| 15 November 2006 08:30 |
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Nine-time Gulf Cup winners Kuwait go into the make-or-break match against Bahrain as the overwhelming favourites, while Central Asian powerhouses Uzbekistan, despite playing against group leaders Qatar, will be hoping that their formidable Pakhtakor Stadium proves something of a fortress. Hong Kong will be expected to claim all three points against group minnows Bangladesh, but if they are to qualify they will need to rely not only on themselves pulling off an emphatic victory, but also on Uzbekistan falling at home to Qatar. » |
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| 15 November 2006 08:25 |
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Kuwait and Uzbekistan go into the final qualifying games today for the 2007 Asian Cup Finals as hot favourites to grab the two slots still available, at the expense of Hong Kong and Bahrain. » |
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| 14 November 2006 09:17 |
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 The "Universum Champions Night" on Saturday night at the Burg-Wächter Castello in Düsseldorf will highlight four high class bouts. Female world champions Alesia Graf and Natascha Ragosina will support headliners Ruslan Chagaev in his WBA eliminator against former world champion John Ruiz and WBO Intercontinental champion Alexander Dimitrenko against Billy Zumbrun. » |
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| 14 November 2006 09:11 |
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Former heavyweight champion John Ruiz (41-6-1, 28 KO's) will return to the ring on Saturday night, when he fights Ruslan "White Tyson" Chagaev (21-0-1, 17 KOs) in a WBA elimination bout in Dusseldorf, Germany. The winner of the bout, will be the mandatory challenger for Nikolay Valuev, the WBA heavyweight champion. » |
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| 14 November 2006 08:55 |
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Chagaev, reigning WBA Inter-Continental and WBO Asia Pacific heavyweight champion, has been compared by some in Europe to a left-handed Joe Frazier because of his aggressive, entertaining style. As an amateur, Ruslan represented Uzbekistan in the 2000 Olympics and was a two-time World Championships gold medallist. In 1997, he upset Cuban great Felix Savon, 14-4. » |
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| 14 November 2006 08:52 |
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Uzbekistan's Neftchi have clinched a spot in next year's AFC Champions League after finishing second in the Uzbek League with a 2-0 defeat of relegated Sogdiana. » |
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| 06 November 2006 10:04 |
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Two-time world heavyweight champion John "The Quietman" Ruiz (41-6-1, 28 KOs) is training in Las Vegas with his new head trainer, Manny Siaca, Sr., for his November 18 mandated WBA elimination fight against No. 2 rated challenger Russian "White Tyson" Chagaev (21-0-1, 17 KOs) in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Ruiz-Chagaev winner will be the mandatory challenger for WBA heavyweight champion Nicolay Valuev. » |
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| 06 November 2006 09:49 |
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Marina Erakovic has lost in the singles quarter-finals of the US$50,000 ITF event in Shanghai, beaten by former top-20 player Iroda Tulyaganova of Uzbekistan 6-2, 7-5. Last week in Beijing, Erakovic easily beat Tulyaganova. » |
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| 25 October 2006 10:45 |
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www.gzt.uz. Russian Heavy-weight Nikolay Valyuev, WBA champion told that he would hold his next fight with a winner of the Chagaev – Ruiz fight approximately on January 27, 2007. He said that “Chagaev is more uncomfortable, because he is left-handed and beats off hand, he likes to apply unusual techniques.” » |
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| 14 October 2006 10:04 |
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Top seed Vaja Uzakov of Uzbekistan was upset in two straight sets in the quarter-finals of the fifth ITF Junior Tennis Tournament at the Dubai Country Club Thursday. » |
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| 12 October 2006 14:19 |
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Uzbekistan all but assured their place in the finals with a 4-0 hammering of Bangladesh in Dhaka with goals from from Ilyas Zeytullaev, Ulugbek Bakaev, Server Djeparov and a Maksim Shatskikh penalty, Khaleejtimes.com reported Wednesday. » |
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| 12 October 2006 14:17 |
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Bangladesh lost to Uzbekistan 4-0 in the home match of the Asian Cup qualifier at Dhaka Army Stadium Wednesday, reports BDNEWS. » |
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| 11 October 2006 08:57 |
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A new-look Bangladesh will face mighty Uzbekistan in the 2007 Asian Cup football qualifiers today under a new captain. » |
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| 09 October 2006 17:51 |
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 Olympic doubles champion Sun Tiantian of China claimed her first career WTA singles title Sunday, beating local wild card Iroda Tulyaganova 6-2, 6-4 to win the Tashkent Open. » |
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| 07 October 2006 19:41 |
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Iroda Tulyaganova of Uzbekistan will face China's Tiantian Sun in the final match of Tashkent Open on Sunday, October 8. » |
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