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Football: Suarez risks World Cup ban after Italy bite Uruguay star Luis Suarez faces expulsion from the World Cup for biting as FIFA confirmed it had opened disciplinary proceedings against the player.

25 June 2014

China student jumps to death after losing World Cup bets A college student in China leaped to his death after losing more than $3,000 gambling on the World Cup, state media reported.

25 June 2014

Bike ride in support of 2022 Winter Olympics in Almaty A bike ride will take place in support of Almaty’s application to host Winter Olympics in 2022.

20 June 2014

Football: Spain dethroned as Chile dazzle Spain's long reign as the kings of international football came to a dramatic end at the World Cup on Wednesday, with the defending champions sent crashing out after a 2-0 defeat to Chile.

19 June 2014

Football: Joy for Brazil as World Cup opens Brazil launched the World Cup with an emotion-fuelled 3-1 victory over Croatia on Thursday as an opening day which began with violent clashes gave way to an outpouring of joyful celebrations.

13 June 2014

Football: Trapdoor J-Lo adds glamour to opening ceremony American star Jennifer Lopez added a dash of glamour to the colourful World Cup opening ceremony on Thursday in a vivid contrast to the violent anti-tournament protests in the city.

13 June 2014

Tenizbayev to compete for place in national taekwondo team after London incident Kazakhstani taekwondo sportsman Azamat Tenizbayev will participate in his first competition in Almaty since his arrival from London, where he spent 6 month on charges of sexual harassment.

12 June 2014

Tennis: Russian player banned for life Russian player Andrey Kumantsov has been banned from tennis for life after being found guilty of multiple match-fixing and gambling offences between 2010 and 2013, The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) announced.

12 June 2014

Tennis: Sharapova supreme once more at French Open Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years at Roland Garros on Saturday, defeating Romania's Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 in a gripping final, the first to go the full distance in Paris in 13 years and the second longest on record.

09 June 2014

Tennis: Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas loses ITF tournament in Nottingham Zarina Diyas has lost in the final of the ITF (International Tennis Federation) tournament held on June 3-9, 2014 in Nottingham, Great Britain.

09 June 2014

Tennis: Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas reaches ITF finals in Nottingham Zarian Diyas, a professional tennis player from Kazakhstan, has made it into the finals of the ITF (International Tennis Federation) tournament.

07 June 2014

Maksut Zhumayev starts Mount McKinley conquest Kazakhstani mountain climber Maksut Zhumayev has successfully started his solo climb of the North America’s highest mountain peak ‪Mount McKinley.

04 June 2014

Boxer Adilbek Niyazynbetov wins silver at Chemistry Cup in Germany Kazakhstani two times Olympic silver medalist Adilbek Niyazymbetov won a silver medal at the Chemistry Cup 2014 in Germany.

02 June 2014

David Coulthard to drive Formula 1 car in Almaty on June 1 The Republic Square in Almaty will be closed for traffic on June 1st for the Reb Bull event involving a Formula 1 racing car.

31 May 2014

Denis Ten and Friends ice show ignites hearts in Almaty The ice show Denis Ten and Friends: Olympic Energy turned into an unforgettable experience for the guests of the show in Almaty.

31 May 2014

Golovkin-Geale fight is on Gennady Golovkin (29-0, 26 KOs) will most probably fight against former titleholder from Australia Daniel Geale (30-2, 16 KOs) on July 26 at Madison Square Garden.

31 May 2014

When Dogs Fly: Dog jumps off cliff with its owner A famous extreme climber Dean Potter jumped with his dog from a cliff in Switzerland.

30 May 2014

Kazakh mountain conquerer to try out Alaska Famous mountain climber from Kazakhstan Maksut Zhumayev is setting off to climb North America’s highest mountain peak ‪Mount McKinley‬.

28 May 2014

Krakow drops bid for Winter Olympics 2022; Lviv, Beijing, Oslo and Almaty still in Polish Krakow has withdrawn its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games after a referendum held this weekend.

28 May 2014

Spanish MMA figher runs away from fight in Astana A MMA fighter from M-1 Challenge 48 Battle of Nomads took off and never showed up for the fight in Astana.

27 May 2014

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