Alina Țugui, an 18-year-old athlete from Moldova, performed successfully at the Shotokan Karate World Championships, which took place in Italy. She won two gold medals in the 18–20 age group and a silver in the senior category, finishing the tournament with three medals.
Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended from the national team for 30 days. This was reported by journalist Fabrizio Romano on social media platform X.
Moldovan karatekas Vitalie Spînu and Daniel Mutelica won gold medals at the Shotokan Karate World Championships. The competition took place from 15 to 18 October 2026 in the Italian town of Lignano Sabbiadoro.
Javier Tebas, president of Spain’s La Liga, has entered into yet another public dispute with Real Madrid’s management, comparing the club’s communication methods to the propaganda tactics of Joseph Goebbels — Nazi Germany’s Minister of Propaganda. However, the disagreements between the parties have been ongoing for several years and concern financial decisions, the Super League project and the refereeing system in Spain.
Moldovan freestyle wrestler Alexandr Gaidarlî won a bronze medal at the World Under-23 Championships, which are being held in Las Vegas (USA). This medal was the only one won by the Moldovan team in the freestyle wrestling events at the tournament.
Moldovan athlete Radu Budan came second in the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3,100 Mile Race ultramarathon in New York, covering around 5,000 km in 46 days, 13 hours, 35 minutes and 48 seconds.
Moldovan weightlifter Nicoleta Cojocaru won the silver medal at the European Championships for athletes under 20. In the under-61 kg weight class, she totalled 201 kg and set three European records for athletes under 17.
The Alexei Mateevich Theatre in Chișinău has successfully completed a tour of Italy, staging the play *The Jubilee* based on a play by A. P. Chekhov. The performances, which took place on 10 and 11 October in Turin and Milan, attracted large audiences from the Moldovan and Romanian diasporas.
FIFA’s Legal Committee will review the organisation’s disciplinary procedures following the decision to suspend the one-match ban imposed on US national team striker Folarin Balogun ahead of the World Cup round of 16 match. The results of the discussion will be presented at the next FIFA Council meeting in December.
Gianni Infantino’s opponents hope to find a candidate capable of challenging him for the FIFA presidency in March 2027. Whilst the name of a potential rival has not yet been revealed, European football leaders maintain that efforts to put forward an alternative to the organisation’s current head are progressing.
