Be held in Kazan From January 14 to 17, the first ice hockey tournament among teams of Islamic countries and the Republic of Tatarstan (Russia) is being held in Kazan. The organizers of the tournament received offers to hold competitions of a similar format in other sports, including tennis, motorsport and equestrian sports, reports TASS.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has repeated the record of Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, scoring five goals in a row at the Spanish Super Cup, the striker said on Twitter.
The youth (U20) and junior (U17) women's national football teams of Turkmenistan have started 10-day training camps in Ashgabat, the Football Federation of Turkmenistan reports.
FC "Kitchee" from Hong Kong has extended the contract with the midfielder of the Turkmenistan national football team Ruslan Mingazov until 2025.
A pupil of the Ashgabat Tennis Academy, Ilima Guseynova has made her way to the final of the Asian Junior Under—14 Championship - ITF Asia 14&U Development Championships, which takes place in Bahrain, Isa city.
The Secretary General of the Russian Football Union Maxim Mitrofanov announced the possibility of joining the Asian Football Confederation and participating in Asian qualifying matches after leaving UEFA, reports Champion.com.
On January 12, the world Winter Universiade 2023 will begin - a sporting event that is held once every two years among students from all over the world. The games will take place in a small village near New York (USA) called Lake Placid.
In the FIDE chess federation ranking published in early January 2023, Turkmenistan is again ranked 67th, which means that the rating level of the country's top 10 chess players has returned to the pre-pandemic level.
From January 13 to 18, an international ice hockey tournament among Islamic countries of the world will be held in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. The decision to hold the competition was made within the framework of the international summit "Russia – the Islamic World: KazanSummit 2022".
On January 12, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will draw the first round of the women's qualification tournament for the 2024 Olympic Games for the Asian continent.
The Turkmen team will take part in the Asian Tennis Championship among juniors under 14 - ITF Asia 14&U Development Championships, which starts in Bahrain, Isa city. The competition will begin on Monday, January 9 and will last until January 19.
Former champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired from the mixed martial arts (MMA) industry, reports TASS with reference to sources close to Nurmagomedov.
The International Football Federation (FIFA) has appointed the first woman from Saudi Arabia, Anoud Al-Asmari, as an international referee, Al-Arabiya TV reported.
The national team of Turkmenistan took the 66th place in the world ranking of national judo teams. Rating was published on the website of the International Judo Federation.
The coach of FC "Ahal" Mergen Orazov has been appointed the head coach of the Turkmenistan national football team. This decision was made at the next meeting of the executive committee of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.
