The city has two universities, with a total of approximately 7,000 students, and is home to a football team, Sogdiana Jizzakh, which plays in the Uzbek League (Oliy Liga).
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Kakhi Makharadze (born 20 October 1987) is a Georgian footballer currently playing for Uzbek League club FC Pakhtakor Tashkent as a midfielder.
Sardor Kabuldjanov(born 2 February 1987) is a Uzbekistani footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Uzbek League team Buxoro.
On 13 September 2012 he scored his 199th and 200th goals in a match against Qizilqum Zarafshon in the Uzbek League and became the second Uzbek player after Zafar Kholmurodov to score 200 goals in league.
He is member of the Gennadi Krasnitsky club of Uzbek top scorers with 101 goals (89 in Uzbek League and 12 in Cup matches).