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Azerbaijan Cup game underway in Khankendi

Azerbaijan Cup game underway in Khankendi

The football game of the 1/8 finals of the Azerbaijan Cup between FC Qarabag and MOIK (Sports Club of Army) has started at the city's Khankendi stadium. The game, which will go down in history as the first soccer match in …

Qarabag FC gearing up for historic match in Khankendi

Qarabag FC gearing up for historic match in Khankendi

The last two matches of 1/8 finals of the Azerbaijan Football Cup will be played today, on December 21, in Khankendi. Khankendi will host the first match of the day. In the historic encounter, Qarabag FC will face the I League's …

Azerbaijani gymnasts win 6 gold medals in London

Azerbaijani gymnasts win 6 gold medals in London

Young Azerbaijani gymnasts from the "Ojag Sport" club pulled off medals in the Winter Stars Rhythmic and Aesthetic Gymnastics International Championship in London, according to the …

Azerbaijani wrestlers claim 5 medals at world championship

Azerbaijani wrestlers claim 5 medals at world championship

Azerbaijani wrestlers have added five more medals to the country’s medal haul on Day 3 of the 36th CISM World Military Wrestling Championship in Baku. Ziya Babashov (63kg), Ulvi Ganizade (72kg) and Murad Ahmadiyev (92kg) secured …

Azerbaijani chess player pulls off world championship

Azerbaijani chess player pulls off world championship

The last round of the World Youth Chess Championship among girls and boys in the Italian city of Montesilvano has ended with the victory of Ayan Allahverdiyeva from Azerbaijan. Ayan Allahverdiyeva won the world championship for girls …

Azerbaijan football team coach dismissed

Azerbaijan football team coach dismissed

The Azerbaijan national football team parted ways with head coach Gianni De Biasi, according to the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA). Such a decision was made at the extraordinary meeting of the AFFA Executive …

Gymnasts return to Baku with medals

Gymnasts return to Baku with medals

Azerbaijani gymnasts who won medals at the World Competitions among age groups in trampolining and tumbling in Birmingham (UK) returned home with medals. At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the athletes were met by …