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Baku: Iraq on Friday qualified for the last 16 after beating Japan 2-1 in a 2023 Asian Cup group match, according to Anadolu Agency.

Iraqi forward Aymen Hussein scored double in the first half against favorites Japan to reach the knockout stage in th…

Baku: Reigning champions Senegal qualified Friday for the 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16, Anadolu Agency reports.

Called the Lions of Teranga, Senegal beat five-time AFCON winners Cameroon 3-1 in a Group C match at Yamoussoukro’s …

Baku: The 2023 Italian Super Cup (Supercoppa Italiana) final in Saudi Arabia will see Napoli play Inter Milan in a showdown next week, according to Anadolu Agency.

Inter beat Lazio 3-0 in Friday’s semifinal at Riyadh’s Al-Awwal Park.

French forward …

Baku: The 5th World Nomad Games set to captivate Astana from September 8 to 14, 2024, according to Turanews. With over 4 thousand participants representing 100+ countries, and an expected influx of more than 100 thousand tourists, the event promises a…

Baku: ‘Azerbaijan’s Shahdag Tourism Center is set to host an international ski mountaineering competition for the first time, on March 9-10. The International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) included in its calendar a tournament on vertical and s…

Baku: The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has given the greenlight for hosting FIS competitions at Azerbaijan’s Shahdag Mountain Resort.

Shahdag Mountain Resort was presented with a certificate of Alpine Homologation (‘course approva…

Baku: Defending champions and hosts Qatar qualified for the Round of 16 in the 2023 Asian Cup after beating Tajikistan 1-0 in a Group A fixture on Wednesday, according to Anadolu Agency.

Qatari winger Akram Afif scored the winning goal in the first h…

Baku: Azerbaijan’s Neftchi Baku football club has completed the signing of Sierra Leonean winger Alpha Conteh from Bulgaria’s Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Conteh, 23, signed a 2,5+1-year deal with the Oilmen.

He will wear the No. 20 jersey for the club.

Sou…

Baku: McLaren have become the first Formula 1 team to unveil their 2024 look by revealing their livery for the upcoming season, according to the Formula 1 official website.

It features more papaya, which has been a staple of the colour scheme since 2…