Chechen-born mixed martial artist Islam Dulatov will officially compete under the Turkish flag in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), ending his previous sporting affiliation with Germany.

A basketball school is set to be established in the Chechen Republic. It will bear the name of Uvais Akhtaev—a renowned Soviet basketball player of Chechen descent and one of the tallest players in the history of the sport.

Chechen midfielder Lechi Sadulaev has been included in the list of the 33 best players of the Russian championship for the 2025/26 season. The ranking was approved by the Bureau of the Executive Committee of the Russian Football Union (RFU).

Chechen midfielder Lechi Sadulaev, a midfielder for Akhmat and the Russian national team, and Dagestani forward Amir Ibragimov, a striker for the Manchester United academy, played for Russia in the match against Burkina Faso.

Georgia and Armenia will host the 2029 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The national football associations of both countries confirmed this information, which was received at the FIFA Council in Vancouver on April 28.

Famous mountaineer Alexander Rastorguev died tragically in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria. During the ascent, the sports group was caught in a rockfall. In addition to Rastorguev's death, Ekaterina Fedorchuk was injured, evacuated by helicopter and taken to the hospital. Another member of the group was not injured.

Khamzat Chimaev, a Chechen fighter representing the UAE, was met at the Grozny airport by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov after winning the UFC 319 tournament in Chicago.

Russian fighter Baysangur Susurkaev successfully fought his first fight in the UFC. As part of the preliminary card of the UFC 319 tournament in Chicago, he forced American Eric Nolan to surrender in the second round, using a choke.