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Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik voluntarily gave up the belt of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), the belt went to the “interim WBO heavyweight champion of the world”, the Englishman Fabio Wardley, – reports Logos Press.
Moldova will be represented at the XXV Winter Olympic Games. The president of the National Olympic and Sports Committee (NOSC), Nicolae Juravski, said in an exclusive commentary for Logos Press that Moldova will be represented by six athletes: four in biathlon and two in cross-country skiing. At the moment, five participants are known for sure, while the sixth one – in cross-country skiing – will be determined within two months before the Olympics. The winter sports season traditionally begins in late November or early December, and the Winter Games will be held from February 6-22, 2026 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in northern Italy.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) revenue level by the end of the 2025/26 season is expected to be $14.3 billion, an increase of $1.8 billion or 14% from last season, according to Logos Press.
Following the qualifying tournaments in six football confederations, 39 direct entrants to the 2026 World Cup were determined, with three more automatically awarded to the teams of the World Cup host countries – the USA, Mexico, and Canada, Logos Press reports.
Denis Romanenco, who holds the position of goalkeepers coach at Petrocub club, has been ordered by the disciplinary commission of the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) to pay a fine for unsportsmanlike behavior during the match with Sheriff, Logos Press reports.
The final match for the national soccer team of Moldova in the European qualifying cycle for the World Cup 2026 ended with a defeat against Israel with the score 1:4, – reports Logos Press.
Moldovan athletes won 14 medals at the European Youth (U-19) and Youth (U-23) Boxing Championships, held in Yerevan (Armenia).
A grandiose scandal broke out in Turkey – about 65% of 570 professional referees working in competitions under the auspices of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) and more than 4 thousand players turned out to be clients of bookmakers. As part of the “betting case” 17 referees and two club presidents were detained, and more than 1 thousand players were temporarily suspended from soccer activities.
Moldova’s national soccer team suffered a 0:2 defeat in a home match against Italy in the European qualifying cycle for the 2026 World Cup,” Logos Press reports.
Moldovan athlete Oleg Cretul became world champion in para-sambo (among wrestlers with visual impairment), Oleg Nemtsan won the bronze medal, – reports Logos Press.
The match against Italy on November 13 within the European qualifying tournament for the World Cup-2026 will be the 300th in the history of the national team of Moldova, and therefore it acquires a symbolic significance for the players and coaching staff, – reports Logos Press.
Multi-Club Ownership (MCO) international investment company 777 Partners, which owned the rights to seven soccer clubs, has been declared bankrupt, Logos Press reports.
