Kia Basketball Fest in Temirtau on July 19 at Qarmet Park: 3x3 basketball tournament with over 3 million tenge in prizes, live music by RaiM & SHIZA, family activities. Free entry.
Kazakh weightlifter Alexey Churkin, world vice-champion, received a three-room apartment in Astana from the Weightlifting Federation. Details on infohub.kz.
More than 2.5 million people have signed a petition calling for Argentina's disqualification from the 2026 World Cup, citing biased refereeing favoring Messi.
France coach Deschamps criticized refereeing in the 2026 World Cup semifinal after a 0-2 loss to Spain, calling it below semifinal level. The match was decided by a 22nd-minute penalty. Spain's de la Fuente disagreed. More on infohub.kz.
Zinedine Zidane will become the new head coach of the France national team after their World Cup semifinal defeat to Spain. Didier Deschamps will depart after the third-place match.
Spain defeated France 2-0 in the 2026 World Cup semi-final and advanced to the final. They will face the winner of England vs Argentina. Match summary included.
Spain beats France 2-0 in the 2026 World Cup semifinal, becomes first finalist. Goals from Oyarzabal and Porro. Final on July 20 vs winner of England-Argentina.
Three-time world boxing champion Nazym Kyzaybay opens up about family pressure to marry, compares Kazakh and Turkish weddings, and names her greatest rival in the ring.