A schoolgirl from the Mary region, candidate for FIDE master Byagul Ezizova, won the First League of the Turkmenistan Women's Chess Championship. The tournament was held for the first time outside the capital, namely at the 4th sports school in Dashoguz, from February 11 to 17.

The winners of the rapid and blitz tournaments of the Turkmen Chess Championship among boys and girls under 14, 16 and 18 years old, held in Ashgabat on February 9-10, were determined.

The medals of the 33rd Summer Olympic Games, which will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024, are officially presented.

At the Turkmenistan Chess Championship among boys and girls in Ashgabat on February 8, a tournament with classical time control up to 14, 16 and 18 years ended, where 6 sets of medals were played.

At a press conference on February 8, the Athletics Federation of Uzbekistan spoke about preparations for the VI Tashkent International Marathon, which will be held on April 21.

The Qatar national team defeated Iran in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup with a score of 2:3. Goals for the Qataris were scored by Jassem Abdulsallam in the 17th minute, Akram Afif in the 43rd and Ali Almoes in the 82nd from the penalty spot. The Iranians responded with goals from Serdar Azmoun in the 4th minute and Alireza Jahanbakhsh in the 51st from the penalty spot.

On Tuesday, February 6, at the stadium in Al-Rayyan, the Jordanian national team made it to the Asian Cup final for the first time in its history. The Jordanians defeated the South Korean team with a score of 2:0.

The main tournament with the classic time control of the championship of Turkmenistan among youth under 14, 16 and 18 years has passed the equator. There are 4 rounds left before the end of the classics tournament, which promise to give the chess fans the heat of passion.

On February 3, the match of the 1/4 finals of the Asian Cup took place, where the national teams of Qatar and Uzbekistan met. The game at the El Bayt Stadium in Qatar ended with a score of 1:1 in regular and extra time. The Qataris were stronger in the penalty shootout (3:2).

MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held throughout North America - in the USA, Mexico and Canada, the FIFA press service reports.