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Golovkin-Geale weight-in, KO predicted Gennady Golovkin, WBA and IBO middleweight champion and Australia’s former world champion Daniel Geale have stepped on the scale on the eve of the highly anticipated fight in New York.

26 July 2014

Kazakh swims 70km to commemorate 70th Victory Day Omirzhan Oshanov, a 53 y.o. resident of Zhanatan village in Pavlodar Oblast, swam for 10 hours to commemorate the upcoming 70th Victory Day.

25 July 2014

Media predicts Golovkin to TKO Geale in 7th round Media predicts Kazakhstani IBO and WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s victory over former-champion from Australia Daniel Geale in the fight on July 26 in New York.

25 July 2014

President Nazarbayev writes Golovkin: 2 days to Golovkin-Geale fight Kazakhstani diplomats passed Golovkin a letter signed by President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

24 July 2014

Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan 99.9% sure about getting 4th World Championship gold Kazakhstani weightlifter Ilya Iliyn is 99.9% positive that he will win the gold medal at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championship in Almaty.

23 July 2014

Kazakhstan to host 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Kazakhstan will host 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships

21 July 2014

Skibbe names Kazakhstani born Alexander Merkel most talented German football player Michael Skibbe, manager of Swiss Grasshoppers FC, named Kazakhstani born Alexander Merkel one of the most talented football players of Germany.

18 July 2014

Oscar De La Hoya wants to organize Golovkin-Alvarez fight Oscar De La Hoya from Golden Boy Promotions said that he wanted to organize a fight between Saul Canelo Alvarez and Golovkin, the unbeaten champion from Kazakhstan.

17 July 2014

Putin inherits World Cup baton, promises 'unforgettable' 2018 Russia's President Vladimir Putin vowed "an unforgettable football feast" when his country hosts the 2018 World Cup.

15 July 2014

19-y.o. Kazakhstani wins at Piter Street Games Abay Kozhakhmetov from Almaty has won the first place in Tricking Pro nomination at Piter Street Games.

14 July 2014

400 Kazakhstani sportsmen to participate in Asian Games in South Korea Over 400 Kazakhstani sportsmen will participate in the upcoming 17th Asian Games in Icheon, South Korea.

14 July 2014

Kazakh chess princess named 2013 Best Girl Under-20 Player of the Year 14-year-old WGM Zhansaya Abdumalik from Kazakhstan has been awarded the title of the 2013 Best Girl Under-20 Player of the Year at 1st Annual Asian Chess Excellence Awards.

14 July 2014

Football: World Cup history for Germany as Goetze sinks Argentina Mario Goetze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to become the first European team to win a World Cup held in South America.

14 July 2014

World Cup boosts TV sales in football-mad Southeast Asia Sales of flat panel televisions across Southeast Asia rose sharply in May as demand soared in the football-crazy region ahead of the World Cup, a report said.

10 July 2014

Argentina in the final: Brazil's Cup nightmare deepens Brazilians might have thought that their World Cup nightmare couldn't possibly get any worse -- and then bitter rivals Argentina reached the final in their own backyard.

10 July 2014

Football: Disaster for Brazil as Germany run riot Brazil's World Cup dream was smashed into oblivion Tuesday as majestic Germany ran riot to win an extraordinary semi-final 7-1, sending the hosts crashing to the worst defeat in their 100-year footballing history.

09 July 2014

Tennis: Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas enters WTA Top 60 Kazakhstan tennis professional Zarina Diyas has moved 19 lines up in the WTA (Women Tennis Association) ranking.

08 July 2014

Diyas, Shvedova end Wimbledon struggle... with good money The most successful performance by Kazakhstani tennis players at Wimbledon has ended on July 1.

06 July 2014

Football: Neymar injury bombshell rocks Brazil Brazil striker Neymar was ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup on Friday, dealing the hosts a crushing blow just hours after they battled through to a semi-final showdown with Germany.

05 July 2014