers competed for bronze medals. In…
World No. 1 tennis player Aryna Sabalenka shared her expectations for ahead of another match against Kazakhstani Elena Rybakina (World No. 2). The players will compete in the semifinals of the 2026 Miami Open. Sabalenka said that this rivalry helps her progress and is not alarming. She noted that matches…
The World Boxing Executive Board approved the applications of nine national boxing federations to join the organization. Now, 168 countries hold membership, including Russia and Belarus, accepted under particular conditions. World Boxing, headed by Gennadiy Golovkin, officially confirmed the endorsement of new members from Europe, Africa, and Oceania. «The Executive…
Four-time Grand Slam champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus revealed the composition of her team, which includes her fiancé, Brazilian entrepreneur Georgios Frangulis, and her puppy Ash, in a short interview with the Miami Open. «I have a huge team. I have two coaches, a fitness coach, a hitting partner, a…
Yerbol Khamitov, a Kazakhstani Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete, won gold in the men’s 4.5-kilometer biathlon pursuit at the 2026 Paralympic Games in Italy. Khamitov completed the race in 9:39.0, with one miss at the second shooting stage. Taras Rad of Ukraine took the silver medal, finishing 21.5 seconds behind…
President of the Kazakhstan Professional Boxing Federation Rakhimzhan Yerdenbekov said the suspension of Kazakh boxer Janibek Alimkhanuly is a major lesson for the team. «However, he will return to the big ring this year even stronger and will win all four world titles,» Yerdenbekov wrote on Instagram. IBF rules and…
On March 3, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) unveiled the official Tournament Poster, with 100 days remaining until the FIFA World Cup 2026, which will take place in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19. Canadian artist Carson Ting, Mexico’s Minerva GM and American…
Kylian Mbappé, a forward for Real Madrid and France’s national team, has refused to undergo surgery on his knee ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to Spanish outlet AS, the current Champions League top scorer has been dealing with knee ligament pains since December. The pain has become…
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will meet again in a professional boxing rematch scheduled for Sept. 19 at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The bout will be broadcast live on Netflix, the BBC Sport reported. The fight reunites two of the most prominent boxers of their generation. Mayweather, 48, retired…
Kazakh figure skater Mikhail Shaidorov captured the gold medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy, earning Kazakhstan’s first medal of the four-year Olympic cycle. Climbing from fifth to first After the short program, Shaidorov stood in fifth place with 92.94 points. In the free skate, he landed five…
On Feb. 11, Kazakhstani tennis players Alexander Bublik (World No. 10) and Elena Rybakina (World No. 3) won thrilling matches in their runs at the ATP 500 ABN AMRO Open and WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEnergies Open, respectively. Bublik, who withdrew from doubles, faced Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz (No. 70) in singles…
On Feb. 11, Kazakhstani tennis player Anna Danilina (World doubles No. 10), paired with Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunić (No. 13), won their opening match at the WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEnergies Open. The 2026 Australian Open runners-up defeated France’s Kristina Mladenovic (No. 70) and Canada’s Leylah Fernandez (No. 80) 6-2, 4-6, 10-4.…
Two-time Grand Slam champion Elena Rybakina defeated China’s Wang Xinyu (World No. 33) 6-2, 6-4 in her first match at the WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEnergies Open following her victory at the 2026 Australian Open. The Kazakhstani tennis player received a first-round bye in Doha, while Wang defeated Colombia’s Emiliana Arango…
Kazakhstan’s top-ranked player, Alexander Bublik, retained 10th place in the updated ATP rankings published today, Feb. 9. He has entered the ATP 500 tournament in the Netherlands in both singles and doubles. An evident miscalculation by Kazakhstan’s national team coaching staff on the second day of the Davis Cup tie…
Kazakhstani tennis player Anna Danilina climbed one place in the updated WTA doubles rankings, returning to the top 10. Paired with Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunić, she is preparing to participate in the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2026, alongside Elena Rybakina. Following the 2025 final, Moscow-born Danilina, who has been representing Kazakhstan since…
The Seattle Seahawks won their second Super Bowl title with a 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday, relying on a dominant defensive performance to secure the championship, the Associated Press reported. Seattle’s defense forced multiple turnovers, recorded six sacks and scored a decisive interception return for a…
Kazakhstan’s top-ranked player, Alexander Bublik, exhausted after an almost three-hour doubles match, lost to Monaco’s Valentin Vacherot 6-7 (4-7), 6-7 (7-9). Kazakhstan’s national team was defeated by Monaco 1-3 in a home Davis Cup tie. The previous doubles match, in which Bublik partnered with Beibit Zhukayev against Hugo Nys and…
Kazakhstanis Alexander Bublik and Beibit Zhukayev lost to Monaco’s Romain Arneodo and Hugo Nys in a dramatic doubles clash 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (6-8), 6-7(5-7) in the third home match of the Davis Cup tie against Monaco in Astana, turning the score 1-2. In the first two matches on Feb. 6,…
Monaco’s top-ranked player, Valentin Vacherot, defeated Kazakhstani Alexander Shevchenko 6-0, 6-3 to equalize the tie in the Davis Cup in Astana. In the first match of the day, Alexander Bublik’s dominance over Hugo Nys was evident, 6-0, 6-3. As for the Shevchenko-Vacherot match, the balance of power was similar. Vacherot…
Kazakhstan’s top-ranked tennis player Alexander Bublik defeated Monaco’s Hugo Nys in two sets in one hour in the opening match of the 2026 Davis Cup in Astana, 6-0, 6-3. Securing a break in the first game, the leader of Kazakhstan’s national team immediately set the tone of the match. The…
