In the FIDE chess federation ranking published in early January 2023, Turkmenistan is again ranked 67th, which means that the rating level of the country's top 10 chess players has returned to the pre-pandemic level.

From January 13 to 18, an international ice hockey tournament among Islamic countries of the world will be held in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. The decision to hold the competition was made within the framework of the international summit "Russia – the Islamic World: KazanSummit 2022".

On January 12, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will draw the first round of the women's qualification tournament for the 2024 Olympic Games for the Asian continent.

The Turkmen team will take part in the Asian Tennis Championship among juniors under 14 - ITF Asia 14&U Development Championships, which starts in Bahrain, Isa city. The competition will begin on Monday, January 9 and will last until January 19.

Former champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired from the mixed martial arts (MMA) industry, reports TASS with reference to sources close to Nurmagomedov.

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has appointed the first woman from Saudi Arabia, Anoud Al-Asmari, as an international referee, Al-Arabiya TV reported.

The national team of Turkmenistan took the 66th place in the world ranking of national judo teams. Rating was published on the website of the International Judo Federation.

The coach of FC "Ahal" Mergen Orazov has been appointed the head coach of the Turkmenistan national football team. This decision was made at the next meeting of the executive committee of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) summed up the results of the past year, recognizing the striker of the national team of Argentina and the French "Paris Saint-Germain" Lionel Messi as the best player of the past season.

The website of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan summed up the results of the completed football season, in which the player of FC Kopetdag Begench Akmamedov became the best football player of Turkmenistan. The 24-year-old midfielder scored 19 goals.