BAKU, April 18, 2025 - In a remarkable achievement for Azerbaijan’s wrestling community, 17-year-old Ali Hajiyev secured the national championship title in the 80kg weight category of freestyle wrestling on April 16, 2025. This victory not only marks a personal milestone for Hajiyev but also underscores the success of the Azerbaijan Sports Journalists Association (AIJA) Wrestling Club’s youth development programme.AIJA Wrestling Club’s Role in Talent DevelopmentThe AIJA Wrestling Club, operating under the...

TBILISI, April  18, 2025 - Jemal (Elguja) Gugushvili, a veteran football player and renowned coach of Georgia has turned 80 years old. The Ministry of Sports of Georgia awarded Gugushvili the “ Knight of Sports” - the highest sports title in the country for “the special merits in the development of football of Georgia”.  The ceremony took place at the ministry, and was attended by the Minister of Sports of Georgia Shalva Gogoladze and the first vice-president of the Georgian Football Federation (GFF) Kakha...

LAUSANNE, April 15, 2025 - April 13, 2025 marked a huge milestone in the journey of the Afghanistan Women’s Cricket Team, which fled the Taliban three and a half years ago, following the International Cricket Council’s announcement of a dedicated task force aimed at supporting displaced Afghan women cricketers.A DEDICATED FUND The ICC said it will join forces with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA) “to assist Afghanistan’s...

AMSTERDAM, April 16, 2025 - Linda Derksen, reporter and editor-in-chief at Brabants Dagblad, has joined the Netherlands Sports Press Association (NSP) board with immediate effect. Her appointment was confirmed at the NSP board meeting on Friday 11 April.With her appointment, the NSP board is almost back to full strength. There have been a few board changes recently. For example, John Volkers stepped down as chairman and was succeeded by Ayolt Kloosterboer. Leon ten Voorde (Tubantia) also resigned from his...