Saturday, 20, April, 2024

Sports

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has confirmed that Gafur Rakhimov will be the only candidate standing for the organisation's Presidency next month.

Héctor Cúper announced the Uzbekistan squad for the friendlies against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on October 13 and Qatar on 16 October.

Uzbekistan will for the first time host the Asian Road Para & Cycling Championships 2019 among men, women and juniors. This decision was taken at a meeting of the Asian Cycling Confederation in Kuala Lumpur.

Germany has won the right to host the 2024 European Championship, beating Turkey in a vote by UEFA's Executive Committee. This is to be the first time Germany will host the tournament since 1988, the UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin announced Thursday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. 

Mirjalol Qosimov has been appointed as the head coach of Uzbekistan U21, or the Olympic team. The former coach Ravshan Khaidarov was dismissed, Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) said in a statement.

Uzbekistan lost to Iran, 0-1, in a friendly match yesterday at National stadium. The only goal was scored 67 minutes into the game by Mehdi Torabi.

Uzbekistan will host the first Kok-boru World Championship in 2019. The decision was taken during the talks between the leadership of the Kok-boru Federation of Kyrgyzstan and the officials of the Uzbek Ministry of Sports in Issyk-Kul Saturday.

A hat-trick from Hwang Ui-jo and an extra time penalty from Hwang Hee-chan sealed Korea Republic a 4-3 win over Uzbekistan on Monday to advance to the 2018 Asian Games Indonesia men's football semi-finals on Monday.

Uzbekistan thrashed Hong Kong 3-0 to storm into the quarter-finals of the 2018 Asian Games Indonesia men’s football tournament on Thursday.

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov will sponsor Pakhtakor FC, according to a documentary on Uzbekistan 24. 80 % shares of Pakhtakor FC now reportedly belong to the businessman, who is the native of Uzbekistan, and has invested US$ 20 million for the club’s development.

President of the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan, Umid Ahmadjanov attended the General Assembly of the Asian Olympic Council in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Uzbekistan had already sealed top spot in Group B going into Sunday's match against Thailand. Uzbekistan largely dominated the frist half and opened the score through Zabikhillo Urinboev's 17th minute header. The South-East Asians threatened little in the either of the halves, with only a handful of attempts. Uzbekistan could increase the lead, but Masharipov couldn’t convert the penalty kick in the end of second half.

Uzbekistan will make their fourth appearance in the Asian Games Knockout Stage after an emphatic 6-0 win over Qatar at the Pakan Sari Stadium.

Uzbekistan won 3-0 over Bangladesh in the 2018 Asian Games group stage opener at Pakansari Stadium in Bogor, West Java, on Tuesday. Uzbekistan took the lead in the first half thanks to a header from skipper Zabikhillo Urinboev.

The Uzbekistan national football team will hold three friendly matches in autumn in Tashkent, the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) reported.

Three-time Olympic medalist, the former Russian racing cyclist Olga Zabelinskaya will be representing Uzbekistan at the summer Asian Games in Jakarta (Indonesia), which will start on August 18, the Uzbek Olympic Committee (NOC) of Uzbekistan.

The Uzbekistan Football Association signed a three-year contract with Hector Cúper, with the possibility of extension for another one year if Uzbekistan qualifies for World Cup 2022 in Qatar, the UFA offical said today at Hector Cúper’s unveiling press conference in Tashkent.

The Uzbekistan Football Association announced that it had successfully finalized talks with Hector Cúper, who from now will be coaching the Uzbekistan national team.

The minister of sports , Shoakrom Kholmatovich Isroilov, left this post, sources in the government told The Tashkent Times. Shoakrom Isroilov, who was in charge of the new ministry since February, bid farewell to the team on Wednesday. What new role he was given is not yet known.

Finally, Uzbekistan national team will, in a matter of days, have a new head coach. The 62-year old Argentine Héctor Raúl Cúper is expected to sign a contract with the Uzbekistan Football Association this week.