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Canas rescues historic point for Kazakhstan's Astana Roger Canas rescued a point for Astana in a 2-2 draw at home to Galatasaray as the Kazakh side became the first team from the Central Asian nation to stage a match in the Champions League group stage.

01 October 2015

Kazakh kawaii Sabina Altynbekova transfers to Japanese GSS Sunbeams Sabina Altynbekova, Kazakhstan's most popular volleyball player, is transferring to Japanese GSS Sunbeams club.

30 September 2015

Football: Astana host Galatasaray in Kazakhstan's first CL game Football fans in Kazakhstan's capital Astana are eagerly gearing up to welcome Turkish team Galatasaray for the first ever Champions League group match in the Central Asian nation on Wednesday.

29 September 2015

Golovkin to fight Cotto: Freddie Roach Miguel Cotto's coach Freddie Roach named Gennady Golovkin, the undefeated middleweight champion the world's top boxer that should fight the Puerto Rican WBC champion nex

25 September 2015

Japan minister tenders resignation over stadium row Japan's sports minister said he had tendered his resignation over abandoned plans for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics's main stadium.

25 September 2015

Elizabeth Tursynbayeva from Kazakhstan takes silver at US International Figure Skating Classic 15-year-old figure skater from Kazakhstan Elizabeth Tursynbayeva has taken the second place at the US International Figure Skating Classic.

22 September 2015

Astana FC's Stoilov invited to head Beijing Guoan FC for $5 million Beijing Guoan FC offers the Head Coach of Kazakhstan's Astana FC Stanimir Stoilov a 5 million contract.

21 September 2015

Andre Ward calls Golovkin little g for ducking a fight Andre Ward called the WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan “little.g” for ducking a fight.

21 September 2015

Golovkin takes 2nd place in P4P after Maywether retires Gennady Golovkin, a star boxer from Kazakhstan, is slowly but steadily getting closer to the leading place in the Pound-for-Pound rating

15 September 2015

Kazakhstan takes first place with 7 medals at Asian Amateur Boxing Championship Kazakhstan's boxing team has earned 7 medals at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championship in Thailand and retained its leading position.

10 September 2015

Kazakhstan's Muai Thai team wins 18 medals at 2015 IFMA Royal World Cup Kazakhstani muay thai team has won 18 medals at the 2015 IFMA Royal World Cup.

08 September 2015

World Ranking in Judo updated: Yeldos Smetov takes 1st place The International Judo Federation World Ranking has been updated after the World Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan.

03 September 2015

First skatepark opens in Almaty The first skatepark has been opened in Almaty.

03 September 2015

Kazakhstani Federation of Muay Thai receives award Muay Thai Federation of Kazakhstan represented by Karim Massimov, the Prime Minister of the country, has received a unique cup in appreciation for the dedication and engagement in fostering and promoting the sport.

02 September 2015

Golovkin plans to fight in Kazakhstan before EXPO-2017 The undefeated champion in middleweight division Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan shared his plans for 2017.

02 September 2015

Don't forget disclaimer after Borat reference, especially when facing Golovkin The Canadian IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux soon facing the undefeated Kazakhstani Gennady Golovkin has, too, taken the Borat reference.

02 September 2015

Tokyo Olympic committee scraps scandal-hit logo Tokyo's 2020 Olympics organisers scrapped the event's scandal-hit logo in the latest mishap for the Games after a costs furore forced plans for a $2 billion new national stadium to be torn up.

02 September 2015

Lemieux has a chance to beat Golovkin: Willie Monroe Willie Monroe, Gennady Golovkin’s former opponent has given an advise to David Lemieux, who is fighting the undefeated Kazakhstani on October 17.

01 September 2015

Japan slashes 2020 Olympic stadium price tag Japan said it would slash the cost of Tokyo's new 2020 Olympic stadium by more than 40 percent, after ditching its original plan due to the eye-watering $2 billion price tag.

28 August 2015

Kazakh fans revel in historic Champions League success Bars spilled joyous supporters into the streets of oil-rich Kazakhstan's capital Astana early after the Central Asian country's leading football club became its first to make the Champions League group stages.

27 August 2015

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