Anand's challenger Carlsen resigned to Chennai as venue?

Azerbaijan has been selected as the host country of the first WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships to take place in 2014. The decision was made during a WTF Council meeting at the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, ...

PR Newswire PR Newswire BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The key role of sports in Azerbaijan's development and internationalisation strategy. Azerbaijan is supporting its quick economic development with an innovative strategy ...

Azerbaijani capital Baku will host a breathtaking stage of the 2013 UIM Formula 2 World Powerboat Championships for the first time on July 6-7. The championship will start in Stockholm on June 15-16 and continue with the thrilling and exciting ...

Lausanne gets ready for 4th World Para-Taekwondo Championships and 2013 Swiss Open. LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (June 7, 2013) ? The Swiss city of Lausanne is ready for the upcoming 4th WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships and the 2013 Swiss Open. The ...

Baku, June 9 (AzerTAc). Azerbaijan`s grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov has claimed the title of the World Rapid Chess Championship in Russia. In the last day he won 5 games in the row and defeated Ernesto Inarkiev in 15th round. He finished the ...

Baku, May 19 (AzerTAc). State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), a leading global oil company of the world, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a major sponsorship deal for the UEFA EURO 2016 and

GENEVA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Russian city Chelyabinsk will host the 2015 World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Championships, it has been announced. The city, around 100 miles north of the border with Kazakhstan, was chosen after Russia defeated ...

Four Irish boxers reach their respective finals in Minsk Jason Quigley (l) beat the Ukranian world champion Despite a bloody nose, Paddy Barnes is through to the final John Joe Nevin (l) is declared winner Four from four... Roll on Saturday ...

St Petersburg: A plan by the newly-elected head of an umbrella sports body for a United World Championships every four years is not a good idea because of the already congested sports calendar, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on ...