Polish grandpa heads from New York to Portugal... in a kayakA Polish grandfather left New York Sunday on his third solo trans-Atlantic crossing in a kayak, aiming to arrive in Portugal in time to celebrate his 70th birthday on firm ground in September.
30 May 2016
Pipe dreams: Kazakhstan's hopes of sports empire hit by oil crashA quartet of state-of-the art, government-built stadia rise out of former marshland in energy-rich Kazakhstan's futuristic capital Astana, but the Central Asian state's soaring sporting ambitions have been shot down by the global oil slump.
Foreigners drawn to Myanmar's bone-crunching kickboxingA roar erupted at the Yangon ring as the home champion ploughed a right hook into his American opponent's face, crumpling him to the canvas in the opening round of the bone-crunching kickboxing bout.
Blatter compares FIFA ethics probe to 'inquisition'Sepp Blatter said that he was the target of "an inquisition" by FIFA's ethics committee, which has suspended him for 90 days and called for further sanctions over corruption charges.
26 November 2015
Golovkin improves his P4P standingGennady Golovkin, WBA Super, IBO, WBC Interim and IBF middleweight champion has gone up in the Pound for Pound (P4P) rating from Bleacher Report after the fight between Saul “Canelo" Alvarez and Miguel Cotto.
24 November 2015
Zhanat Zhakiyanov on his way to WBA championship titleKazakhstani boxer Zhanat Zhakiyanov (26-1, 18 KOs) has become the top contender for the full WBA title in the bantamweight (53.42 kg) after defeating Yonfrez Parejo.
Unstoppable Golovkin wants all middleweight beltsGennady Golovkin, the WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim titleholder from Kazakhstan once again proved his undefeated status at the biggest boxing arena Madison Square Garden.
Golovkin-Lemieux face off and final press conferenceGennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs), WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim middleweight champion has taken part in the final press conference with the IBF titleholder David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) in New York.