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Shvedova made it into Roland Garros quarterfinal
Thursday, 10 Jun, 2010 – 8:56 | 3 Comments
Shvedova made it into Roland Garros quarterfinal

Roland Garros – the most prestigious tennis clay court tournament – is over now. While Italy celebrates Francesca Schiavone’s unexpected victory and Spanish fans are happy with Rafael Nadal’s fifth win, we are glad …

Kazakhstan’s first Olympic medal
Saturday, 20 Feb, 2010 – 8:00 | One Comment
Kazakhstan’s first Olympic medal

Biathlete Elena Khrustaleva wins silver in the 15 km individual race.
She has shown very good results in two other Olympic races. She finished fifth in 7.5 km sprint, which was quite unexpected, then she was …

Kazakhstan makes a strong debut in tennis Hopman Cup
Monday, 18 Jan, 2010 – 9:00 | 6 Comments
Kazakhstan makes a strong debut in tennis Hopman Cup

It is so far a successful season start for Kazakh tennis players Yaroslava Shvedova and Andrey Golubev with their solid performance in Perth, Australia during the Hopman Cup. neweurasia’s Dina reviews the tournament and finds inspiration for future Kazakh athletes.

The resurrection of Vino
Wednesday, 19 Aug, 2009 – 7:07 | One Comment
The resurrection of Vino

neweurasia’s Dina charts the return of Alexandre “Vino” Vinokourov after the end of his two-year suspension. Vino’s story is also the story of Kazakhstan’s national team as they cinched the Asian championships in Indonesia. Thus redeemed, what does the future hold for this controversial cyclist?

Astana dominates Tour de France while Vino plans his comeback
Thursday, 16 Jul, 2009 – 5:00 | One Comment

Nothing else dominates sports headlines like seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong’s comeback with Kazakh cycling team Astana to the sport’s main competition – French Grand Tour. Astana already showed a solid performance, and …

The road ahead is murky for “Astana” cycling team
Wednesday, 17 Jun, 2009 – 19:14 | 2 Comments
The road ahead is murky for “Astana” cycling team

Cash problems have been haunting Astana since April. Among the latest potential casualties could be the city’s cycling team. Apparently almost all of the team’s sponsors have failed to fulfill their financial obligations. Consequently, Kazakhstan could quite possibly not be represented at the Tour de France this year.

Kazakhstan-England. Full time. Mission Impossible.
Wednesday, 10 Jun, 2009 – 9:16 | One Comment

English national football team’s arrival to Almaty brought obvious excitement – for the first time Kazakhstan hosted such a renowned team.

Denis Ten’s brilliant debut
Wednesday, 1 Apr, 2009 – 9:24 | 6 Comments

15-year-old skater from Kazakhstan competed in his first World Figure Skating championships in Los Angeles last week. Not only was he able to give two outstanding performances, but also managed to enter final top 10. …

Spring for “Astana”: Rises and Falls
Tuesday, 24 Mar, 2009 – 5:37 | No Comment

Yesterday Astana cycling team started racing in Vuelta Castilla y León, which was considered the most important part of the team’s preparation to the Grand Tours. Unfortunately Astana’s Lance Armstrong crashed during the first stage, …

Ten finishes in top 4, but what about others?
Tuesday, 3 Mar, 2009 – 7:46 | No Comment

15-year-old Denis Ten has finished fourth at 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Denis is the youngest skater to place top 10 of the competition held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Last year he became the first Kazakh …