The International Football Federation (FIFA) has announced changes to the format of the World Cup, which in 2026 will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Turkmenistan's national taekwondo team (ITF version) will take part in the first Central Asian Championship, which starts on March 16 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).

Turkmen kurash wrestling coaches are undergoing training camps in Tashkent, the National News Agency of Uzbekistan UZ reports.

The draw for the first Central Asian Football Championship, in which the national team of Turkmenistan will take part, should take place in early May. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press attaché of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Polat Allagulyyev.

The Russian multinational energy company Gazprom will sponsor the championship of the Football Association of Central Asian Countries, Metaratings reports.

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is officially included in the sports program of the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG), which Thailand will host this year.

The junior national team of Turkmenistan won a confident victory with a score of 7 : 2 over the UAE team in the match of the third round of the Asian and Oceania Championship 2023 (U18), which takes place in Ulan Bator (Mongolia).

The junior national hockey team of Turkmenistan won a strong-willed victory with a score of 4:3 over the Thai team in the second round of the Asian and Oceania Championship 2023 (U18).

Turkmen judoka Serdar Rahimov won a silver medal at the European Open in the weight category up to 66 kg, which was held on March 10-12 in Rome (Italy).

Belarus has approved the logo and mascot of the II Commonwealth of Independent States Games, which the republic will host from August 3 to 15, 2023.