Kazakhstan’s Lutsenko wins stage at Cycling Tour of Turkey
ASTANA – Alexey Lutsenko who rides for Astana ProTeam recently won 4th stage of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey. Lutsenko got ahead of Italian’s Diego Ulissi, who rides for UAE-Team Emirates, and Spain’s Eduard Prades riding for Euskadi-Murias (second and third respectively) to the finish line of the 205.5-kilometre race. “The race wasn’t easy,…
FC Kairat dismisses Spanish manager Carlos Alós
ASTANA — The Almaty-based Kairat football club has terminated its contract with with Spanish trainer Carlos Alós, Kairat Boranbayev, chairman of the Almaty Football Club’s Board of Supervision announced in a press release. The termination follows the club’s failure to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Europe League and an opportunity to win…
Gennady Golovkin plans to promote Kazakh boxers
ASTANA – Famous Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin wants to help young Kazakh boxers succeed in the sport, he said during a recent press conference in Almaty. “I thank every citizen of Kazakhstan for support, which is very important. I know people wake up very early to support me, I appreciate it,” said Golovkin. The former…
FC Astana, Dinamo Kyiv tie in first UEFA Europe League group stage
ASTANA — FC Astana and Ukraine’s Dinamo Kyiv ended their first match of the UEFA Europa League group stage with a 2:2 draw. The match was challenging for Astana as Dinamo Kyiv is the group’s favourite team and Ukraine’s most titled team. Dinamo’s forward Viktor Tsygankov scored first on a pass from Vitaliy Buyalskyi. Ten…
Gennady Golovkin suffers first loss in career, relinquishes titles
ASTANA – Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin suffered his first professional loss and relinquished his multiple middleweight titles after losing a Sept. 15 rematch with Mexican boxer Saul Canelo Alvarez. Alvarez won by decision and now holds the WBC, WBA (Super) and IBO world middleweight titles “I’m not going to say who won tonight, because the…
FC Astana qualifies for UEFA Europe League group stage
ASTANA – FC Astana qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Europa League after recently outscoring APOEL over two matches. FC Astana first lost to APOEL 0:1, making it necessary for FC Astana to score first in a home match. FC Astana’s footballer Pedro Henrique scored a goal in the 15th minute by a penalty…
Aleksey Lutsenko brings second gold for Kazakhstan at 2018 Asian Games
ASTANA – Kazakh cyclist Aleksey Lutsenko recently won a gold medal in the group race at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. A rider from South Korea was ahead of Lutsenko for most of the 145.5-kilometre distance, but the tactics and discipline of Kazakhstan’s team helped him get out ahead before the finish line .…
Fencer Alexanin wins Kazakhstan’s first gold at 2018 Asian games
ASTANA – Kazakh fencer Dmitriy Alexanin recently won Kazakhstan’s first gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games. He beat the 2016 Olympic Games champion Park Sang-young of South Korea 15:12. “I am overwhelmed with emotions. Everything was good. A colossal work was done. I would like to recognise my trainers Albert Valentinovich and Aleksey Borisovich.…
Legendary boxer Roy Jones meets with Kazakh national team boxers
ASTANA – Legendary boxer Roy Jones, 1988 Olympic Games silver medalist and many times world champion, recently met with boxers from the national boxing team of Kazakhstan in Astana. Jones’s visit was a surprise. He had been attending an event in a region and knew the national team was training and wanted to visit. He…
Kazakh youth judo team wins bronze, individuals win gold at European Championships in Berlin
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s youth judo team placed third at the recent European Judo Championships in Berlin. Individual team members also two gold medals and five medals total. Damir Bolatbekov and Zhanbolat Bakytbergenov won gold in the 55kg and 73kg categories. Arslan Yesengel and Galiya Tynbayeva won silver medals and a bronze was won by Ansarbek…
Kazakhstan to host Short Track World Cup Stage for first time
ASTANA – Almaty will host for the first time in Kazakhstan a stage of the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Dec. 7-9, according to a recent announcement by the International Skating Union (ISU). The Almaty event will be the third of six stages in the2018/19 World Cup and include participants from the Winter Universiade…
Astana Pro Team’s Fraile wins Tour de France stage
ASTANA – Astana Pro Team’s Spanish cyclist Omar Fraile won the 14th stage of the Tour de France. He was the first to finish the 188-km stage between Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux and Mende. Fraile finished in 4 hours, 41 minutes, 57 seconds. France’s Julian Alaphilippe, riding for Quick-Step Floors, was six seconds behind for second place. Belgian…
FC Astana beat Montenegro’s champion in first UEFA Champions League match
ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s FC Astana recently beat FK Sutjeska from Montenegro 1:0 in the first match of the UEFA Champions League qualifier. The Montenegro team started strong and were good on offence. However, several attacks by the Astana team resulted in a goal in the 29th minute. The referee assigned a penalty shot that was…
Kazakh President meets with boxing champion Gennady Golovkin
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev recently met with WBC, WBA (Super), IBO world boxing champion Gennady Golovkin. Nazarbayev told Golovkin Kazakh citizens are proud of his accomplishments. “Compatriots watch each of your bouts. You represent Kazakhstan with dignity, do not forget your homeland and speak everywhere about it. We are proud of you. A very important…
Canadian hockey player Brandon Bochenski returns to Barys
The Astana Hockey Club Barys recently announced the signing of a contract with Canadian forward Brandon Bochenski. “Hello to each fan of Barys. I missed everyone so much. I have wonderful news – I am coming back and am going to play in the next season. Hope you will support me and our team. We…
FC Astana beats FC Kairat in Kazakhstan Premier League
FC Astana extended its lead in the Kazakhstan Premier League over Kazakhstan Professional Football League rival FC Kairat with a recent win in Almaty. The match was the 15th round between the two leaders and FC Kairat was favoured, having won the last two out of three matches. The third match ended in a draw.…
Kazakh boxer victorious in Los Angeles
Kazakh boxer Meiirim Nursultanov recently knocked out Mexican Josue Obando in the sixth round of a fight at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The win was Nursultanov’s sixth victory in as many bouts since turning pro in November 2016. “Meiirim showed a good fight. One can think that being in America and gaining…
FC Astana to face Montenegro team in early UEFA Champions League match
ASTANA – The Swiss city of Nyon recently held a toss-up of the first qualifying round of the 2018/19 season UEFA Champions League. Kazakhstan’s champion FC Astana will face Montenegro’s champion FK Sutjeska Niksic. The first match will be July 10-11 in Astana, and a return match will be July 17-18 in Montenegro. If FC…
Kazakhstan football team beats Azerbaijan in friendly match
ASTANA – The Kazakh football team recently beat the Azerbaijan team 3-0 in a friendly match. Kazakhstan scored twice in the first half. Roman Murtazayev scored the first goal followed by Serikzhan Muzhikov. The Kazakh team continued to attack in the second half, and Bakhtiyer Zainutdinov scored Kazakhstan’s third goal with minutes remaining. “I congratulate…
International Boxing Federation strips one of Golovkin’s world champion title
ASTANA – The International Boxing Federation (IBF) recently stripped Kazakh boxer Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin of his world champion title after Golovkin refused to hold an obligatory title defence fight against Ukrainian Sergey Derevianchenko until Aug. 3. The decision followed a May 22 federation hearing in the United States attended by Golovkin, Derevianchenko (12-0, 10 KOs)…
International championship-winning coach from Ukraine takes reins at FC Astana
ASTANA – Roman Grigorchuk, former manager of Latvia’s Ventspils, Ukraine’s Chernomorets and Azerbaijan’s Gabala, has now been appointed head coach of FC Astana.The Ukrainian has extensive experience working with clubs in the group stage of the Europa League, having taken three of his clubs there for a total of four showings. In the 2013 to…
Golovkin defends World Champion titles, KOs Martirosyan in second round
ASTANA – On May 5, one of the world’s best boxers – and local hero – WBA super middleweight champion and WBC, IBF and IBO world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin achieved another brilliant professional boxing win at the StubHub Centre in Carson, California, over American boxer Vanes Martirosyan. Golovkin was initially going to have a…
Boxer Yeleussinov wins first professional fight
ASTANA – Daniyar Yeleussinov, Kazakhstan’s 2016 Olympic gold medalist, won his first professional fight, knocking out American boxer Noah Kidd (3-0-1, 2 KO) in a bout in New York. The fight reached its climax in the third round, when Yeleussinov knocked his opponent down. After a short break Kidd decided to continue the fight, only…
FC Astana ties with FC Kairat in Kazakhstan Championship’s central match
ASTANA – The main event of the past football weekend was the match of Kazakhstan’s championship fifth round between the country’s two strongest clubs, FC Astana and FC Kairat of Almaty. The game was anticipated because Kairat lost 0-3 to Astana in the match for the Super Cup of Kazakhstan and was determined to gain…
Boxer Sharipova to fight for WBC champion belt of Finland’s Eva Wahlstrom
ASTANA – Boxer Firuza Sharipova of Kazakhstan will face off against World Boxing Council (WBC) Champion Eva Wahlstrom of Finland in Monaco Oct. 24. Sharipova’s manager Sergei Zavileysky discussed the coming bout in detail. “We received a response from the promoter of Eva Wahlstrom, Petri Paimander. The Finnish athlete is now recovering after an operation,…
