On Saturday, November 30, three matches of the 32nd round of the Turkmenistan Football Championship will take place. The program will open with a match between "Arkadag" and "Merw," which will start at 12:00 at the "Nisa" stadium. At 15:00, "Ashgabat" will host "Nebitçi" at the same stadium, while in Turkmenbashi, "Ahal" will play against the local "Şagadam."

Currently, the tournament table is led by "Arkadag," which has already secured the championship, having scored 84 points in 28 matches. In second place is "Ahal" with 64 points, and "Altyn Asyr" rounds out the top three with 56 points and two games in hand. Following them are: "Şagadam" (40 points), "Merw" (35), "Nebitçi" (27), "Ashgabat" (25), and "Köpetdag" (17).

The football club "Altyn Asyr" lost at home to the Iraqi "Air Force" in the 5th round match of the AFC Champions League-2 group stage. The match, held in Ashgabat, ended in favor of the guests with a score of 2:0. In the 7th minute, "Altyn Asyr" defender Ahmet Atayev scored an own goal, and in the 31st minute, Iraqi midfielder Hiran Ahmed doubled his team's lead.

Starting from the 2024/25 season, the Asian Football Confederation reformed club competitions on the continent, establishing three new tournaments: the elite AFC Champions League for the highest-ranked clubs, the second-tier AFC Champions League-2, and the lowest-ranked AFC Challenge League.

The vice-champion of Turkmenistan, "Altyn Asyr," successfully passed licensing and entered the AFC Champions League-2, which is analogous to the previously existing AFC Cup, where the "Turkmenaragatnashyk" team reached the final in 2018. The team, coached by Yazkuli Hojageldiyev, started the new tournament from the preliminary round, where they won away against the Indian "East Bengal" with a score of 3:2, earning the right to represent Turkmenistan in the AFC Champions League-2 group stage.

In the AFC Champions League-2 group stage, 32 teams are divided geographically into two zones – Western and Eastern. "Altyn Asyr" plays in Group "B," where they compete for two spots in the round of 16 along with the Saudi club "Al-Taawoun" (12 points), "Al-Khalidiya" from Bahrain, and "Air Force," both having 9 points. "Altyn Asyr" is at the bottom of the table with no points. In the next round, the "telecoms" will play away against Bahrain's "Al-Khalidiya" on December 4.

"Arkadag" defeated "Kopetdag" in an away match of the 31st round of the Turkmenistan Football Championship.

The match, held in Ashgabat, ended with a score of 8-0 in favor of the visitors, with forward Didar Durdiyev scoring a hat-trick (11th, 24th, and 31st minutes). Other goals were scored by Ilya Tamurkin (53rd), Begmurat Bayov (67th, penalty), Enevr Annayev (82nd), Shamammet Hydyrov (87th), and Nazar Tovakelov (89th).

Thanks to this victory, "Arkadag" strengthened its leadership in the standings, gaining 84 points in 28 matches. "Kopetdag", with 17 points in 29 matches, is in the last, 8th position. Notably, "Arkadag" winning streak in the Turkmenistan Championship has reached 52 matches.

In other matches of the round, Ahal defeated Nebitci 2-0 at home, with Elman Tagayev scoring a brace, and Shagadam secured a narrow 1-0 away victory over Merv, with the only goal scored by Khydyrgeldi Atjanov.

Saudi Arabian football club “Al-Nassr” defeated Qatari “Al-Gharafa” in the fifth round of the elite AFC Champions League, finishing the match with a score of 3:1.

Cristiano Ronaldo was the hero of the match, scoring twice in the 46th and 64th minutes. Gabriel Angelo scored another goal in the 58th minute. Joselu scored the only goal for the hosts in the 75th minute. In the 84th minute, “Al-Gharafa” player Seydou Sano was sent off for a second yellow card.

“Al-Nasr” is second in the West Zone standings with 13 points and will host Qatari “Al-Sadd” in the next round.

The Caspian Games international competition, which was held in Astrakhan in 2024 in the Universiade format, will be held next year. Discussions on the format are currently underway, Nina Ivashkina, Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of the Astrakhan Region said, at a press conference.

The minister noted that the success of last year's event generated great interest. This year, teams from universities in the Caspian region took part, but the format may change in 2025: the organizers are negotiating with federations of various sports to possibly attract national teams from the region.

In 2024, more than 800 students from Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Iran and other countries, including foreign students from Astrakhan universities, took part in the competition. The program included athletics, chess, sambo, volleyball, phygital sports and other disciplines. The overall team event was won by athletes from Kazakhstan.

The event became part of the XXVI General Assembly of the Association of Universities and Research Centers of the Caspian Littoral Countries, which strengthened its status as an important cultural and sporting event in the region.

"The Caspian Games" continue to develop, maintaining the status of a platform for international sports and educational exchange, which helps strengthen ties between the peoples of the region," the minister emphasized.

The international sports organization World Boxing has announced the creation of a new Asian Confederation. This was reported on the website of the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan.

The new structure will be responsible for the development and promotion of boxing across Asia. The creation of the confederation has received broad support both within the organization and among the international boxing community.

Pichai Chunhavajira, who previously headed the existing Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC), expressed his full support for the process of forming the new organization and its future operations.

The head of World Boxing, Boris van der Vorst, called this decision a historic step and expressed confidence that this structure will help elevate Asian boxing to a new level.

Also confident in the success of the new confederation is the chairman of the World Boxing Olympic Commission, Gennady Golovkin, who emphasized the importance of Asian boxing on the global stage.

The “Merv” footballers won their second victory in a row in the Turkmenistan championship, beating Ashgabat's “Kopetdag” in a home match of the 30th round.

The meeting, which took place on Friday, ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of the hosts, with Shohrad Ovmadov (45+1) and Serdar Annamamedov (64) scoring.

“Merv” scored 35 points and is in 5th place in the standings, “Kopetdag” is in 8th place (17 points).

The Turkmenistan national team has successfully started its performance in the Davis Cup zonal tournament, which is taking place in the Bahraini city of Isa Town. In the opening matches of group “B”, the Turkmen athletes won against the teams of Chinese Macau and Mongolia with the same score of 2:1, reports “Turkmenistan: Golden Age”.

The Asia and Oceania Zone group V tournament involves 15 national teams divided into four groups. Turkmenistan is playing in group “B”, which is considered the strongest in the tournament, along with teams from the Philippines, Macau of China and Mongolia.

The Turkmen team includes Yuri Rogusskiy, Meylis Orazmuhamedov, Gurbanberdi Gurbanberdiyev and Hajymyrat Charyev under the leadership of captain Mirali Gasanov. The delegation is headed by the Chairman of the Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan Eziz Dovletov.

In the match against the Macau team, after a confident victory by Rogusskiy (6:2, 6:3) and a defeat by Orazmuhamedov (2:6, 5:7), the fate of the match was decided in the doubles, where the opponents refused to continue the fight with a score of 6:4, 0:2, which brought a technical victory to the Turkmen team.

In the second match against the Mongolian team, the Turkmen tennis players again achieved success with a score of 2:1. The decisive match was the doubles match, in which the Turkmen duo won a strong-willed victory - 5:7, 6:4, 6:2.

The next opponent of the Turkmenistan team will be the Philippines team, which confidently started the tournament with two victories with a score of 3:0.

It is worth noting that Turkmen tennis players have been playing in the Davis Cup since 2004. The team achieved its highest achievement in 2015, when it reached the playoffs of the group III tournament of the Asia and Oceania zone in Kuala Lumpur.

Argentine specialist Gerardo Martino announced his departure from the position of head coach of the football club Inter Miami, as officially reported on the team's website. According to the club, the coach is leaving his post for personal reasons.

During Martino's tenure, which began in June 2023, the team, featuring the legendary Lionel Messi, achieved significant success. Inter Miami set a regular season MLS record, earning 74 points. However, in the playoffs, the team unexpectedly stumbled, losing in the first round to Atlanta United.

"It has been an honor to work at such a club and lead such a special team," Martino commented on his departure, expressing gratitude to everyone involved in his work at the club.

According to media reports, Javier Mascherano, a former teammate of Messi at Barcelona, may become the new head coach of Inter Miami.

In the updated UFC rankings, Islam Makhachev remains at the top, holding the status of the best fighter regardless of weight category. The Dagestani has been confidently leading for over a year, leaving no doubt about his superiority.

In second place is American heavyweight Jon Jones, who has set an absolute record for the number of successful title defenses — 17. Brazilian middleweight champion Alex Pereira rounds out the top three.

Makhachev justifies his place at the top: he not only became champion in December 2022 but has since defended his title three times, confidently defeating the strongest opponents. His victories are often early, further confirming his dominance. He not only wins but also defeats top contenders in his division as well as titled champions, making him a leader in the eyes of fans and experts.

The Football Federation of Turkmenistan summed up the results of October and named the best player of the month in the Premier League. This honorary award was given to the captain of the 'Ahal' team, Elman Tagaev, who continues to show excellent results this season.

The 35-year-old talented forward remains a key figure both in the club and in the national team.

In October, Tagaev scored 12 goals, which not only confirms his status as the club's leader but also makes him one of the brightest players in Turkmen football. This nomination is part of a new initiative by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, which will now conduct monthly awards for the best players.

The Italian women's tennis team defeated Slovakia in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup, which took place in Malaga, Spain.

The Italians won the match 2-0: Lucia Bronzetti beat Viktoria Grunčáková (6-2, 6-4), and Jasmine Paolini crushed Rebecca Šramková (6-2, 6-1).

This victory was the fifth in the history of the Italian team in this tournament, which was known as the Fed Cup until 2020. The record for the most wins belongs to the United States, which has claimed the trophy 18 times. For Slovakia, this was their first final since 2002.