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Football: Final four-year term for CAF boss Hayatou
Cameroonian strongman Issa Hayatou will be re-elected unopposed in Morocco on Sunday for a final four-year term as Confederation of African Football (CAF) president.
09 March 2013
Football: Arsenal in the dark on Gulf takeover bid reports
Arsenal have had no contact over a potential takeover, sources told the Press Association on Sunday, amid reports of a looming record bid by a Gulf consortium.
04 March 2013
Football: Kazakhstan national team’s halfback signs up with Kuban FC
Kazakhstan's Baurzhan Islamkhan arrived to Antalya, Turkey, and signed a contract with Kuban Krasnodar FC after medical tests.
03 March 2013
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.
25 February 2013
Football: Kazakhstan Football Clubs not interested in CIS Championship
Earlier it was expected that Ukrainian, Russian, Armenian, Kazakhstan and Belarus teams will take part in the United CIS Football Championship.
21 February 2013
Football: Kazakhstan retains position in FIFA
The Kazakhstan team, coached by Miroslav Beranek, scored 16 points for its victory over Moldova in a friendly with the score of 3:1.
18 February 2013
EUROKZ-2013 European Football Championship to be held in Warsaw
Kazakhstan students from Polish, Austrian, Czech and German universities will take part in the tournament.
12 February 2013
Football: Kazakhstan national team won over Moldova
Kazakhstan national football team won over Moldova 3:1 in a friendly match.
08 February 2013
Football: Kazakhstan to host UEFA Congress first time
Kazakhstan has become the first CIS country entitled to host a meeting of top-ranking managers of the European Football Union.
04 February 2013
US dodges Super Bowl chicken wing shortage
In the run-up to Super Bowl Sunday, millions of American football fans can rest assured: there is no looming shortage of their beloved chicken wings.
02 February 2013
Social media stirs Super Bowl ad buzz
This Sunday, nearly 180 million Americans will settle in front of TV sets with beer and chicken wings and, over four hours, watch commercials interrupted by an American football game.
01 February 2013
Football: Kazakhstan's Taraz FC signes up ex-champion of Europe
Kazakhstan's Taraz Football Club has signed a one-year contract with Portuguese Manuel Curto.
31 January 2013
Football: Real Madrid break 500m-euro mark to top money list
Real Madrid have become the first club in any sport to generate more than 500 million euros in revenue in a single year.
25 January 2013
Football: Astana FC won over Scotland’s Dundee United
Kazakhstan’s football club has convincingly won over Scottish team with the score of 2:0.
23 January 2013
Football: Messi funds hometown sports centre rebuild
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has donated one million pesos (152,000 euros) to finance the refurbishment of a sports centre in a rundown area of his hometown, Rosario.
20 January 2013
Football: Kazakhstan ranked 29th in UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking
Kazakhstan national team is ranked 29th in the UEFA Respect Fair Play rating and Kazakhstan's average score is 7.732 points.
16 January 2013
Football: Fan anger mounts over Premier League ticket prices
Discontent among supporters over spiralling English Premier League ticket prices is mounting, as fans attempt to make their voices heard and even followers of sworn enemies join forces to call for change.
15 January 2013
Football: 11-y.o. Kazakhstan footballer was invited to Real Madrid
Kazybek Tuyakov, an 11-y.o. football player from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, has been invited to Real Madrid Football Club for tryouts.
09 January 2013
Football: Astana FC is going to replace Beranek
Astana football club is looking for a prominent football coach to make it more successful in international championships.
01 January 2013
Football: Ex-coach of Slovakia national team will train Kazakhstan's Kairat FC
Vladimir Weiss will sign a three-year contract with Kazakhstan's Kairat Football Club.
28 November 2012