In the second leg of the quarterfinal stage of the Europa League, German Bayer drew 1-1 with English West Ham, and advanced to the semifinals of the tournament following the results of two meetings. In the first game, the German champions won 2-1.

In the semi–finals of the Europa League, Bayer will face Roma, which prevailed in the battle with another Italian club, Milan (1-0 and 2-1).

The Leverkusen club extended the unbeaten streak to 44 matches, the team knows no defeats this season – 38 wins and 6 draws in all tournaments.

Bayer surpassed the record of the Italian Juventus for the duration of a series without defeats in various competitions among clubs from the top 5 European leagues in the XXI century. In the 2011/12 season, Juventus did not concede to rivals for 43 meetings.

During the weaving season, Bayer became the German champion for the first time, previously the team had won the silver awards of the national championship five times in its 120-year history. The club will also play in the German Cup final. In case of successful performance in the remaining matches of the season, Bayer can issue a title – win the league, cup and European Cup.

The current winner of the Europa League is the Spanish Sevilla. The final of the current draw will be held on May 22 in Dublin.

The Turkmenistan national futsal team has arrived in Minsk to participate in a friendly tournament dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory over Fascism. The team took up residence at the Ratomka base and held its first training sessions, the Belarusian Association of Mini-Football reports.

On April 20 and 22, the Turkmen national team will play with Belarus, on April 23 – with Minsk, the bronze medalist of the national championship. On April 21, a sparring partner is being sought.

The head coach of the Turkmenistan national team, 47-year-old Yakup Ovezov, counts on 14 players in these matches:

• goalkeepers – Meretgeldy Bayramov (1996, Denizchi), Rakhymberdy Halmamedov (1992, Denizchi),
• field players - Kerven Annarazov (1998, Kopetdag), Shiri Bayramdurdiyev (1990, Denizchi), Gylychmurad Gylychmuradov (1992, Denizchi), Akmurad Durdyev (2002, Denizchi), Hamid Menglibayev (2001, Denizchi), Rakhatmurat Nepesov (1996, Senagatbank), Abdulla Nursakhedov (1998, Denizchi), Daniil Panchenko (1999, Denizchi), Gurbangeldy Sakhedov (1994, Kopetdag), Maksat Soltanov (1993, Denizchi), Alisher Khudaibergenov (1996, Denizchi), Kirill Charyev (1999, Denizchi).

The hockey players of the Turkmen Galkan were the first to reach the finals at the international tournament held in Ashgabat, the main trophy of which is contested by 10 teams from Asia and Europe divided into two groups. The wards of Andrei Makarov and Meilis Kuliyev achieved this success ahead of schedule, defeating the Feniks team from Uzbekistan in the match of the 4th round – 9:1 (3:0, 4:0, 2:1).

From the first seconds of the meeting, the eight-time champion Turkmenistan unleashed a barrage of attacks on the opponent's goal, preventing him from leaving his zone. And only the skill of the goalkeeper of the visiting team during the first six minutes did not allow the hosts of the arena to open an account.

The playing advantage of the Turkmen hockey players was so great that even after removing one of their defenders, it was difficult to understand: who is playing in the minority? Having stayed for 2 minutes with four of them against five opposing players, Galkan organized a quick attack on the left edge, followed by a magnificent pass to Perkhat Atekayev, and he, left alone in front of the goal, opened the score with an accurate throw.

As further events showed, Perkhat Atekayev was especially in high spirits that day. As if in training, he was able to make passes to the goal, and throws from different distances, and one-on-one exits with the goalkeeper. And therefore it seemed quite unsurprising that the first five goals that flew into the Uzbek goal fell to the share of Perkhat Atekayev. This is the second pentatric at the current tournament. The first one was made a day earlier by the striker of the Feniks team Artem Varganov, who also hit the gate of the Bahrain Ice Hockey Club from Bahrain five times.

In addition to P.Atekaev, Erkin Kakabaev scored a double in Galkan (28th and 41st minutes) and Baymyrat Baymyradov (39th) and Mukhammetyar Nuryev (54th) scored once. The Uzbek club was able to "soak" the score only in the last minute of the game thanks to the persistence of Daniel Kogan.

Having won the fourth consecutive victory, Galkan scored 12 points and secured the first place in Group A ahead of schedule.

Galkan's opponent in the final will be determined on April 19 on the final day of the competition in group B, in which the ORCHIS-Kazan team from the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation won an important victory in the fight for the first place in it, beating the Belarusian Volat" – 6:3 (3:1, 1:2, 2:0). Adel Avzalov scored a hat-trick for the winners (1st, 31st and 42nd minutes) and Aidar Miftakhov (3rd), Nasser Sobhi (13th) and Artur Zaripov (48th) scored once each. Eduard Gryn scored a double for the losers (19th and 29th), Nikita Trubitsin scored another goal (33).

Pupils of the Turkmen table tennis school Ilyas Allanazarov and Vepa Meredov became silver medalists in men's doubles at the international tournament among boys and girls under 15 years old, which was held from April 10 to 17 in Balikesir, Türkiye.

In addition to representatives of Turkmenistan and Türkiye, athletes from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and other countries also took part in the competition.

In the final, Turkmen athletes lost to the current European champions under 15, tennis players from Türkiye Gerkem Ocal and Kenan Eren Kahraman, with a score of 3:2 in a bitter struggle, the press service of the Table Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan reports.

It is worth noting that Ilyas Allanazarov showed himself brilliantly in personal competition, defeating the European champion under 13 and the Turkish champion under 15 Gerkem Ochal with a score of 3:2.

The Turkmen delegation at the tournament was represented by: Chairman of the Table Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan Agamurat Allanazarov, coaches Davud Yakubov and Seyran Volchemis, as well as athletes Ilyas Allanazarov, Vepa Meredov, Gozel Gylyjova, Aynur Berdyeva, Dortguly Allanazarov and Mukam Artykov.

The Chairman of the Federation highly appreciated the work done by Turkmen coaches and players.

– The athletes performed successfully at the competitions and proudly raised the flag of Turkmenistan. It should be noted that thanks to the support of our esteemed National Leader of the nation Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the country Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the development of table tennis in Turkmenistan continues successfully. The number of coaches has increased, and we have several talented young athletes on whom we can pin our hopes for the future”, - Allanazarov shared.

The women's football team "Olympus" from the city of Mary topped the standings of the Turkmenistan championship after the first round. Mary football players have 13 points in five matches played, reports the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.

The Ashgabat team “Alty Touch” is one point behind the leader and takes second place in the standings. In third place with 10 points is “Miras” from Turkmenabat.

In total, 6 women's football clubs participate in the championship. In addition to the leading teams, “Balkan” from Balkanabat, “Ashgabat” and “Gurgench” from Dashoguz are also participating in the tournament.

The second round of the national championship is scheduled for this fall.

In the second quarter-final match of the Champions League, Real Madrid defeated English Manchester City on the road. The first meeting of these teams ended in a draw with a score of 3:3.

During the main time of the return game, the opponents exchanged goals. Rodrigo scored for Real (12th minute), Kevin De Bruyne scored for Manchester City (76th minute). In extra time the score remained unchanged, and the Madrid club won the penalty shootout with a score of 4:3.

In the semi-finals, Real will play against Bayern, which beat Arsenal in the quarter-finals (2:2, 1:0). Another German club Borussia and the French PSG will meet in the second semi-final.

The first matches of the 1/2 finals will be held on April 30 and May 1, the return games will take place on May 7 and 8.

The 2023/24 Champions League final is scheduled for June 1 and will take place at London's Wembley Stadium.

The matches of the third round have ended at the ongoing international ice hockey tournament in Ashgabat.

In the afternoon, a match in Group A between the teams Feniks (Uzbekistan) and Bahrain Ice Hockey Club (Bahrain) took place at the large arena of the Winter Sports Complex, TDH writes.

The Uzbeks were determined to play and already in the first half they scored five unanswered goals against the opponent. At the same time, the third goal, which was scored by Abdusamad Nasirov, turned out to be very curious. The striker of the Uzbek club decided to stretch the goalkeeper of the Bahraini team from his zone with a weak wrist shot, as if in training. However, he was not ready to reflect a fairly light puck that flew through all the zones.

In the second period, the Bahrainis somewhat reduced the gap in the score, playing three goals and conceding another one. On the second break, the teams left with the score 6:3 in favor of the Feniks team.

The final 20 minutes passed with the overwhelming advantage of the Uzbek hockey players, who scored seven more unanswered goals against the opponent, setting the final score – 13:3 in their favor.

In the parallel match of Group B, which took place at the small arena of the Winter Sports Complex, the ADIHIC-Kazan team from the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation won the second victory in the tournament, beating Team-Turkiye (Turkey) – 5:1 (3:0, 1:1, 1:0). The winners scored: Aisa Akmyarov (7th minute), Rashat Ismagilov (13th), Ilnur Ganiev (19th), Artur Zaripov (21st) and Adel Avzalov (42nd). The losers have a prestige goal on the account of Altun Kerem (34th).

Earlier, the eight-time champion of Turkmenistan "Galkan" won the third major victory at the tournament, this time over the team "Ice Box Iran Mall" from Iran – 13:1 (6:0, 6:1, 1:0).

And in another parallel match, the Belarusian club Volat won for the second time in a row, inflicting the first defeat on the Aqmola team from Kazakhstan – 6:4 (2:0, 2:1, 2:3). The winners scored: Svyatoslav Zasadsky (12th minute), Vladislav Kavalev (19th), Eduard Gryn (25th), Nikita Trubitsin (39th), Vitaly Marchenko (42nd), Alexey Zasim (59th). And the losers are Sergey Sokol (30th), Vladislav Kurmelevsky (45th and 48th) and Mikhail Tarasov (56th).

Thus, after three rounds in group "A", Galkan holds the lead with 9 points. The second place with 6 points is occupied by Feniks, who has played less than one game so far without defeats. The "Ice Box Iran Mall" has 3 points. And the Oman Nationals (Oman) and Bahrain Ice Hockey Club teams do not have points yet.

In group "B", the leadership with 6 points is shared by "ADIHIC-Kazan", "Volat" and "Aqmola". At the same time, hockey players from Kazakhstan have played more matches. The teams "Dordoi" (Kyrgyzstan) and "Team-Turkiye" have no points yet.

In the fourth round, the matches of which will take place on April 18, will be played: in group "A" – Galkan (Turkmenistan) – Feniks (Uzbekistan), Oman Nationals (Oman) – Ice Box Iran Mall (Iran); and in group "B" – Volat (Belarus) – "ADIHIC-Kazan" (Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation), "Team-Turkiye" (Turkey) – "Dordoi" (Kyrgyzstan).

On the eve of international friendly matches with Belarus, the head coach of the Turkmenistan futsal team, Yakub Ovezov, named the names of 14 players who will begin a training camp at the FPB “Ratomka” sports and recreation center in Minsk:

• Goalkeepers: Rahimberdy Halmamedov, Meretgeldy Bayramov
• Players: Gylychmyrat Gylychmyradov, Daniil Panchenko, Kirill Charyev, Hamid Menglibayev, Akmyrat Durdyev, Rahatmyrat Nepesov, Alisher Hudaybergenov, Maksat Soltanov, Abdylla Nursahedov, Gurbangeldy Sahedov, Shiri Bayramdurdyev and Kerven Annaorazov.

The first game of the national teams of Turkmenistan and Belarus will be held on April 20 at the Mogilev “Olympian” sports complex at 16:00 Ashgabat time. The return match will be held on April 22 at the “Uruchye” Sports Palace in Minsk at 20:00 Ashgabat time.

In the world mini-football rankings, the Belarusian national team currently ranks 28th, and the Turkmenistan national team is 76th.

According to the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, on April 24, Yakub Ovezov’s team will also hold a test match against the team of IFC “Minsk”.

The second round matches were held at the ongoing international ice hockey tournament in Ashgabat, TDH reports.

In the afternoon, a match in Group A between the teams of Bahrain Ice Hockey Club (Bayhrain) and Ice Box Iran Mall (Iran) took place at the large arena of the Winter Sports Complex.

The first period was an equal struggle and ended in a 1-1 draw. However, in the next two Iranian hockey players seized the initiative and achieved a major victory – 8:1 (1:1, 4:0 and 3:0).

A match in Group B was held at the small arena of the Winter Sports Complex, in which Aqmola (Kazakhstan) and Dordoi (Kyrgyzstan) met. During the meeting, the Kyrgyzstanis scored three times. However, in the third period, the Kazakhstanis turned the game around and achieved a strong-willed victory – 5:3 (1:2, 1:0, 3:1).

Earlier, the eight-time champion of Turkmenistan "Galkan" crushed the Oman Nationals team from Oman with a record score at the tournament 15:1 (4:0, 1:0, 10:1). And in another parallel match, the Belarusian club Volat won against the Turkish team Team-Turkiye" – 3:0 (1:0, 0:0, 2:0).

Thus, after two rounds in group "A", Galkan took the lead with 6 points. Uzbek Feniks and Iranian Ice Box Iran Mall have 3 points each, but they played one less match. Bahrain Ice Hockey Club has no points yet after two games.

Aqmola (Kazakhstan) is in the lead in Group B after two wins with 6 points. 3 points each, but after one game, the teams "ADIHIC-Kazan" (Republic of Tatarstan, Russia) and "Volat" (Belarus) are in the asset. Team-Turkiye has no points yet after two defeats.

In the third round, the matches of which will take place on April 17, will be played: in group "A" – "Galkan" (Turkmenistan) – "Ice Box Iran Mall" (Iran), "Feniks" (Uzbekistan) – "Bahrain Ice Hockey Club" (Bahrain); in group "B" – Volat (Belarus) – Aqmola (Kazakhstan), ADIHIC-Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation) – Team-Turkiye (Turkey).

April 17, 3rd round

Group "A"

• 10:00 Galkan (Turkmenistan) – Ice Box (Iran)
• 13:00 Phoenix (Uzbekistan) – Bahrain (Bahrain)

Group "B"

• 10:00 Volat (Belarus) – Akmola (Kazakhstan)
• 13:00 "ADIHIC-Kazan" (Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation) – "Team-Turkiye" (Turkey).

The players of the French PSG won a convincing victory over the Spanish Barcelona in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The match took place at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona and ended with a score of 4:1.

The winners included Ousmane Dembele (40th minute), Vitinha (54th) and Kylian Mbappe, who scored twice (61st and 89th). Rafinha scored the only goal for Barcelona (12th). Thanks to this victory, PSG reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. In the first match of the quarterfinals, the Parisians lost at home with a score of 2:3.

In the other match of the game day, Borussia Dortmund achieved a major victory over Spanish Atletico with a score of 4:2. The meeting was held in Dortmund.

Julian Brandt (34th minute), Ian Matsen (39), Niklas Fylkrug (71) and Marcel Zabitzer (74) scored goals for the winners. Borussia defender Mats Hummels (goal, 49th minute) and Angel Correa (64) scored for Atletico. In the first match in Madrid, Atletico won 2-1.

Borussia's entry into the semi-finals of the Champions League was the first for the Dortmund team since the 2012-13 season, when it reached the final of the tournament, but lost to Bayern Munich.

The Champions League final of the 2023/24 season will be held on June 1 at Wembley Stadium in London. The current winner of the tournament is Manchester City.

The hockey players of the Turkmen “Galkan” won their third major victory today at the international tournament taking place in Ashgabat. After a crushing success in the first match against the team from Bahrain - 8:1, and in the second - against the team from Oman (15:1), the wards of Andrei Makarov and Meylis Kuliyev defeated the “Ice Box” team from Iran with a double-digit score of 13:1.

After this victory, the “Galkan” hockey players scored 9 points and continue to hold the lead in group “A”.

The next game of the Turkmen team against the “Phoenix” team from Uzbekistan will be held tomorrow, April 18, at 10:00 local time.

Match schedule for the 4th round:

April 18, 4th round

Group “A”

• 10:00 “Galkan” (Turkmenistan) – “Phoenix” (Uzbekistan)
• 13:00 “Oman Khanjars” (Oman) – “Ice Box” (Iran)

Group “B”

• 10:00 “Volat” (Belarus) – “Orhis-Kazan” (Russia)
• 13:00 “Gumyush Skates SK” (Türkiye) – “Dordoi” (Kyrgyzstan)

Today, April 16, the second round of the international hockey tournament starts at the ice arena of the Winter Sports Sports Complex in Ashgabat. The game day program includes 4 matches:

April 16, 2nd round

Group "A"

• 10:00 “Galkan” (Turkmenistan) – “Oman” (Oman)
• 13:00 “Bahrain” (Bahrain) – “Ice Box” (Iran)

Group "B"

• 10:00 “Volat” (Belarus) – “Team-Turkiye” (Türkiye)
• 13:00 “Akmola” (Kazakhstan) – “Dordoi” (Kyrgyzstan)

Let us remind you that 10 club teams, divided into two groups, take part in the competition. Group “A” consisted of: “Galkan” (Turkmenistan), “Bahrain Ice Hockey Club” (Bahrain), “Ice Box Iran Mall” (Iran), “Oman Nationals” (Oman) and “Feniks” (Uzbekistan). Group “B” includes: “Volat” (Belarus), “Aqmola” (Kazakhstan), “Dordoi” (Kyrgyzstan), “ADIHIC-Kazan” (Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation), “Team-Turkiye” (Turkey).

On the first day of play, the eight-time champion of Turkmenistan “Galkan” won a confident victory with a score of 8:1 over the Bahrain team. In another match of Group A, the Uzbek Feniks won the Oman Nationals team - 11:3.

In Group “B”, the first victories were won by “Aqmola” (Kazakhstan) and “ADIHIC-Kazan” (Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation). The Kazakhs beat the “Team-Turkiye” team (Turkey) – 5:3, and the Russians beat the “Dordoi” club from Kyrgyzstan – 8:3.