While the world waits in anticipation of the referee's starting whistle, we'll take a look inside the semi-finalists' camps, weigh their strengths and weaknesses, evaluate their medical reports, and try to unravel their tactical puzzles
Tomorrow at midnight (Ashgabat time), the first semifinal of the 2026 World Cup will take place in Arlington, USA, and the second will take place the day after in Atlanta. The penultimate battle will pit two of football's greatest titans – France against Spain and England against Argentina.
Young chess players from Turkmenistan delivered an outstanding performance at the Central and North Asian Youth Chess Championship for boys and girls in the U8–U20 age categories, setting a new national record for the highest number of medals won by Turkmen athletes at a single chess championship
The Central and North Asian Youth Chess Championship is being held on the shores of Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan from June 30 to July 9, bringing together young chess players from across the region, including a team from Turkmenistan
The coaching staff of Turkmenistan's youth weightlifting team has announced the final squad for the World Youth Weightlifting Championships, which will take place from July 5 to 11 in Cali, Colombia
Turkmen grandmaster Meylis Annaberdyev claimed a convincing victory at the prestigious 5th Rigo Janos Memorial GM-B international chess tournament, held in Balatonlelle, Hungary, from June 20 to 26, 2026
The FIFA World Cup 2026 football fever has officially taken over the planet. The energy of the tournament is rapidly spreading across the world, reaching far beyond the host countries and official stadiums
The first round of the FIFA World Cup, held in three countries – the United States, Canada, and Mexico – has concluded. Among the 12 groups, into which teams from around the world have been divided, Group K is attracting the most attention from Central Asians. After all, that's where the Uzbekistan national team is playing
The Turkmenistan national chess team, as part of an intensive training camp in Kazakhstan, participated in the prestigious international tournament "Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial – Aktobe Open 2026," which was held in Aktobe
Following his stunning knockout victory in Tashkent, the Turkmen boxer visited ORIENT for an exclusive interview about the fight, his path to the title, and professional boxing
On June 3, the Consulate General of Turkmenistan, together with the Herat Provincial Department of Sports and Physical Education, organized a mass bicycle ride to celebrate World Bicycle Day
From May 18 to June 2, the national chess team of Turkmenistan is taking part in an intensive training camp in the Kazakh city of Kokshetau
On May 30–31, the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, together with the Turkmen State Energy Institute, held the final stage of the “Robotics Among Youth” competition
Turkmen boxer Khursand Imankuliev won the WBC Eurasia championship belt with a convincing victory at the WBC Eurasia Boxing Night in Tashkent
Iran’s national football team will officially relocate its pre-tournament training camp ahead of the final stage of the FIFA World Cup
