MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held throughout North America - in the USA, Mexico and Canada, the FIFA press service reports.

The largest tournament in the history of Turkmen chess ended today at the Ashgabat Chess and Draughts School. 310 children aged 6 to 12 years old won prizes in the categories up to 8, 10 and 12 years old.

Seven-year-old Charyhekim Charyev from Ashgabat and 10-year-old Aya Bayramova from Turkmenabat ahead of schedule became champions in their age categories before the last round of the Turkmenistan Chess Championship among cadets held in Ashgabat.

After the fourth round of the Turkmenistan Classic Chess Championship among children under 8, 10 and 12 years old, which ended on Wednesday, January 31, the favorites hold the lead.

The midfielder of the Turkmenistan national football team, the player of the Hong Kong club "Kitchee" Ruslan Mingazov will play in a friendly match against the American professional football club "Inter Miami", for which Lionel Messi plays. This was announced by FC Kitchee.

Last week, the matches of the third round of the group stage and the first playoff games were played. We present to your attention a brief overview of the results of last week's matches:

The first day of the Turkmenistan Chess Championship among cadets under 8, 10 and 12 years old in Ashgabat produced a lot of surprises, during which medals in rapid chess were played out.

Today, at the Ashgabat Chess and Checkers School, more than 300 children aged 5 to 12 years began to compete for the palm in the national championships among cadets in the categories under 8, 10 and 12 years old.

On January 27, the Turkmen Junior under-20 Chess Championship ended in Ashgabat, where tournament favorites Amanmuhammet Hommadov and Lala Shohradova confirmed their leadership positions.

The Directorate for the preparation and holding of the World Nomad Games approved all protocols for the fifth Games, which will be held from September 8 to 15 in Astana, The Astana Times reports.