World Sports

Baku: Azerbaijani national swimming team emerged victorious at the Latvian Junior and Youth Swimming Championship 2024 held in capital city of Riga.

The squad claimed a gold medal in the men’s 200m freestyle event.

Additionally, the Azerbaijani swim…

Baku: The Los Angeles Lakers’ veteran star LeBron James became the first player to reach 40,000 regular season career points in the NBA, according to Anadolu Agency.

James dropped the historic point in Sunday’s NBA game against the Denver Nuggets, wh…

Baku: French referee Benoît Bastien will be in charge of a match between FC Qarabag and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 16.

Bastien will be assisted by his fellow countrymen Hicham Zakrani and Aurélien Berthomi…

Baku: Drawing of lots for the Candidates and the Women’s Candidates, the most prestigious chess tournament, has been held in Toronto, Canada.

Azerbaijani chess player Nijat Abasov will face Ian Nepomniachtchi in the first round, followed by games aga…

Baku: The Azerbaijan judo team have finished first in the overall medal table of the Antalya Cadet European Cup 2024 held in Trkiye.

The Azerbaijani fighters captured four gold, five silver and seven bronze medals at the tournament.

Source: Azerbai…

Baku: Manchester City beat crosstown rivals Manchester United 3-1 in the English Premier League week 27 derby on Sunday, according to Anadolu Agency.

English attacker Marcus Rashford’s eighth-minute strike gave an early lead to Man United in the matc…

Baku: Azerbaijani female rhythmic gymnasts proved their mettle by winning two medals at the Gymnastic International 2024 held in the German city of Fellbach-Schmiden.

Shams Aghahuseynova clinched a silver medal, while Ilaha Bahadirova secured a bronz…

Baku: Azerbaijani boxers will prove their mettle at the Youth World Boxing Cup Adriatic Pearl 2024 to be in Budva, Montenegro on March 5-10.

Six male and five female boxers are getting ready to represent Azerbaijan at the tournament.

Source: Azerba…

Baku: The first ever Khankendi-Baku Ultramarathon wrapped up on Monday in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.

Artyom Aliyev finished the cross line first in the marathon’s final fifth leg, which started in Gobustan and ended in Baku, covering a total di…