The head coach of the French "Paris Saint-Germain" Christophe Galtier announced that the Argentine forward Lionel Messi will leave the football club at the end of the season, according to RIA Novosti.

The winners of the Olympic Games in Tajikistan will receive a lifetime cash allowance. Payments are provided to athletes who won medals during the period of independence of the country. This procedure has already been approved by the Government of Tajikistan, and the law will come into force on January 1, 2024, MIR 24 reports.

The draw for the qualifying round of the 2024 Asian Youth Cup was held in Kuala Lumpur. The Olympic team of Turkmenistan (U-23) got into Group K, where Indonesia and Taiwan will become its rivals, the official website of the country's Football Federation reports.

Turkmen wrestlers of freestyle and Greco-Roman styles will take part in the international youth tournament Dumitru Pirvulescu & Vasile Iorga-2023, which will be held from May 25 to May 30 in Bucharest (Romania).

The first open Cup of the Turkmenistan Curling Federation among mixed pairs born in 2008 and younger took place in Ashgabat at the ice arena of the Palace of Winter Sports.

Turkmen athletes will represent the country in nine disciplines at once in the II Games of the CIS countries, which will be held from August 4 to 14 in Belarus.

The Representative Office of the European Union in Turkmenistan will hold a number of sporting events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the parties.

The Turkmenistan national football team has learned the schedule of matches within the group stage of the CAFA Nations Cup 2023, which will be held from June 10 to 20 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan).

The Asian Belt Wrestling Championship is being held in Jizzakh, Uzbekistan, under the auspices of the United World of Wrestling (UWW). This is reported by the National News Agency of Uzbekistan.

Turkmen kickboxers won nine medals — one gold, two silver and six bronze — at the World Cup that ended in Turkey.