The name of the best football player in the world in 2023 has become known.

Chairman of the Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan (FTT) Eziz Dovletov has been appointed Vice-President of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) until 2027.

On December 16, the championship of Ashgabat in strict biceps lifting with a barbell among juniors was held on the territory of the Ashgabat secondary special School of Energy. This is reported by the Athletic Sports Federation of Turkmenistan.

The National Federation of Electronic Sports of Turkmenistan announced the holding of the annual Federation Cup tournament in April 2024, promising to fill it with "new breath". In particular, 3 disciplines will be added to the esports competition program: PUBG Mobile will be presented in the genre of mobile tactical combat, eFootball 24 in the genre of console sports simulator and the Tekken 7 console fighting game will complement all this.

Turkmen weightlifter Anamdzhan Rustamova won silver at the Grand Prix tournament in weightlifting, which was held from December 9 to 15, 2023 in the capital of Qatar, Doha.

In the early spring of 2024, the National Electronic Sports Federation of Turkmenistan will hold the first esports Student Cup in the country's history. The tournament "will provide a unique opportunity for students of higher and secondary specialized educational institutions of Turkmenistan to prove themselves in the esports arena, which will certainly affect the formation of the country's student national team and its participation in international student games," according to the federation's website.

International chess master Saparmyrat Atabayev won the chess festival "Castling–2023 Masters", held from December 5 to December 9 in the Uzbek capital. Tournament It was held according to the Swiss system in 9 rounds and gathered 62 participants from 6 countries.

In honor of the 28th anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality, sports competitions were held in Ashgabat among employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, diplomatic missions accredited in the country, and international organizations.

Turkmen chess players completed their performance at the Western Asian Chess Championship among boys and girls under 20 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and won 3 medals in the overall standings.

The English Premier League has sold the rights to broadcast matches for a UK record €7.8 billion, reports the Daily Mail.