Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty and Scotland’s Celtic played the return match of the playoff round in Almaty, which ended 0-0, just like the first leg in Glasgow. However, the penalty shootout went in Kairat’s favor, with goalkeeper Temirlan Anarbekov saving three kicks and paving the way to the main Eurocup. Among…
Eduard Bazrov, coach of prominent Kazakhstani UFC fighter Shavkat Rakhmonov, discussed whether the fighter will return to the Octagon before the end of the year. The Russian specialist described Rakhmonov’s situation as «very difficult.» «About the situation with Shavkat, I can’t say anything for sure. The only thing is, Shavkat…
The Asian U19 & U22 Boxing Championships wrapped up Aug. 11 in Bangkok, Thailand, with Kazakhstan taking home five gold medals and four silvers. U22 menIn the men’s U22 finals, Kazakhstan’s team faced Uzbekistan in five gold-medal bouts, winning three. Nurislam Kaldybayev (60 kg), Sanzhar-Ali Begaliyev (80 kg, pictured) and…
Kazakh schoolchildren are competing in the World Chess Championship, currently underway in the U.S. The tournament runs from Aug. 3 to 6 on the campus of Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. This year’s World Schools Team Championship features 286 young players across 55 teams representing 48 countries. Among them…
Sora Rakhmonova, the three-time hand-to-hand fighting champion and a sibling of prominent UFC fighter Shavkat Rakhmonov, commented on a car accident involving her brother’s close family members. She expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. «May the Creator be pleased with those who call and are concerned about…
The International Testing Agency (ITA) has provisionally suspended 2024 Olympic champion Lazizbek Mullajonov after he tested positive for a banned substance. The 26-year-old Uzbek boxer failed a doping test conducted a month and a half ago. A sample collected on June 11, during an out-of-competition period, tested positive for methasterone,…
Kazakhstan’s men’s epee team has stormed into the semi-finals of the 2025 FIE Senior World Fencing Championships, pulling off a series of impressive victories in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Kazakh squad edged out Italy 45-43 in a tense quarterfinal showdown to secure a spot in the final four. En route to…
After a flurry of bronze medals in the opening days of the 2025 FISU World University Games in Germany, Kazakhstan has finally claimed its first gold. Taekwondo athlete Samirkhon Ababakirov took the top spot in the men’s 63 kg weight class. Gold at last! To reach the final, Ababakirov defeated…
On the fourth day of the 2025 FISU World University Games in Germany, Kazakhstan’s Nodira Akhmedova, Tamerlan Tleules and Batyrkhan Toleugali each claimed a bronze medal, adding to the national team’s overall medal tally. The Kazakh athletes fought hard but fell in the semifinals, each losing to the eventual Universiade…
Kazakhstani UFC star Shavkat Rakhmonov posted a photo of himself with his new car — a Mercedes-AMG G 63 — on Instagram. «If you don’t make such a gift to yourself, no one will take care of you,» Rakhmonov wrote in the caption. According to the official Mercedes-Benz dealer in…
After a successful streak of four victories in the group stage of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Nations Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam, Kazakhstan’s national women’s volleyball team was swept by the Philippines with a 0-3 scoreline (21-25, 15-25, 19-25). Yesterday, the Kazakh team performed well in a match against Iran…
All players and coaching staff of Uzbekistan’s national football team were gifted cars following their victory in the final match against Qatar in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers. The game took place in Tashkent, with the hosts winning 3-0 (Turgunboev 28’, Shomurodov 86’, Sergeev 90+2’). One round before…
Olympic silver medalist Nariman Kurbanov delivered Kazakhstan’s first gold medal of the 2025 Asian Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships on June 7, winning the pommel horse event dominantly. The 27-year-old Kazakh athlete topped the field with a score of 14.933, edging out South Korea’s Hur Woong, who scored 14.633 to take…
Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan’s top player (ATP ranking No. 62), stunned Britain’s Jack Draper, the world No. 5, in four sets (5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4) to reach the quarterfinals of the 2025 French Open, marking his first appearance in a Grand Slam quarterfinal. McEnroe was half-right Bublik continues to deliver surprises…
Kazakhstan’s men’s volleyball team lost 0–3 to Iran in the first match of the semi-final group at the Central Asian Nations League, currently underway in Uzbekistan. Although the Iranians — Asia’s vice-champions — brought a reserve squad to Fergana, they have now won four matches in a row. Against Iran,…
Kazakhstani boxers made a strong statement at the 2025 Thailand Open, claiming five gold medals on the final day of competition. The prestigious international tournament, held in Bangkok from May 24 to June 1, featured 186 athletes from 17 countries and is considered one of Asia’s premier boxing events. In…
Kazakhstan’s youth boxing team delivered a commanding performance at the 2025 ASBC U22 & Youth Men’s & Women’s Asian Boxing Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka, dominating the U19 finals on May 22 with a haul of 22 gold medals. In the young men’s division, Kazakh boxers secured 10 gold medals.…
Adilbek Mussin, one of Kazakhstan’s top swimmers, narrowly missed a podium finish at the prestigious Mare Nostrum tournament in Barcelona. The 25-year-old swimmer finished fourth in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 52.54 seconds, just one-hundredth of a second behind bronze medalist Ulises Cazau of Argentina (52.53). Switzerland’s Noe…
In their second match at the 2025 Asia Rugby Women’s Championship in Fukuoka, Japan, Kazakhstan’s national team fell to Hong Kong (12-29). Kazakhstan opened the tournament with a heavy 0-90 loss to Japan, the six-time continental champions. With only three teams competing in this year’s championship — Japan, Hong Kong…
Artyom Antropov of Kazakhstan secured a silver medal at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jiangshan, China. The 25-year-old Karaganda native, who claimed the world championship title in 2024 in the 102-kilogram weight category, lifted 386 kilograms (165 in the snatch and 221 in the clean and jerk). The gold medal…
Germany, riding on its strong performance, entered the May 11 match of the second round of the 2025 Ice Hockey World Championship as the clear favorite against Kazakhstan, which was viewed as a dark horse. Ultimately, the team that was favored to win delivered, securing a 4-1 victory. The three-goal…
Kazakhstan’s young chess players made a strong showing at the Western Asia Youth Chess Championship in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, bringing home a total of 39 medals —16 gold, 9 silver and 14 bronze. According to the Kazakhstan Chess Federation (KazChess), standout performances came from Amirzhan Anetov, Mariya Kholyavko, Alimzhan Zhauynbay and…
Milad Karimi captured gold in the floor exercise at the 2025 FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. According to Kazakhstan’s National Olympic Committee, Karimi also secured first place in the overall World Cup standings for this discipline. In the finals on April 27, Karimi earned 14.133 points…
Kazakhstan’s top gymnasts delivered a strong performance on the opening day of the 17th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup stage on individual apparatus, held in Doha, Qatar. The men’s team secured two second-place and two fourth-place finishes in qualifications, with all four athletes advancing to the finals as serious contenders.…
