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Tbilisi plans to host Champions League final

Tbilisi plans to host Champions League final

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced that a 70,000-capacity football stadium will be built in Tbilisi with a goal of the venue hosting the 2028 final of the UEFA Champions League. According to the PM, the …

Azerbaijani gymnasts win bronze at World Cup in Baku

Azerbaijani gymnasts win bronze at World Cup in Baku

Azerbaijan clinched the bronze medal in the Group 5 Hoops event on April 21 at the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup held in Baku. The Azerbaijani team of Zeynab Hummatova, Gullu Aghalarzada, Kamilla Aliyeva, Elizaveta Luzan, Daria …

Nabi Nabiev not to participate in Hardcore battles

Nabi Nabiev not to participate in Hardcore battles

© Photo: screenshot from YouTube The MMA Hardcore League brought a harsh verdict to the Dagestani MMA fighter Nabi Nabiev after the mass brawl he caused yesterday at a tournament in Moscow. MMA …

Azerbaijani boxers wins gold at European Championships

Azerbaijani boxers wins gold at European Championships

Azerbaijan boxer Bilalbashi Nazarov has secured the champion title at the EUBC Youth Men and Women European Boxing Championships in Porec, Croatia. He outclassed Ukrainian rival Olexandr Zveryev in the 48 kg category. …

Ganja is new CIS Sports Capital

Ganja is new CIS Sports Capital

Azerbaijan’s city of Ganja will become the Sports Capital of the Commonwealth of the Independent States (CIS) for 2025, Russian Foreign Minister …

SOCAR chairman appointed AFFA president

SOCAR chairman appointed AFFA president

Azerbaijan Association of Football Federations (AFFA) has hosted a Report-Election Conference on April 2 in Baku. During the conference, President of Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) Rovshan Najaf was elected …

UEFA President invites Kobakhidze to attend Euro 2024

UEFA President invites Kobakhidze to attend Euro 2024

President of the European football governing body UEFA Aleksander Čeferin has formally invited Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to attend the upcoming European Championship as part of the organisation's VIP programme, after the …