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Astana Fans Sing in Unison as Backstreet Boys Deliver Timeless Hits
ASTANA – The Backstreet Boys lit up Astana Arena on Sept. 21, performing for around 30,000 fans, including more than 12,000 international visitors from 45 countries. Organized by Astana Concert with a striking Total White dress code, the show was...

Delegation of "Turkmenfilm" participates in the "Korkut Ata" Film Festival in Kazakhstan
On October 1, a grand opening ceremony of the International Film Festival "Korkut Ata" was held in the Mangystau region of Kazakhstan. Filmmakers and cultural figures from Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Hungary, and...

A collection of abstracts from the conference «Sport – ambassador of peace» was published in Turkmenistan
In honour of the International year of peace and trust, specialists from the Turkmen state institute of physical culture and sports have prepared a collection of abstracts based on the results of the International scientific and practical...

Kazakhstan to Partner with FIFA on Youth Football and Infrastructure
ALMATY – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino to discuss the future of football development in Kazakhstan on Sept. 22 in New York. Photo credit: Akorda Tokayev expressed his gratitude to FIFA for...

Kazakh Athlete Brings Historic Gold in Greco-Roman Wrestling
ASTANA — Aidos Sultangali secured the gold medal in the men’s 60-kilogram weight category in Greco-Roman wrestling on Sept. 20 at the World Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia, defeating Alisher Ganiyev of Uzbekistan in the final. Aidos...

How to watch Conference League 2025/26: live stream options, TV channels, free streams
Watch 2025/26 Conference League live streams to see clubs from England, Italy, Spain, France and all across the continent do battle for European silverware. Just the fifth edition of the revamped version of UEFA's third competition, English clubs...
Digital Bridge Forum Highlights Kazakhstan’s Push In AI And Digital Innovation
From Norshazlina Nor Azman ASTANA (KAZAKHSTAN), Oct 2 (Bernama) -- The Digital Bridge Forum 2025, which kicks off Thursday (Oct 2), aims to showcase Kazakhstan's growing role in digital innovation while positioning itself as a hub for artificial...

Dimash Qudaibergen’s Voice Beyond Horizon Project Concludes Filming in Astana
ASTANA – Filming of the international television project Voice Beyond Horizon, organized by Kazakh singer Dimash Qudaibergen in partnership with China’s Hunan Broadcasting System, wrapped up on Sept. 29 with the final episode shot in Astana. Press...

Diverse issues: How Uzbekistan is uniting its multi-ethnic population
By Dilbar Primova Published on 19/10/2025 - 8:14 GMT+2 Viktor Pak, of Korean descent, doesn't remember his parents well — they passed away when he was just two months old. His family story is rooted in a difficult past. In the 1930s, during...

Final dispatch from TIFF 2025: ‘Klee’, ‘Egghead Republic’, ‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ and ‘Nino’
Several scenes into Kahlil Joseph’s unpredictable and eclectic “BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions”, we cut to a clip from an old interview with French filmmaker Agnès Varda. She’s expounding on the limits of film categorisation: “What is bad for cinema...

CIS Games: Eight sports competitions scheduled for today
Eight sports competitions are scheduled for October 2 as part of the third CIS Games in Azerbaijan, Azernews reports. The events will include chovqan (Kyrgyzstan-Kuwait, Kazakhstan-Turkiye) in Shaki, trampoline gymnastics (first medalists will be...

What time and TV channel is Celtic v Braga on tonight in the Europa League?
Brendan Rodgers(Image: Srdjan Stevanovic - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) Celtic are aiming for their first European victory of the season when they host Braga in Glasgow. The Hoops' 1-1 draw away to Red Star Belgrade last week came after their...
Bahrain Youth Games Set to Spark to Life Today
Five sports begin before opening ceremony TDT | Manama Email : hussainm@newsofbahrain.com The third Bahrain Youth Games get underway today, three days before the official opening ceremony at Exhibition World Bahrain. Competitions in five sports...

Celtic v Braga: kick-off time, TV details and other match info ahead of Celtic’s second Europa League match
Celtic hope to get their first win of the UEFA Europa League season at home against Braga of Portugal this week. The Scottish champions sit on top of the Scottish Premiership, but stuttered in their first European game against Red Star Belgrade...

Champions League: Hojlund double helps Napoli defeat Sporting
On-loan Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund scored twice as Napoli defeated Sporting to secure their first Champions League win of the season. Both of Hojlund's goals came with assists from former Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne,...

Play It Again Sports Scoreboard - Sept. 30, 2025
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS SCOREBOARD BOYS SOCCER Freeburg 9, Roxana 0 St. Louis U. High 8, Collinsville 0 Highland 3, Lebanon 0 Hillsboro 5, Trenton Wesclin 0 St. Louis Chaminade College Prep Catholic 2, O'Fallon 0 Mascoutah 1,...

Kazakhstan’s President visit in November to strengthen ties with Pakistan: Ambassador Kistafin
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Sep 22 (APP): Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan, Yerzhan Kistafin on Monday said that President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will visit Pakistan in November this year and...

Fan hospitalized and 2 arrested following clashes ahead of Napoli-Sporting Champions League game
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — One Portuguese fan was hospitalized and two Napoli supporters were arrested following clashes before a Champions League match against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday. Cars were damaged and chairs were thrown when the opposing fan...

A surging pro sports league suddenly finds itself in crisis: MoneyCall
Welcome back to MoneyCall, The Athletic’s weekly sports business cheat sheet. (Want to get this emailed to you? Subscribe here.) Name-dropped today: Napheesa Collier, Cathy Engelbert, Jurgen Klopp, Chad Powers, Paul Finebaum, Matthew Ball, Bad...

Stefano Ricci Launches Fashion Docu-Series, “Fashional Geographic”
Niccolo and Filippo Ricci in Mongolia Photo Credit: Alessandro Moggi courtesy of Stefano Ricci SpA Stefano Ricci is taking fashion far beyond the runway with the launch of the first four Stefano Ricci Explorer missions on Amazon Prime Video’s...