Czech Martin Macik in a Toyota won the second stage of the Dakar rally marathon, which is taking place in Saudi Arabia, in the truck category

On Friday, January 3, the 47th edition of the Dakar Rally officially began in the city of Bisha, located in Saudi Arabia. This marks the start of the world’s largest and most enduring motorsport race – the Dakar Rally 2025.

The women's futsal team of Turkmenistan has traveled to Uzbekistan to participate in the qualification tournament for the 2025 AFC Futsal Championship.

The match ended with a 2-1 comeback win for the visitors. After Ugo Duro’s goal in the 27th minute, Madrid responded with accurate strikes from Luka Modrić (85th minute) and Jude Bellingham (90+6)

Lebap schoolchildren showed complete dominance in the Turkmenistan Youth Classic Chess Championship. Of the 12 sets of medals played out in 6 age categories among boys and girls, Lebap schoolchildren were able to win 8 gold, 5 silver and 8 bronze medals (a total of 21 medals)

On December 18, 2024, the next meeting of the International Association of Universities of Physical Education and Sport took place at the Kazakh Academy of Sports and Tourism in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.

The FIFA Congress was held in the format of an online conference, where the host countries for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups were officially announced

The volleyball team "Migration" of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan became the winner of the Turkmenistan Volleyball Cup, organized by the National Volleyball Federation, according to the agency's website.

The Turkmen National Students and Electronic Sports Federations, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan and the State Committee for Physical Education and Sports of Turkmenistan, have launched an Innovation Sports Week for students of higher education institutions of Turkmenistan at the multi-purpose sports complex of the Faculty of Olympic Sports at the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education and Sports.

On the night of November 29-30, a thrilling PFL Light Heavyweight Grand Prix final took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where Turkmen fighter Dovletjan Yagshimuradov scored an impressive victory over American Impa Kasanganaia.