Tuesday, 16, April, 2024

Sports

Uzbekistan beat Oman 1-0 to progress to the AFC U23 Championship China 2018 Quarter-finals at the Jiangyin Sports Center Stadium on Monday. An own goal from Thani Al Rushaidi in the first half was enough to give Uzbekistan a second place finish in Group A, while Oman exited the tournament with no wins to their name.

Pakhtakor left back Khojiakbar Alijonov’s first half strike proved the difference as Uzbekistan secured a vital 1-0 win over China PR in Group A of the AFC U23 Championship 2018. The win leaves the Uzbeks level with China on three points and, ahead of the day’s later game between Oman and Qatar, both teams can still genuinely harbour ambitions of sealing a spot in the quarter-finals with one game apiece still to play.

Almoez Ali's goal leaves Qatar second in Group A behind table-topping China PR who beat Oman 3-0 in the day’s earlier game.

Tashkent to host the FEI World Jumping Challenge 2018 Final, which will take place at Allure Equestrian Club, Bostanlik ditrict of Tashkent province.

The Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF) announced Thursday the 23-player squad who will represent Uzbekistan at the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Championship, the biennial competition scheduled for Jan. 9-27 in Jiangsu Province, China.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed decree creating the National Anti-Doping Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers, following the agreement between the National Olympic Committee and WADA reached last autumn, the president’s press service reported.

The Executive Committee of the Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF) has revoked the coaching license of the Neftchi head coach Vadim Abramov for an indefinite period, the UFF said in a statement.

Four winter sports federations: Federation of Ice Hockey, Federation of Figure Skating and Short Track, Federation of Curling and Federation of Skiing which will also include snowboarding, skiing, freestyle, ski jumping and other winter sports, will be created in Uzbekistan, the National Olympic Committee (NOC) said.

Uzbekistan will play friendly matches against Morocco and Iran, Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF) said in a statement.

The Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF) has announced a contest for design of its new logo. The contest will start on January 1 and is open to all ages . The winning entries will be selected by online voting.

The defending champion Lokomotiv sealed Uzbekistan Professional League title with one match still to be played. After matchday 28 the “railways” team had 64 points ahead of Nasaf who were second with  59 points.

Uzbekistan without foreign based players lost, 0-1 to the UAE in a friendly match yesterday at Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium.

The AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa discussed issues related to football with newly elected Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF) President Umid Akhmadjonov at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

The Bureau of the Executive Committee of the Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF) has approved a new format for domestic leagues, the press service of the UFF reported.

FC Nasaf coach Ruziqul Berdiev has been appointed interim head coach of the Uzbekistan national team. Berdiev will guide the national team for the friendly away to the United Arab Emirates, the UFF chief Umid Ahmadjonov said today at a meeting of the Uzbekistan Football Federation.

Uzbekistan will play a friendly match against the UAE on November 14 in the UAE as part of the Memorandum of Cooperation signed between Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF) and UAE Football Association.

The President of Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF), Umid Ahmadjonov, visited Aspire Academy on Monday morning with a delegation including UFF’s Secretary-General Sardor Rakhmatullaev. The delegation was welcomed by senior officials from Aspire Academy, including Director General, Ivan Bravo, and Deputy Director General, Ali Salem Afifa.

Uzbekistan Football Federation convened a special meeting  yesterday, during which Oman Gafurov was appointed as the new Director General of Uzbekistan Pro-League replacing Farhod Magometov.

Tashkent-based hockey club Binokor may enter the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) within the next two seasons, a source said. Currently, the League comprises 27 clubs based in seven countries - Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia, China, Finland and Slovakia.

The Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF) and the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA) signed a memorandum of collaboration with the aim of consolidating friendly relations, exchanging of football experiences and bringing up new football generations, following the meeting of the President of UFF Umid Ahmadjonov and the Vice-president of the UAE Football Association Abdulla Naser Al Jenaibi, the UFF reported.