Argentina striker Lionel Messi tried to enter China with a Spanish passport, as he thought that it was possible to enter the country on a visa-free regime, Bild reports, citing Chinese media.

President of the Asian Cycling Confederation and head of the UAE Cycling Federation Osama Al-Shafar plans to pay a visit to Turkmenistan, the UAE Embassy in Turkmenistan reports on Instagram.

The Asian and Oceania Sambo Championships in 2024 will be held in Macau. The corresponding decision was made at the last Congress of the Sambo Union of Asia and Oceania in Astana, Kazakhstan.

In honor of the International Olympic Day, which is celebrated annually on June 23, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) invites everyone to join an exciting 30-minute inclusive training session.

The International Kurasha Association is developing a new IKA Registration System, which will allow online registration for competitions held under the auspices of the association. This is reported by the press service of the International Kurash Association.

Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan hosted the matches of the first round of the group stage of the Central Asian Football Association Nations Cup - CAFA Nations Cup—2023.

Bahrain has won a bid to host the World Weightlifting Championships in 2024. Along with Bahrain, Armenia and Albania were candidates for the championship.

26 medals — three gold, seven silver and 16 bronze — were won by Turkmen athletes at the Asian and Oceania Sambo Championship held in Astana from June 5 to 11. This was reported to the ORIENT correspondent in the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of the country.

On Sunday, the second tournament within the world championship among cadets, boys and girls, i.e. in the age categories from 8 to 18 years, ended in Batumi (Georgia). This tournament was held with the "blitz" regulations, i.e. the players were allocated 3 minutes with the addition of 2 seconds for each turn.

The national team of Turkmenistan will take part in the world championship in billiard sports, which will be held from June 12-17 in Surgut. This was reported to an ORIENT correspondent by the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of the country.