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Umar Nurmagomedov title shot confirmed

Umar Nurmagomedov title shot confirmed

Umar Nurmagomedov will fight  current champion Merab Dvalishvili to claim the UFC bantamweight title, his manager Ali Abdelaziz said. According to Abdelaziz, Nurmagomedov, who holds an undefeated record of 18-0, is …

Chess players from Turkic-speaking countries form association

Chess players from Turkic-speaking countries form association

The Azerbaijan Chess Federation (ACF) proposed to create a special structure to strengthen cooperation and ties of Turkic-speaking countries in the field of chess. The proposal was made during the meeting of the International Chess …

Lamiya Valiyeva wins 100m gold at Paris Paralympic Games

Lamiya Valiyeva wins 100m gold at Paris Paralympic Games

Paralympian and 4-time world champion Lamiya Valiyeva clinched a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games. On the sixth day of the Summer Paralympic Games in Paris, the Azerbaijani athlete set a new world …

Azerbaijani athlete wins gold in long jump at 2024 Paralympics

Azerbaijani athlete wins gold in long jump at 2024 Paralympics

Azerbaijani Paralympian Said Najafzadeh joined the fight on the fifth day of competition at the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris. Najafzadeh, bronze medalist of the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo and world champion, won a gold medal in …

Mixed martial arts banned in Afghanistan

Mixed martial arts banned in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban (baned in Russia) has banned mixed martial arts (MMA), claiming it is too violent and in breach of Islamic law. A spokesman for the group said the sport featured dangerous moves that raised concerns over …

UEFA Champions League: Dinamo beats Qarabag

UEFA Champions League: Dinamo beats Qarabag

Azerbaijan's Qarabag FC played another match in the Champions League. Gurban Gurbanov's team played the return match of the Champions League playoffs. The representative of Agdam hosted the champion of Croatia's …

Two Azerbaijani wrestlers win gold medals

Two Azerbaijani wrestlers win gold medals

The U17 Wrestling World Championship in Amman, Jordan, has wrapped up its Greco-Roman style events, with two Azerbaijani wrestlers coming out on top in their finals and clinching the title of world champions. In the consolation bout, …