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.

Russian Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov will fight against Irishman Paul Hughes on January 25. This match will be the main event of the Champions Series tournament, which will take place in Dubai.

Nurmagomedov, undefeated with 18 wins, will defend his title for the third time. Hughes has a record of 13 wins and one loss.

The Iran national team won 3-2 against Kyrgyzstan in the sixth round match of the third stage of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian zone.

For the winners, goals were scored by Mehdi Taremi (12th minute), Saleh Hardani (33rd), and Sardar Azmoun (76th). For the hosts, Joel Kodjo scored a brace (51st and 64th minutes).

With 16 points, the Iran national team confidently leads Group A. Kyrgyzstan, with three points, occupies the fifth spot in the standings.

In a parallel match of Group A, Uzbekistan narrowly defeated North Korea 1-0 in Vientiane, Laos. The winning goal was scored by Abbosbek Fayzullaev in the 44th minute. In the 83rd minute, Uzbekistan was reduced to ten players after Umar Eshmorodov was sent off. North Korea had a chance to equalize in the 85th minute, but Chong Il Gwan missed a penalty.

Uzbekistan (13 points) retains second place in Group A, which gives them a direct spot in the World Cup, which will be held in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

It is worth noting that both teams had previously competed in the same group ("A") with the Turkmenistan national team in the second round of the qualifiers. As a result, Iran and Uzbekistan, finishing in the top two spots, continued their fight for a World Cup berth. Turkmenistan and Hong Kong, finishing third and fourth respectively, will participate in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

According to the current FIFA rankings, Iran is in 19th place, Uzbekistan is in 58th, Kyrgyzstan is in 103rd, Tajikistan is in 105th, and Turkmenistan is in 144th place.

According to The Athletic, Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola has agreed with the club's management to sign a new contract. The agreement will be for one year with an option to extend for another season.

The current contract of the 53-year-old specialist expires next summer. It is expected that the extension will be officially announced in the coming days.

Since his appointment as head coach in 2016, Guardiola has led the "Citizens" to six English Premier League titles and a Champions League victory. The high performance of the Spanish specialist has contributed to the club's decision to continue the cooperation.

Turkmen fighter Dovletjan Yagshimuradov is preparing for the most important fight of his career. On November 29, in Saudi Arabia, he will face American Impa Kasanganai in the final bout of the PFL league, where the championship belt and a prize fund of $1 million will be at stake.

Yagshimuradov approaches this fight in excellent shape, having an impressive streak of six consecutive victories. His latest triumph took place in August at the PFL 8 tournament in Hollywood, where he confidently defeated Australian Rob Wilkinson by unanimous decision with a score of 30-27 on all cards.

The Turkmen fighter has every chance of winning thanks to his excellent form and experience in PFL.

Turkmen sambo athletes secured six medals of various distinctions at the 49th World Championships held in Astana.

This major tournament in Kazakhstan, with a prize fund of $311,000, attracted around 470 athletes from 80 countries, who competed for 31 sets of medals in sport and combat sambo for men and women, as well as sambo for blind men in the SVI-1 class (totally blind athletes).

Over three days of competition, Turkmen athletes won 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals.

On the first day of the championship, two bronze medals were awarded to Zarina Abdyrahmanova (weight category up to 54 kg), a coach and instructor at the sports school of the Ak Bugday etrap of the Main Department of Physical Culture and Sports of Ahal velayat, and Gulzada Jorakulyyeva(up to 72 kg), an athlete from the National Federation of Martial Arts of Turkmenistan. Both achieved success in combat sambo competitions.

On the second day of competition, 26-year-old Master of Sports Muminjan Arzykulyov won a gold medal. He became the world champion in combat sambo in the weight category up to 71 kg, where 24 athletes competed for medals. M. Arzykulyov successfully combines active sports training with his work as a sambo coach at the 5th sports school in Garlyk village, Koytendag etrap, Lebap velayat.

On the final day of the World Championships, the Turkmenistan team's medal tally was further enriched with two silver and one bronze medal.

The silver medalists were: Bagul Nuryyeva, a coach and instructor at the 1st sports school of Charjev etrap of the Main Department of Physical Culture and Sports of Lebap velayat (combat sambo, up to 50 kg), and Sabina Agajanova, a coach and instructor at Danew etrap of the Main Department of Physical Culture and Sports of Lebap velayat (combat sambo, over 80 kg). The bronze medal was awarded to Kambar Umarov, a coach and instructor at the 3rd sports school of Charjev etrap of the Main Department of Physical Culture and Sports of Lebap velayat (sports sambo, up to 71 kg).

The next jubilee 50th World Sambo Championships will be held in Ashgabat in 2025. At the FIAS Congress held in Astana, delegates also confirmed Ashgabat as the venue for Congress-2025 and voted to extend Vasily Shestakov's term as president of the International Sambo Federation until 2029.