The President of the International SAMBO Federation, Vasily Shestakov, summed up the 2023 and talked about the New Year in his speech.

Sambists from seven countries took part in the Beirut Open Sambo Championship. Medals were awarded in 10 weight categories at the competitions held in the Lebanese capital on 12 December: seven in Sport SAMBO and three in Combat SAMBO among men.

Bahrain's Sovereign Fund is set to assume full control of the Formula One team's parent company after reaching an agreement with minority investors. In doing so, the Mumtalakat Group will attempt to reverse 25 years without having a champion at the pinnacle of world motorsport.

Building on the triumph of the GAMMA World MMA Championships 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand, IFSA Vice President Achilles Ralli recently engaged in discussions with Dr. Meechai Inwood, Deputy Governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand. The focus of their meeting centred around the future development and recognition of amateur MMA in Thailand.

Their appointments were officially ratified at the association's Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 19 December. This is the first time that players have been appointed to the Board after being elected by their peers to lead and represent their interests.

French sambist Nathalie Cariou represented the International Sambo Federation at the INTERACT+ seminar in Linz, Austria. The event, held on December 7-8, was organized by the International Fistball Association (IFA) under the leadership of the International Association of Sports for All (TAFISA). The seminar aims to encourage athletes, coaches and sports organisations to implement “Sport for All” in various events.

The MLB Cup's Fall season in China began in September and included stops in 13 cities: Changchun and Shenyang in September; Qingdao, Dalian, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Shanghai, Yangzhou and Shijiazhuang in October; Wuxi, Chengdu, Chongqing and Nanchang in November; and Fuzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Haikou in December.

The Bolivian national SAMBO championship was held in the department of La Paz. Sportsmen from the departments of Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, El Alto, Sucre, Tarija, Oruro and La Paz took part in the competition which took place from 8-9 December.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has revealed the participants for the third Premier12 to be held from 10-24 November 2024, with the final to be played at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.

The launch of the Korean Combat SAMBO League (CSL Korea) took place on December 16 in the city of Chonan. During the tournament, held at the Korean SAMBO Center, 3 fights took place in various weight categories. The winners received cups and prize money.

The Japanese national team will finish 2023 at the top of the WBSC/KONAMI Men's Baseball World Rankings, the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced.

Two SAMBO certification seminars were conducted for the first time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this week.

The first ever Chinese SAMBO Championship among students was held in Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province from December 3 to 7. More than 200 athletes from 30 universities across the country took part in the tournament organised by the Chinese University Sports Association.

London received a boost of nearly £53 million to its economy as Major League Baseball returned to London Stadium in June 2023 after four years, featuring two consecutive games between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs.

Egyptian World Champions Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini will be the top seeds for the 2024 edition of the J.P. Morgan Tournament, one of squash's most prestigious events, set to be held in New York across five different venues.