Turkmen mixed martial arts fighter Dovtjan Yagshimuradov has reached the semifinals of the PFL tournament.

Yagshimuradov achieved this opportunity thanks to his victory over Cameroonian Simon Billong.

Dovledjan's opponent in the 1/2 finals will be Australian fighter Rob Wilkinson. The date and time of the fight will be known later. According to the official PFL Instagram account, the next tournament will be held in Miami.

Rob Wilkinson is 32 years old. The professional record is 19 wins and 2 losses. Height: 190 cm. In 2017-2018, he fought in the UFC, but lost both fights to Siyar Bahadurzada and Israel Adesanya. In 2022, Rob, nicknamed "Razor", signed a contract with PFL and immediately became champions in the weight of 93 kilograms. In his last fight to reach the semifinals, the Australian defeated Joshua Silveira by split decision.

Dovletzhan Yagshimuradov is 34 years old, with a record of 23-7-1. Height: 180 cm. Most often, Dovledjan wins by knockouts, and now he is on a streak of five consecutive victories.

Euro 2024 is getting more interesting! Today, on June 21, three important games will take place. And each of them carries a lot of intrigue.

Group "E"

Slovakia – Ukraine
A key match for the Ukrainian national team. In the 1st round, Sergei Rebrov's team defeated Romania - 0:3. Now a victory over Slovakia is needed to preserve the chances of reaching the playoffs. But Francesco Calzone's team beat Belgium in the opening match (1-0), showing good football. It is not a fact that Ukrainians will score even one point. They showed a weak game in the last match.

The match starts at 18:00. The meeting will be shown live on the Persiana Sports TV channel.

Group "D"

Poland – Austria
The meeting in Berlin starts at 21:00. In the 1st round, the Poles and Austrians lost to the favorites of the "group of death" - the Netherlands and France, respectively. And now every team needs a victory to count on reaching the playoffs. Neither the Austrians nor the Poles will be satisfied with a draw. Then the teams will have one point each, and in the 3rd round Poland will face France, Austria - the Netherlands.

Match TV will show the meeting between the national teams of Poland and Austria.

Netherlands – France
The main match of the day and one of the coolest in the group stage. France and the Netherlands are the favorites of the heaviest group D. In the 1st round, both teams won: the Netherlands beat Poland (2:1), and the French beat the Austrians (1:0). Now the national teams will fight among themselves for an early ticket to the playoffs. The winner guarantees himself a place among the top 16 teams on the continent. A draw will bring both teams closer to the 1/8 finals.

There is a high probability that France will play the match against the Netherlands without Kylian Mbappe. The team leader broke his nose at the end of the meeting with Austria. Didier Deschamps did not rule out the appearance of a striker in the squad, but right now nothing can be 100% confirmed. It will be easier for the Netherlands to restrain the French attack without Mbappe, but the Tricolours have a whole scattering of cool players besides Kilian.

We are watching the game on Match TV. It starts at 23:55.

From June 22 to 26, the Men's IHF Trophy – Central Asia Zone 3 handball tournament among youth national teams under 18 and 20 years old will be held in Almaty (Kazakhstan).

The tournament will be attended by the national teams of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Pakistan.

The Turkmen national under-20 team was prepared for the tournament by the coach-teacher of the 12th sports school of the Main Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the city of Ashgabat, Baigramgeldy Chulumbayev. And the national team of boys under 18 was prepared for a responsible start by the coach-teacher of the same sports school Nurgozel Ovezova.

It should be noted that Denmark is considered to be the birthplace of handball. Handball in its current form was invented by Danish football players at the turn of the XIX−XX centuries as a substitute for football for playing in winter.

Today, on June 22, a fight took place in Salt Lake City (USA) between Turkmen fighter Dovletzhan Yagshimuradov and Cameroonian Simon Billong as part of the PFL 5 tournament.

The fight in the light heavyweight category lasted all 3 rounds and ended with a victory in favor of Yagshimuradov by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

This victory was the 23rd on the account of the Turkmen mixed martial arts fighter.

The third round of Turkmenistan's Top Football League starts on August 11. This is reported with reference to the country's Football Federation jankoyer.com.tm .

According to the information, the FFT has sent official notifications to the Major League clubs, which note that on August 11, not only the matches of the main squads will begin, but also competitions among youth teams. The break in the championship will continue until the specified date, and the summer transfer window will also be opened.

After the completion of two rounds, the Arkadag team takes the leading positions in both tournaments. In the Top League, the main squad of Arkadag scored 48 points in 16 matches, ahead of the nearest pursuer, Altyn Asyr, by 11 points.

Arkadag is also confidently in the lead in the youth championship, 12 points ahead of Akhal II, which occupies the second place. The reigning champion Altyn Asyr II, who has won this tournament over the past few seasons, now ranks third with 33 points.

The main card of the upcoming PFL tournament will feature the Turkmen mixed martial arts fighter Dovletjan Yagshimuradov. His opponent in the light heavyweight division (up to 93 kg) will be Cameroonian Simon Billong.

Dovletjan Yagshimuradov

He started practicing karate at the age of 6, later switched to kickboxing. He started his professional career in MMA in 2012. In 2018, he became the ACB (now ACA) light heavyweight champion. After two successful title defenses, he moved to Bellator. I lost the first two fights there, but then I won four in a row. In the last match at the PFL tournament in April, he knocked out Jacob Nedo in the first round.

Simon Biyong

He has been performing in professional MMA since 2017. He made his Bellator debut in 2021 with a defeat. Then he won two victories, but after that he lost two fights in a row. In the last fight in April, he lost to Antonio Carlos Junior with a choke hold in the first round.

The forecast for the fight

Biyong is significantly superior to Yagshimuradov in height and arm span. However, the skills of the Cameroonian are inferior to the skills of the Turkmen fighter.

Yagshimuradov has an advantage in both standing and wrestling. Even if Biyong can keep his distance for a while, it will only delay his defeat. Yagshimuradov, who has gained good form, is likely to win an early victory.

Where and when to watch the Yagshimuradov – Biyong fight

The tournament will be held at the Jon M. Huntsman Center Arena in Salt Lake City (Utah, USA) on the night of June 22. It starts at 01:30 Ashgabat time.

The main card will start at 05:00. The fight between Yagshimuradov and Biyong is expected around 05:30.

In Turkmenistan, the fight will be broadcast on the Setanta Sports channel, available in the subscription of Älem TV.

The German national team won with a score of 2:0 over the Hungarian team in the second round match of the group stage of the European Football Championship and guaranteed itself access to the playoffs of the tournament.

The meeting was held in Stuttgart.

The goals for the German national team were scored by Jamal Musiala (22nd minute) and Ilkay Gundogan (67th minute).

In another group “A” match, the teams of Switzerland and Scotland tied 1:1. The Scots opened the scoring through Scott McTominay (13th minute), but the Swiss managed to come back thanks to a goal from Xherdan Shaqiri (26th minute).

After two rounds, the Swiss team scored 4 points and ranks second in group A. The Scots are in third place with 1 point. The German team is in the lead with 6 points, while the Hungarian team is at the bottom of the standings with no points scored. The German team has already guaranteed itself access to the 1/8 finals of the tournament.

In the final round, the Scottish team will play with the Hungarian team, and the Swiss will meet with the Germans. These matches will be held on June 23.

The European Championships are attended by 24 teams, divided into 6 groups. The two best teams from each quartet and the four best teams from the third places will advance to the 1/8 finals. The final match of the tournament will be held on July 14 in Berlin.

Today, June 20, will be the sixth game day of the European Championship. It will include three matches: teams from group C will start, Slovenia will meet with Serbia, and Denmark will meet with England. After that, we will move to group B, where the Spaniards and Italians will play each other.

Euro 2024 schedule for June 20, Ashgabat time:

Slovenia - Serbia. 18:00;
Denmark - England. 21:00;
Spain - Italy. 23:55.

The famous Turkmen football coach Kurban Berdyev was awarded the honorary title “Honored Coach of the Republic of Dagestan”. This was reported by the press service of the Dynamo Makhachkala football club.

Let us remember that Berdyev was previously the head coach of this club, and now holds the position of advisor to the president. At the end of the last season, Dynamo Makhachkala entered the Russian Premier League.

Earlier, information appeared that Kurban Berdiyev would become the head coach of the Azerbaijani football club Turan. According to reports, on June 21, the coach will arrive in Baku from Dagestan, where, presumably, a contract will be signed under the “2+1” year scheme. Turan vice-president Ali Balakishiev noted that Berdyev planned a gathering of all team players for June 24, RIA Novosti writes.

On June 19, in the quarterfinal match of the 2024 Kyrgyz Republic Football Cup, “Abdysh-Ata” beat “Alga” with a score of 2:0. The meeting was held in Kant at the “Nitro Arena” stadium, writes Sport.kg.

In the 40th minute, ex-forward of the Turkmenistan national team Suleyman Muhadov opened the scoring, beating “Alga” goalkeeper Amirov in close combat. And in stoppage time, Erbol Abduzhaparov doubled “Abdysh-Ata's” lead, shooting accurately from the penalty line.

The final score of 2:0 allowed “Abdysh-Ata” to reach the semi-finals, where it will meet the winner of the “Talent” – “Dordoi” pair.

Turkmenistan national team midfielder Teymur Charyev also plays for “Abdysh-Ata”. In the upcoming 2024/25 season, the current champion of Kyrgyzstan will take part in the qualifications of the AFC Challenge League.

On August 13, “Abdysh-Ata” will play against the Afghan champion Attack Energy in the preliminary round. The winner of this match will advance to the group stage of the third most important club tournament in Asia.

Previously, 5 clubs from Turkmenistan were licensed by the AFC and received the right to participate in international tournaments in the 2024/2025 season. “Arkadag” will play in the group stage of the AFC Challenge League, and “Altyn Asyr” will play in the qualification of the AFC-2 Champions League.

On June 18, two matches took place at the European Football Championship in Germany. The teams from group "F" were playing.

Turkey - Georgia

The national teams of Georgia and Turkey met in the first match of the game day in Dortmund. The match ended with the victory of the Turkish team with a score of 3:1.

In the 25th minute, Mert Muludur put Turkey ahead. Georges Mikautadze equalized in the 32nd minute. In the 62nd minute, Arda Guler brought the Turkish national team forward again with a long‑range shot. In the added time, Kerem Aktyurkoglu hit the empty gate.

Portugal - Czech Republic

In the second match of the day, the teams of Portugal and the Czech Republic met in Leipzig. The match ended with a 2-1 victory for the Portuguese.

In the 62nd minute, Lukasz Wire put the Czechs ahead. In the 69th minute, the defender of the Czech national team cut the ball into his own goal. Francisco Conceicau brought victory to the Portuguese in added time. It should be noted that Ronaldo entered the field from the first minutes and played the whole match.

Turkey and Portugal scored 3 points each after the first round, Georgia and the Czech Republic scored 0 points.

In the second round of the group round, the Portuguese national team will play with the Turkish team, and the Czechs will meet with the Georgian national team. Both matches will take place on June 22.

The Boston Celtics club became the champion of the National Basketball Association (NBA). This happened following the results of the fifth match against the Dallas Mavericks, in which the hosts won with a score of 106:88. Thus, the score in the series of up to four wins became 4-1.

Boston forward Jason Tatum scored the most points in the match. He scored 31 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists. Luka Doncic became the most productive member of the Dallas team, who made a triple-double: 28 points, made 12 rebounds and gave 12 assists.

Tatum also beat Kobe Bryant's record for the most playoff points scored before the age of 27 in NBA history. Now he has 2,711 points to his credit, surpassing the achievement of the legendary Bryant (2,694).

Boston defender Jaylen Brown was named the best player of the playoffs.

For the Boston club, this is the 18th victory in history, which is the best result of the second place for Los‑Los Angeles Lakers (17 wins).

Three matches were held as part of the 4th game day of the Euro 2024 in Germany.

Group "E"

Belgium - Slovakia (0:1)

The Belgians, who have never lost in 14 matches under the leadership of Domenico Tedesco, lost to the Slovaks, conceding the only goal in the seventh minute. The Slovaks took advantage of the mistake of Belgian Jeremy Doku — it was he who carelessly passed into his penalty area, and a couple of seconds later Ivan Schranz scored the winning goal from finishing.

Most of the match took place under enormous pressure from the Belgian national team, who missed several great moments. The antihero is Romelu Lukaku. The best scorer in the history of Belgium (85 goals) I didn't take advantage of two chances in the first half, and after the break I finally scored, and twice - but both goals were cancelled out. Romelu scored the first goal from a small offside position, the second was not counted due to the fact that Lua Openda, who assisted him, played with his hand.

In the next round, the Belgians will face Romania. Slovakia will play Ukraine.

Romania — Ukraine (3:0)

Ukrainians have brought one of the best generations in their history to the European Championship. It seemed that the stars of the Premier League and La Liga would not notice modest Romania, which had previously won only one victory in the final part of the tournament — in 2000, beat England (3:2) in the final round of the group stage. But everything did not go according to the plan of Rebrov's team.

Nicolae Stancu opened the scoring with a gorgeous long-range shot in the 29th minute. The Romanian captain took advantage of the inconsistency of Nikolai Matvienko and Andrei Lunin — the defender gave the goalkeeper under pressure, and he took the ball straight to the opponent's feet. In the second half, Romania doubled the advantage with another shot from afar — and again the goal happened thanks to a mistake by the goalkeeper of Real Madrid: Lunin missed the ball at hand. Almost immediately, Romania finished off the floating opponent with the third ball.

Ukrainians started the Euro with a failure, and Romania scored the biggest victory at major tournaments in the country's history. 3:0 — absolutely to the point.

Group "D"

Austria — France (0:1)

Under the leadership of Didier Deschamps, the French national team plays at the Euro in the status of one of the main favorites, so it would be unpleasant to make a mistake in the first round.

The French pressed in the first half, but rarely created chances. The Austrians also rarely threatened Mike Menyan's goal, but they showed off their defensive skills — in just 45 minutes they became the leaders of the tournament in terms of the number of selections (19). Even France's goal turned out to be quite accidental: the French covered the opponent in the right corner of the penalty area, after which Kylian Mbappe hung, and Austrian defender Maximilian Weber cut the ball into his own goal. The score became 1-0, thanks to an autogall.

The second half was mostly under the control of the Austrians, but their possession rarely led to dangerous moments. The French periodically stung with counterattacks — after one of them Mbappe even flew one-on-one, but shot past the goal. Rangnik's wards ended the match without any real scoring chances — the Tricolor scored three points in economy mode, but probably lost their main star.

After giving a free kick, Kilian unsuccessfully punched his head and tangentially crashed into the defender's shoulder: judging by the footage of the displaced nasal septum and the amount of time doctors spent to stop the bleeding, we may be talking about a fracture.

France will play the Netherlands in the next match.