ASEM, with one foot in the final of the Moldovan women's volleyball championship

The team of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (ASEM) has one foot in the final of the national women's volleyball championship. In the first leg of the semi-finals, ASEM's team defeated Speranta Chisinau at home 3-0 in sets. It was 25:20, 25:12 and again 25:20 in favour of the home team.

The Frenchies don't consider themselves favourites

The Sheriff's opponent tonight, OCG Nice, arrived in Chisinau with almost all their stars. The most famous of the French team's squad is the emblematic Brazilian defender Dante, former Bayern Munich player and member of the Brazilian national team.

Postolachi scored a goal in the match against FCSB

The Moldovan international Virgiliu Postolachi scored the second goal of his team UTA Arad in the 3-1 victory against FCSB, in a match of the 29th round of the Romanian Super League. Postolachi, who came on in the 57th minute in place of Nigerian Filip Otele, scored after 7 minutes following a devastating counter-attack by Arad.

Messi, unusual gifts for teammates

Lionel Messi's impressive gesture! The Argentinian star gave a special gift to his Argentina team-mates and members of the coaching staff, with whom he won the World Cup in Qatar in December.

Marco Odermatt, world champion

Swiss Marco Odermatt has become Alpine skiing world champion for the first time. The 25-year-old won the gold medal in the downhill event in Courchevel, France.

CFR Cluj, second defeat in line

The Romanian champion is in a slump! CS Universitatea Craiova defeated CFR Cluj-Napoca 2-0 at home in the 25th round of the Romanian Super League.

Real Madrid, the 100th trophy ever

Real Madrid beat Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal Riyadh 5-3 in the final in Rabat and won the Club World Cup for the fifth time. In the Moroccan capital, coach Carlo Ancelotti's team prevailed through goals scored by Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde, twice each, and Karim Benzema.

FIFA announces the finalists in the race for the 2022 FIFA World Player of the Year award

The International Federation of Association Football today announced the shortlist of footballers remaining in the final race for the 'Best Player of 2022' title. These include world champion Lionel Messi of Argentina, France's Kylian Mbappe and his compatriot Karim Benzema.

Neymar, the best Brazilian footballer in 2022

Neymar Junior is considered the Brazilian footballer of the year for the 6th time. The Paris Saint-Germain superstar has obtained the "Samba Gold" trophy from a famous portal in Brazil, "SambaFoot". The survey gathered the votes of Brazilian journalists and footballers, as well as website visitors.

Participants in the Rubicon marathon crossed the finish line near the Soroca fortress

From Palanca - to Soroca. Hundreds of people ran, again this year, on a route of 540 kilometers, through 16 districts of the Republic of Moldova, including those in the east of the country, as part of the Rubicon marathon. The race lasted three days, and the finish line was near the Soroca fortress, where the participants were awaited with polenta, steak and boiled wine.

Three more medals at the Zagreb Open international tournament. Wrestler Anastasia Nichita, gold medallist

Wrestler Anastasia Nichita has triumphed at the Zagreb Open international tournament. Tudor Cîrlan's trainee won four times in the 59 kg weight category, with Azerbaijan's Alyona Kolesnik, Japan's Yui Sakano and Hungarian representatives Viktoria Borsos and Nikolett Szabo.

Bayern Munich have signed Joao Cancelo on loan from Manchester City

The Portuguese international Joao Cancelo will play for Bayern Munich under a loan deal from Manchester City. The agreement is valid until the end of this season, and the Bavarian club has the option to buy the player permanently for €70 million.