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Carl Froch hasn't decided whether to fight Golovkin or retire: Hearn
British promoter Eddie Hearn said that 37 y.o. Carl Froch would probably retire from boxing.
01 July 2015
Hungarian supergranny closes in on world chess record
An 87-year-old Hungarian woman aims this weekend to set a world record by beating 1920s Cuban chess grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca at his own game: simultaneous play.
22 June 2015
Yoga event draws thousands, including UN chief, to Times Square
About 17,000 people set out their mats and stretched into yoga exercises in New York's Times Square to celebrate the first International Day of Yoga.
22 June 2015
Olympics: Stadium row dwarfs Tokyo 2020 sports bids
Twenty-six sports, from sumo to surfing, have applied for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo organisers said amid a flaming row over who will pay for the main stadium.
12 June 2015
Denis Ten's ice show opens on June 20-21
Denis Ten’s ice show Denis and Friends opens in Almaty on June 20 and 21.
11 June 2015
Kazakhstani Shvedova wins second place in Roland Garros doubles
Yaroslava Shvedova from Kazakhstan and Australian Casey Dellacqua won the second place in the Doubles at this year's Rolan Garros.
09 June 2015
Kazakhstani children bring 8 medals from Asian chess championship
Children's team from Kazakhstan won 8 medals and the 4th place in the general ranking at the world chess championship in Singapore.
09 June 2015
Blatter's departure will not change FIFA: ex-UEFA offical
Changing FIFA presidents will not root out corruption at football's world body, a former UEFA official said.
08 June 2015
Barcelona makes history with second European treble
Luis Suarez and Neymar scored second-half goals to give Barcelona a 3-1 Champions League as the Spaniards became the first team to twice win the European treble.
07 June 2015
Indonesian website names Sabina Altynbekova most beautiful athlete, ahead of Sharapova
Kazakhstan’s volleyball player Sabina Altynbekova has been named the most beautiful athlete by the Indonesian news website Surabaya News.
06 June 2015
Golovkin retains P4P ranking: The Ring
Kazakhstan boxer Gennady Golovkin has retained his place in the Pound for Pound (P4P) rating according to The Ring magazine.
31 May 2015
Russian sports minister welcomes Blatter victory
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said he was pleased by Sepp Blatter's reelection as FIFA president.
30 May 2015
Kazakhstani tennis player Putintseva defeats Germany's No 1 at Nürnberger Versicherungscup
Kazakhstani tennis player Yuliya Putintseva has lost to Karin Knapp in the quarterfinals of the Nürnberger Versicherungscup taking place in German.
29 May 2015
Astana Arlans destroy Russian Boxing Team 5:0 in first leg of WSB semi-finals
The Astana Arlans faced Russian Boxing Team in the first leg of the World Series of Boxing semi-finals in Astana, Kazakhstan.
29 May 2015
WBC wants the winner of Cotto-Canelo to fight Golovkin
Mauricio Suleiman of the World Boxing Council (WBC) wants the winner of the Cotto-Alvarez fight to face Gennady Golovkin.
29 May 2015
Golovkin ready for the next opponent
WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin is looking for his next opponent.
29 May 2015
9-y.o. chess player from Kazakhstan wins World Schools Championship in Thailand
9-year-old WCM from Kazakhstan Amina Kairbekova has won a gold medal in U9 category of the FIDE World Schools Championship held in Thailand.
29 May 2015
Serik Sapiev on Astana Arlans' first loss in 5th Season
General Director of Astana Arlans Serik Sapiev speaks about the loss to Italian Thunder.
27 May 2015
Landa of Astana wins stage 15 at Tour Italy: Contador of Tinkoff-Saxo leads general classification
Mikel Landa of the Astana cycling team has become the winner of the 15th stage at the Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy).
25 May 2015
Astana Arlans punch their way to the finals 9:1 against Russian Boxing Team
Astana Arlans defeat Russian Boxing Team to face Cuba Domadores in the final fight.
25 May 2015