Extreme E races for electric SUVs 2024 kick off in Jeddah
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Al Nassr thrash Inter Miami as Ronaldo, Messi watch on
Otavio drilled in the opener as Miami lost the ball trying to play out from the back, bringing Ronaldo to...
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Travel-weary Saudi superfan awaits World Cup at ‘home’
Saudi officials are putting on 240 weekly flights linking the kingdom to Qatar, up from six normally, and easing overland...
- This year's World Cup in neighboring Qatar, by contrast, has the feel of a home game for Saudi fans as Doha is a mere two-hour flight from Jeddah
- Turkistani, a Saudi fan is ready to welcome his other fellow citizens in Doha, having stocked up on green-and-white t-shirts, plastic blowhorns, drums and balloons to distribute
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Macron says ‘must not politicize sport’ ahead of Qatar World Cup
"I think we must not politicize sport," said Macron, whose national team is defending the title they won in Russia...
- French president, who will go to Qatar if France reach the semi-finals, said it was "a very bad idea to politicize sport."
- France begin their defense of the World Cup trophy against Australia on Tuesday before also playing Denmark and Tunisia
Iran’s players free to express themselves at World Cup: Queiroz
"You guys are used to bending your knees in the games. Some people agree, some people don’t agree with that....
- The country's players are being watched closely in Qatar for signs that they support the demonstrations
- Coach Carlos Queiroz compared the situation to players in England taking the knee in anti-racism protests
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Qatar World Cup countdown enters final week as teams arrive
The countdown to the World Cup in Qatar has begun as the first such tournament held on the Arab soil...
- Domestic leagues will pause for six weeks to allow the tournament to take place, but preparation time is short
- Qatar, a country of barely three million people, one of the world's biggest producers of natural gas, has spent lavishly as FIFA World Cup
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Racism or Arab Bias? Western media’s heartburn over FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Even as serious rights violations -- including corruption, human trafficking, racism and discrimination -- persist across Europe and US, Western...
- Even as serious rights violations -- including corruption, human trafficking, racism and discrimination -- persist across Europe and US, Western world opts to focus on Qatar
- European nations project themselves as guardians of humanity and take great pride in sermonizing to others but do not do much to fix flaws in their own backyards
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Saudi Arabia to host Under-21 World Snooker Championship in 2023
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia- --Saudi Arabia will host the World Under-21 Snooker Championship for men and women in July 2023, SPA...
- International Billiards and Snooker Federation has also agreed in principle to host the World Cup for Billiard and Snooker for men and women in Oct. 2024 for six balls and masters.
- Hosting the championship is the kingdom's one more step towards the development and promotion of the sports sector in its pursuit to achieve the Saudi Vision 2030 goals.
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Tel Aviv-Doha World Cup flights draws criticism from Qatari activists
While Qatar's Gulf neighbours Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates established relations with Israel through agreements mediated by the United...
- The protest led by Qatar Youth Against Normalization was small but noticeable in a state where citizens very rarely speak out against authorities
- Qatar has stated that normalisation with Israel is contingent to the establishment of a Palestinian state
US becomes first World Cup team to arrive in Qatar
An unknown number of players were on a Qatar Airways jet from New York that was among the first flights...
- The United States are playing in the finals for the first time in eight years and will be in one of the most politically-charged games
- The American team are staying at the Marsa Malaz Kempinski on the Pearl, an artificial island north of Doha favored by expatriates
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Qatar Airways official discards ‘rumors’ as airport expansion begins
After the multi-billion dollar overhaul, Hamad International Airport will take its capacity from 40 million passengers a year to 58...
- The expansion adds 39 airport gates to the existing 140 at the airport, which is a major hub for transit passengers.
- Qatar Airways has also eliminated 18 destinations from its schedule to increase flights from key World Cup markets.
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Special World Cup flights to carry Israeli and Palestinian fans: FIFA
A deal was brokered between Qatar and Israel, who do not have diplomatic relations, so that flights are "temporarily operated"...
- More than 10,000 Israeli and Palestinian fans have tickets fan passes. Israel severely restricts access to its main Ben Gurion Airport for residents of the Palestinian territories.
- FIFA said Palestinian access would be "subject to Israel's security requirements and operational capabilities".
Extreme E races for electric SUVs 2024 kick off in Jeddah
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Saudi-Iran club match axed amid row over slain commander’s statue
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AlUla to host first-ever Mideast Tough Mudder Infinity Challenge in February
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Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open set to return to UAE in Feb 2024
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ESports debuts as Asian Games medal event but women left behind
Excited video-game fans thronged a shiny new arena in the Chinese city on Sunday as eSports made its debut at the...
- Only two women, Sabina Ibragimova of Uzbekistan and Nguyen Thi Phuong Yen of Vietnam, were scheduled to play during the dozens of officially mixed-gender games on Sunday.
- Organizers have increasingly answered the call for women-only events in recent years, including the International Esports Federation Female Asian Championship in Saudi Arabia.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping declares biggest-ever Asian Games open
Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 19th Asian Games in a colourful ceremony in Hangzhou, launching a two-week sporting extravaganza...
- In front of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other visiting leaders, Xi officially opened the Games at the 80,000-capacity Hangzhou Olympic stadium.
- The theme of the ceremony was water and it also celebrated Hangzhou's ancient history and landscape.
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Afghan wushu fighters defy money woes to pursue Asian Games glory
Afghanistan will compete in 15 sports in Hangzhou, the country's first Asian Games since the Taliban seized power in 2021....
- The team say the Taliban authorities support sport, but there is no government financial backing for athletes
- Afghanistan will compete in 15 sports in Hangzhou, the country's first Asian Games since the Taliban seized power