Sports

20 May 2010 [12:10]

Azerbaijan marks UEFA Grassroots Day

Azerbaijan's football federation, AFFA, has marked UEFA Grassroots Day with a child football festival in the capital, Baku.
20 May 2010 [10:52]

Azerbaijani weightlifter takes the silver medal at European championship

Azerbaijan's Magomed Saidov has won silver medal at the European Under-17 weightlifting championship in Valencia, Spain.
19 May 2010 [14:43]

Azerbaijani grandmaster beats Russian rival in Grand Prix tournament

Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov has defeated Russian Evgeny Alekseev in the 8th round of the Grand Prix tournament in Astrakhan, Russia.
19 May 2010 [13:44]

Azerbaijani volleyball team to attend "Yeltsin" volleyball cup in Russia

The strongest women's volleyball teams will gather for the Boris Yeltsin Cup, the eighth international tournament in Yekaterinburg from July 4 to 11.
19 May 2010 [12:02]

Azerbaijani ten-fold European champion to vie for medals in Croatia Open Karate Tournament

Azerbaijan's ten-fold European karate champion Rafael Agayev will compete in a Croatia Open international tournament.
19 May 2010 [10:36]

AFFA secretary general meets FIFA's european development manager

AFFA Secretary General Elkhan Mammadov met visiting FIFA`s European development manager Eva Pasquier on May 18.
19 May 2010 [10:15]

Azerbaijani women volleyball players to compete in European championship qualifying round

Azerbaijan women's volleyball team will compete in the first qualifying round of the European championship 2011 starting in Belarus on Friday.
18 May 2010 [16:30]

Azerbaijani wrestlers to vie for Olympic berth

Azerbaijan's national wrestling team will compete in an international tournament in Poznan, Poland, whose winners will book a spot at this year's Singapore Olympic Games.
18 May 2010 [13:06]

Baku to host international kickboxing tournament

Azerbaijan's capital will host an international kickboxing tournament on Sunday.
18 May 2010 [12:40]

FIFA official visits Azerbaijani school

A Member of the Committee for Women`s Football at FIFA has visited a secondary school in Baku.
18 May 2010 [10:04]

Azerbaijan wrestlers win 2 World championship medals

World championship on Universal Wrestling among the 10-11, 12-13-aged wrestlers wrapped up in Russian city Medin.
17 May 2010 [16:42]

Baku to host international pankration tournament

An international pankration tournament to mark the Republic Day will be held in Baku on Saturday.
17 May 2010 [13:50]

Azerbaijan's judo fighters win 5 medals in Ukraine

Azerbaijani judo fighters have brought home five medals, including two golds from the "Typhoon on Tatami" European Cup tournament in Kiev, Ukraine.
17 May 2010 [10:58]

Azerbaijani judo fighter Elnur Mammedli overpowers his rivals for the Championship gold

World Judo championship wrapped up in Cairo.
17 May 2010 [10:50]

Azerbaijani oarsman claims gold at international Wedau regatta

Azerbaijani oarsman, two-fold world champion, Alexander Alexanderov has won a gold medal at the International Wedau Regatta held in Duisburg, Germany.
17 May 2010 [10:36]

Azerbaijani gymnasts win in Spain

15 May 2010 [11:07]

FC "Neftchi" and USSR squads collide in a match of veterans

A match between veterans of FC Neftchi and USSR national team ended in a 3-3 draw.
14 May 2010 [10:42]

Azerbaijan to go head to head with Uzbekistan

Azerbaijan's national futsal team will play two friendlies with Uzbekistan in Tashkent next week.
14 May 2010 [09:44]

Azerbaijani judo fighters to leave for Cairo

Azerbaijan's national judo team will leave for Cairo to compete in the next level of the World Championship.
13 May 2010 [15:54]

Azerbaijani sumo wrestlers to join Varna championship

The European Sumo Championship will take place in Varna, Bulgaria on May 25-28.
13 May 2010 [14:13]

Azerbaijani wrestlers to visit Turkey for International Tournament

The International Youth Tournament on Free-style, Greco-Roman and Women wrestling will take place from May 14 to 16 in Ankara, Turkey.
13 May 2010 [13:52]

Azerbaijani boxers reach International tournament semifinals

The international boxing tournament among juniors dedicated to the 87th anniversary of Heydar Aliyev is now finished.
12 May 2010 [18:54]

Azerbaijani acrobats win two medals in Russia

The international tournament in acrobatic gymnastics 'Volkov Cup' completed in the Russian city of Veliky Novgorod.
12 May 2010 [17:30]

Azerbaijan wins World Para-Taekwondo Championship

Azerbaijan has won the first place among 21 countries at the World Para-Taekwondo Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia.
12 May 2010 [14:03]

Azerbaijani handicap taekwondo fighters competing for world medals

Azerbaijani disabled taekwondo fighters are competing in the 2nd World championship in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
10 May 2010 [12:35]

Azerbaijani rowers win World Cup in France

Azerbaijani rowers have won the World Cup in France.
10 May 2010 [11:13]

Azerbaijan judo fighter wins the Grand Prix in Tunisia

Azerbaijani judo fighters have won one medal in Grand Prix in Tunisia.
10 May 2010 [10:25]

Azerbaijani gymnast wins bronze at World Cup

The World Cup of Rhythmic Gymnastics in Corbeil-Essonne (France) has wrapped up.
08 May 2010 [13:43]

Azerbaijani wrestling champ speaks of his fights, broken jaw, and the World Championship in Moscow

Olympic champion, and 2-time world greco-roman wrestling champion Farid Mansurov gave his first interview, after being released from the hospital. He got there in the first place, due to broken jaw. The incident occured at the European championship, in Baku.
08 May 2010 [10:15]

Azerbaijani karate fighter becomes seven-time European champion

45th European Karate Championships in styles for WKF (World Karate Federation) is underway in the Athens, Greece.
06 May 2010 [10:58]

17th Acrobatic Gymnastics Championship of Azerbaijan to start today

17th Acrobatic Gymnastics Championship of Azerbaijan will start in the Baku Gymnastics School today.
05 May 2010 [14:21]

Azerbaijani judo fighters to test strength in Tunisia tournament

Judo Grand Prix tournament will take place in Tunis on May 7-9.