World Sports

FIDE Honored Coach Gennady Sosonko, a two-time winner of the Wijk aan Zee tournament (in 1977 and 1981), expressed admiration for the organizers of the World Chess Cup in Baku, during an interview with Trend on the sidelines of the tournament.Sosonko …

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup’s third round has commenced in Baku, Trend reports.This round features the participation of six Azerbaijani grandmasters. Among them, Teymur Rajabov and Ulviyya Fataliyeva advanced to the third round…

Kyrgyzstan’s esports team, Hydra, claimed a victory in an international tournament held in Russia. The Phygital Games in Dota2, 9th edition, took place in Kazan from July 20 to 27. The Kyrgyz team, Hydra, demonstrated outstanding performance throughou…

Azerbaijani swimmer Vali Israfilov has claimed a gold medal at the 2023 Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester, England, to book a spot for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. He secured the medal in the men`s 100m brass event, after timing 1.07.08 …

Azerbaijani swimmer, three-time Paralympic champion Raman Salei has taken a bronze medal at the Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester, England. He secured the medal in the men`s 100m butterfly event after timing 58.73 seconds. Raman Salei al…

The solemn opening ceremony of the Games will take place on August 5 at the Minsk-Arena cultural and sports complex in Minsk. 4,000 athletes from 24 countries of the world will take part in the competition. In total, 1672 sets of medals in 21 sports w…

Head coaches of the youth football teams of Kyrgyzstan have been appointed. The Kyrgyz Football Union reported on social media.The day before, at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Kyrgyz Football Union, candidates were approved who will ac…

The first round of the World Cup 2023 has been played in Baku. In line with chess tradition, the first round started by the first move made by Viswanathan Anand, a five-time world chess champion. Altogether, 114 games were played in round one – 76 in …

The 10th-anniversary World Chess Cup of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) has commenced in Baku, Trend reports.The competition has garnered significant attention, with games being closely watched by Farid Gayibov, the Minister of Youth and Spo…