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.
Indonesian markets welcome projected Widodo win
Indonesian stocks rallied to a one-year high Thursday after most unofficial tallies showed Jakarta governor Joko Widodo ahead of ex-general Prabowo Subianto in a closely fought race to lead Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
Ex-Norwegian PM Brundtland awarded Asian 'Nobel Prize'
Former Norwegian premier Gro Harlem Brundtland was named Wednesday as the first recipient of the Tang Prize, touted as Asia's version of the Nobels, for her work as the "godmother" of sustainable development.
Santos, Colombia's would-be peacemaker
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who was re-elected Sunday, is seen as his country's best hope for a potential peace deal with Marxist rebels.
"A Gentleman's Guide" takes home best musical at Tonys
"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" was crowned best musical Sunday at the Tony Awards in New York, where actors Neil Patrick Harris, Bryan Cranston, Audra McDonald and Jessie Mueller also snagged wins for separate performances.
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.
Singing nun wins Italian television talent show
A singing nun clinched the final of The Voice of Italy television talent show contest on Friday after winning millions of followers with her lively dance act and soulful renditions of lusty pop classics.
Syria's Assad coasts to re-election in 'farce' polls
Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected Syria's president with 88.7 percent of the vote after a poll labelled a farce by rebels fighting to overthrow him, whose outcome was never in doubt.
Cycling: Astana Proteam racer receives bronze at Giro d'Italia race
ProTeam Astana racer Fabio Aru has become the bronze prizewinner of the prestigious 2014 Giro d'Italia cycling race.
Tennis: Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas beats world's No 22 in France
A professional tennis player from Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas has advanced into the second round of the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg.
Football: Kazakhstan women's team wins Bulgaria in FIFA qualifications
The women’s national football team of Kazakhstan has won 4:1 over Bulgarian team in a qualifying match of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Bearded Austrian drag queen wins Eurovision
Bearded Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst won the Eurovision contest early Sunday with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix", beating expectations that the eye-catching performance would be too controversial in socially conservative countries.
Football: Real rout holders Bayern to reach Lisbon final
Real Madrid reached their first Champions League final for 12 years with an historic 4-0 win at Bayern Munich in Tuesday's semi-final, second leg to knock the holders out.
Wolves that fought with Fire: Astana Arlans win Baku Fires 3:2
Kazakhstan's Alpha Wolves won over the Bad Boys 3:2.
Kazakhstani writer Ilya Odegov wins Russian Award
Almaty based-writer Ilya Odegov won the Russian Award in Flash Fiction category with his short story “Timur and his summer”.
Kazakhstan's Little Brother takes Federal Foreign Office award at goEast
Serik Aprymov’s Little Brother (Bauyr) won an award at the Central and Eastern Europe film Festival goEast from the German Federal Foreign Office.
Tennis: Zarina Dias wins ITF tournament in China
A professional tennis player from Kazakhstan Zarina Dias has won the ITF tournament in China with a prize pool of $50 thousand.
Underwater photos of Kazakhstan photographer acknowledged best by prestigious website
Three photos made by a Kazakhstan photographer Nadezhda Kulagina have won prizes of a prestigious photo-website.
Football: Kazakhstan's youth team wins Island in UEFA qualifications
Kazakhstan national youth football team has won over the team of Island at the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 2015 qualifications.
Golovkin's 30th fight: Names revealed
The names of Gennady Golovkin’s possible opponents have been revealed.
