
Celestini reveals details of Satpaev's injury at Burnley
New Burnley coach Fabio Celestini has spoken about Dastan Satpaev's muscle injury and his absence from the squad for the match against Portsmouth.

New Burnley coach Fabio Celestini has spoken about Dastan Satpaev's muscle injury and his absence from the squad for the match against Portsmouth.

Ordabasy's Bjorn Johnsen finished as the Kazakhstan Premier League's top scorer with 14 goals in 17 matches, as the season's assist, goalkeeping and attendance leaders are confirmed.

Kazakhstan finished 15th at the home 2026 World Wrestling Championships in Astana with five medals — one silver and four bronze — but no gold.

Kazakhstan's hockey federation has named its men's national team roster for the 2027 Asian Championship: 20 skaters and three goaltenders, with the schedule in Jeonju.

Kazakh wrestler Nurkozha Kaipanov took silver at the World Championships in Astana, losing the 74 kg final to Inalbek Sheriev by a score of 4:10.

Bogdan Vekhov, 18, finished fifth in the 1,500m at the World Tour stop in Montreal and ranks fourth overall in the distance standings with 110 points.

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez beat Christian Mbilli by unanimous decision in Riyadh to reclaim the WBC super middleweight title. Judges scored it 116:111, 117:110, 115:112.

Kairat suffered a heavy 3:8 defeat to Anderlecht in their second Futsal Champions League match but still advanced to the playoffs as group runners-up.

Dastan Satpayev was left out of Burnley's squad for the Portsmouth match due to a thigh injury. Recovery will take at least six weeks, ruling him out of Kazakhstan's November fixtures.

Sofia Samodelkina set a personal best of 71.84 in the ISU Grand Prix short program in Kelowna and sits fifth ahead of the free skate.

Marat Baikamurov won Kazakhstan's second medal at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, taking bronze in the under-100 kg category as the team finished with two medals.

Pavlodar's Irtysh beat Shymkent's Ordabasy 2-0 at home in the 30th matchday of KPL 2026. Ruslan Yudenkov scored twice; the champions finished with 68 points.

Aktobe beat Tobol 3-2 away in the 30th matchday of KPL-2026. Goals from Shushenachev, Ordets and Yerlanov gave the visitors a comeback win in Kostanay.

Zhenis beat Kaisar 2-1 at Astana Arena on KPL-2026 matchday 30, with goals from Tevzadze and Kuat. The capital club finished eighth on 36 points; Kyzylorda go down on 25.

Chinese scientists found that one-minute squat sets spread through the day build as much strength as one long workout — and are more enjoyable, a study shows.

Barys beat Shanghai Dragons 4:2 away in the KHL, with a Tys Thompson hat-trick and a winning goal from Asanali Sarkenov sealing a comeback victory.

Kazakh fighter Kuat Khamitov beat Russia's Alexey Makhno by second-round TKO at ACA 209 in Dushanbe, extending his winning streak to three fights.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Al-Nassr beat Al-Kholood 5-3, bringing his career goal tally to 985. He needs 15 more to reach 1,000.

Kazakhstan's Kirill Prokhodov won gold in the individual epee event at the U23 Asian Fencing Championships, beating Hong Kong's Wong Pak Yu 15:12 in the final.

Elena Rybakina beat Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 6-3 in Tokyo to secure the year-end No. 1 spot in the WTA rankings for 2026.

Kazakh weightlifter Ilya Ilyin shared Instagram photos of a family holiday on Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island with his wife Tatyana and daughter Aili, drawing warm wishes.

Burnley have appointed Swiss coach Fabio Celestini, whose loanee Dastan Satpayev is on loan from Chelsea, with his debut set for 31 October against Portsmouth.

Barys beat Minsk Dynamo 1-0 in the KHL: Simonov's lone goal, Shutov's 27-save shutout, 23 points and third place in the East.

Kazakhstan head coach John van 't Schip has named a 27-player squad for the November UEFA Nations League matches against Moldova and Slovakia.