Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov will compete in the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri, from October 27 to 29. The tournament will be his final major test before facing India’s Gukesh Dommaraju in a match for the world chess championship title.

FIFA has unveiled the official brand for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2027™, which will be hosted by Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. The slogan “You Shape the Game” encourages young footballers to pursue new achievements and highlights their role in the future of the sport.

Uzbekistan’s national team has completed its campaign at the 20th Asian Summer Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 with 70 medals, finishing fifth in the overall standings. The team won 21 gold, 25 silver and 24 bronze medals.

Uzbekistan is launching a competition to transfer 11 professional football clubs to entrepreneurs or groups of entrepreneurs under trust management. Participants will be required to provide sponsorship funding equal to at least 20% of a club’s annual operating expenses.

Manchester City has reportedly been found guilty of 114 of the 115 cases involving alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. An independent commission is reported to have cleared the club on only one count. However, the ruling has not yet been formally published and the process remains ongoing.

Uzbek driver Ismail Akhmedkhodjaev helped Rossa Racing secure a victory at the fourth round of the Ultimate Cup Series in Belgium. At the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit, the team recorded two pole positions and two race wins.

Uzbekistan’s teams finished the second round of the World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand with four victories and two defeats. The country’s main men’s and women’s teams, along with their second teams, recorded convincing results.

More than 150 delegates from over 100 countries have gathered in Tashkent for the 6th International Fencing Congress. The event is focusing on the development of fencing, improvements to international competitions and the preparation of a new generation of athletes.

The 46th World Chess Olympiad will open on September 15 at the Silk Road International Tourism Centre in Samarkand. For the first time since the event was launched in 1927, Central Asia will host the world’s largest team chess tournament, which is set to break the record for the number of participating teams.

The second Uzbek Kurash Ambassador’s Cup tournament was held in Seoul to mark the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence. For the first time, the competition was organized in an international format, bringing together athletes from Uzbekistan, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.

Bahromjon Gaziev, Chairman of the Horse Breeding and Equestrian Sports Federation of Uzbekistan, visited Stephex Stables in Belgium during the World Championship and met with Stephan Conter, founder of Stephex Group. The visit provided an opportunity to examine the experience of a prominent international centre for modern equestrian sport.

The Adidas Azteca football used by Diego Maradona to score his famous “Hand of God” goal against England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final has sold at Heritage Auctions for $3.355 million, including the buyer’s premium. The final price was well below the auction house’s pre-sale estimate of $10 million.

Kuvonchbek Ismoilov has won gold at the U20 World Wrestling Championships in Bratislava. The Uzbekistan representative defeated Salim Karmahkov 9–7 in the final of the 63 kg weight category.

Uzbekistan national team defender Behruz Karimov has moved from Termez-based Surkhon to Swiss club Lugano, the Uzbekistan Football Association announced.

FIFA has found no confirmed cases of match-fixing following its review of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The assessment covered all 104 matches of the tournament as well as potential incidents related to betting and match manipulation.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup concluded with Spain lifting the trophy after defeating Argentina 1–0 in extra time. The tournament ended with a dramatic final, remarkable individual performances, and several new records that will be remembered in World Cup history.

FIFA may once again reshape the FIFA World Cup. After the conclusion of the 2026 tournament, the organization plans to discuss expanding the final tournament from 48 to 64 national teams.

Uzbek athlete Anvar Anvarov delivered a strong international performance by winning the men's long jump competition at a tournament in Finland.

Two dramatic matches concluded the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Argentina produced a remarkable comeback against Egypt, while Switzerland reached the quarter-finals for the first time in more than seven decades.

Bukhara Region is preparing for a massive sports infrastructure upgrade that will elevate the region to an international level for hosting football championships. A modern football stadium with a capacity of 30,000 spectators will be constructed in the Bukhara district. The project is being implemented with the participation of foreign partners, as the renowned Chinese corporation China CAMC Engineering Co. LTD will handle the development and construction of the facility.