Thursday, 24, September, 2026
Thursday, 24, September, 2026
In recent years, Uzbekistan’s sports strategy has increasingly relied on a controversial shortcut to international podiums: the rapid naturalization of Russian athletes. Trapped in international limbo due to sweeping bans on Russian teams following geopolitically driven sporting sanctions, many elite Russian competitors have sought alternative flags.
In the sixth round of the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand on Monday, Uzbekistan's top men's team defeated defending Olympiad champion India, holding onto sole possession of first place.
The Asian Paralympic Committee (AsPC) on Friday announced the nominees for its Athletes Committee who will be elected during the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games.
The 20th Asian Games opened in Nagoya, Japan, on Sept. 19. Over the next 16 days, through Oct. 4, nearly 11,000 athletes will compete for 469 sets of medals across 43 sports. It is Japan's third Asian Games after Tokyo (1958) and Hiroshima (1994), and the first the country has hosted in 32 years.
Uzbekistan national team head coach Fabio Cannavaro has named the players called up for the team's matches during the extended international window.
The Uzbekistan national football team has finalized a packed autumn friendly schedule as part of their intensive preparations for the upcoming 2027 AFC Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia.
The Museum of Olympic and Paralympic Glory in Tashkent hosted a formal farewell ceremony for the national athletic delegations departing for the 20th Asian Games and 5th Para Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
As reported earlier, Turkish DİLAHAN TURİZM was preparing to file a lawsuit against Uzbek football club Andijan. The club's press office has now issued an official response to the dispute.
Pakhtakor has confirmed that French Ligue 1 side Stade Brestois showed interest in defender Muhammadrasul Abdumajidov, but the Tashkent club rejected the move — and pushed back on media reports suggesting a formal transfer offer had been made.
The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) announced on Thursday that Tashkent, Uzbekistan, as the host city for the 2027 APC Conference, Asian Awards and General Assembly, marking the first time the country will host the event.
Uzbekistan’s football boom was supposed to turn the country into the undisputed powerhouse of both Central and South Asia combined. Instead, a toxic mix of institutional corruption and severe financial instability has left the nation trapped in the role of an underachiever, struggling to build a kingdom it seemed destined to rule.
Uzbekistan's national football team will play a series of friendly matches during the upcoming FIFA international window as head coach Fabio Cannavaro continues rebuilding the squad following the country's World Cup debut, the UFA said in a statement.
Tashkent is preparing to make history with the World Swimming Championships, with 50 days remaining until it hosts the second leg of the 2026 World Aquatics Championships tour, scheduled for October 8-10, marking the first time this global event has been held in Uzbekistan.
The national football teams of Uzbekistan and Russia are in advanced talks over a friendly match set for later next month.
Neftchi and Pakhtakor learned their opponents in the AFC Champions League Elite after the draw ceremony at the Asian Football Confederation's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
Uzbekistan head coach Fabio Cannavaro said talks are underway to arrange a friendly against Iran — a fixture that would mark yet another chapter in what has become a strikingly familiar rivalry.
Pakhtakor FC secured a place in the prestigious AFC Champions League Elite group stage following a commanding 3-0 victory over Jordanian side Al-Hussein SC in a qualifying play-off match held in Tashkent’s Pakhtakor stadium Tuesday.
Usmon Toshev, the head of the National Teams Department at the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA), has shared his thoughts on potentially organizing a friendly match against Russia.
The National Football Center is set to host the AFC Elite Referees Seminar (West Region) from August 3 to 7. This seminar stands as one of the most critical educational initiatives organized for the Asian Football Confederation’s elite-tier match officials.
Uzbekistan will host the 2027 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, the Uzbekistan Football Association announced following a meeting of the Asian Football Confederation’s Executive Committee. The tournament is scheduled to take place from May 12 to May 29.