Tennis: Kazakhstan's Putintseva ranked 91st in WTA first time
Kazakhstan's 18-y.o. Putintseva has moved up ten lines thank to her victory in the first round of the Dubai Open.
Zarina Diyas advances to finals of Malaysia Open qualification
19-y.o. Kazakhstan's Diyas won over Ukraine’s Kichenok with the score of 6:3, 6:2 in the first qualification round of the tournament.
Boxing: Italia Thunder defeat Astana Arlans 4:1
Kazakhstan Roman Shegrinov, Asset Aysin, Yelik Abdraimov and Estonian Ainar Karlson lost to Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder’s boxers.
Football: Russia’s Zenit and Rubin FCs eye Kazakhstan footballer
Bauyrazhan Islamkhan signed a contract with Taraz FC in 2011. He started playing in the national football team of Kazakhstan in 2012.
Tennis: Galina Voskoboyeva wins WTA Memphis International Doubles
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboyeva paired with Kristina Mladenovic won over Johanna Larsson/Sofia Arvidsson duo in the final match.
Hockey: Kazakhstan Barys wins Russian Traktor in away match
Barys' Roman Starchenko secured the victory for the Kazakhstan's team by making a perfect shot and scoring the goal in the 75th minute.
Tennis: Voskoboyeva advances to semifinals of U.S. National Indoor Championship
Kazakhstan's Galina Voskoboyeva paired with Kristina Mladenovic won over Serbia/Czech duo of Vesna Dolonc and Eva Hrdinova with the score of 7:6 (8:6), 6:4.
Biathlon: Kazakhstan biathletes gain 10 Sochi Olympic spots
Five women’s and five men’s spots enable Kazakhstan to set forth a full squad of athletes at the Sochi Olympic Games.
Football/Olympics: Sex motels revamp for World Cup, Olympics
A shortage of hotel rooms has led Rio authorities to invest millions of dollars to convert raunchy motels to accommodate the legions of tourists expected for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 summer Olympics.