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...
Coach Mancini lays out Saudi’s plan at Asian Cup
Doha, Qatar - Roberto Mancini said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia fear no team at the Asian Cup and will not...
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Qatar World Cup will be most luxurious yet, says hospitality firm boss
Jaime Byrom, who has sold millions of hotel rooms over 10 World Cups, said wealthy supporters will be flocking to...
- Jaime Byrom, who has sold millions of hotel rooms over 10 World Cups, said wealthy supporters will be flocking to the tiny Gulf state from around the globe
- Packages range from $700 for a top ticket with a slap-up meal, to bills of a million dollars-plus for big groups staying in top hotels and watching several matches
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FIFA officially advances World Cup by a day for Qatar
Football's top officials universally approved the decision, FIFA said in a statement while Qatar said it would give unspecified help...
- Under the new plan, the Group A game between Senegal and the Netherlands has been shifted from 1:00pm (1000 GMT) on November 21 to a 7:00pm start
- Official countdown clocks for the event were quickly changed. and the 100 day countdown to the opening match will now start on Friday, instead of Saturday
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Qatar World Cup to start a day early to allow host play opening game
The opening match is scheduled to be held at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt stadium, one of seven new venues purpose-built...
- Qatar will now play Ecuador on November 20, 24 hours earlier than planned, in a move that FIFA's ruling council was expected to confirm soon.
- Companies with major deals linked to the World Cup expressed confidence that the unusual schedule change could be handled smoothly.
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KSA and Egypt champions to inaugurate Qatar’s World Cup final stadium
Qatar announced Monday that the club champions of Saudi Arabia and Egypt will inaugurate the Lusail stadium to be used...
- The 80,000 capacity gold coloured venue, in the Lusail new city just north of Doha, was the last of the eight World Cup stadiums to be completed
- A test event is to be staged there on August 11 when a Qatar championship match between Al-Arabi SC and Al-Rayyan is held
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Doha vows to complete building work before start of World Cup
Building work in Qatar's capital Doha, host of the 2022 World Cup, will be completed "well before the tournament", the...
- The two days seminars will brief the qualified team staff of Qatar World Cup on logistics, security, playing conditions and refereeing
- Representatives of the qualified nations can observe the preparation of stadiums for FIFA 2022 and can also visit training grounds ahead of the tournament's opening
Morocco and Israel face off in women basketball ‘friendly’ game
The Moroccan women's basketball team hosted their Israeli counterparts for the first time on Wednesday in a quiet slice of...
- According to the Israel Basketball Federation (IBBA) website, it was the first time that Arab female players had faced an Israeli national team in their country
- There were no spectators at the invitation only event
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Media giants buy Indian Premier League cricket rights for $6.2 billion
India's cricket board said Tuesday it has sold the broadcast rights of the IPL tournament for the next five seasons...
- The amount paid for the rights to one of the world's most watched sports contests dwarfs the $2.55 billion that Star India paid in 2017 for the previous five seasons to 2022.
- The buyer was Viacom18, a joint venture between Reliance and US group Paramount Global as well as a group reportedly backed by James Murdoch.
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FIFA says Israeli citizens can travel to Qatar World Cup
Israeli citizens will be allowed to travel to Qatar to watch football's 2022 World Cup, despite the absence of diplomatic...
- Qatar does not have diplomatic ties with Israel. It supports Hamas and cut commercial ties with Israel in 2009.
- The two countries had established commercial relations in 1996, when then Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres visited Qatar's capital Doha.
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Algeria ex-football star Rabah Madjer on trial for fraud
Prosecutors in Algeria on Thursday said ex-football star Rabah Madjer should be jailed for 18 months, during his ongoing trial...
- Madjer, who owned two newspapers, is accused of continuing to bank revenues from public advertising for a year after the papers were closed
- Algeria's national publishing and advertising agency (ANEP) has demanded the return of fees as well as the payment of damages
Dustin Johnson heads field for $25 mn Saudi-backed LIV Golf opener
Former world number one Dustin Johnson will head the field for the inaugural $25 million LIV Golf Invitational Series event...
- The US PGA Tour has refused to grant releases for its players in the LIV event, which clashes with next week's Canadian Open
- The LIV tournament at Centurion Club at St Albans, north of London, will have the largest purse in golf history at $25 million
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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Demarai Gray quits Everton to join Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ettifaq
London, United Kingdom - Demarai Gray has left Everton for Al-Ettifaq ahead of Thursday's transfer deadline in the Saudi Pro League.The...
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Israel’s sports team makes landmark visit to Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - An Israeli sports delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday to participate in the World Weightlifting...
Saudi and Iran to resume home-and-away matches: AFC
The move by the two countries' football federations would contribute to "fostering closer ties between their respective footballing communities, allowing...
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Liverpool turns down Al-Ittihad $190m offer for Mohamed Salah
LONDON, UK - Liverpool have rejected a blockbuster £150 million ($190 million) offer for Mohamed Salah from Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad,...
- Egypt star Salah has been linked with a move to the Gulf State for several weeks and it is believed a verbal offer was made to Liverpool by Al-Ittihad.
- His agent had publicly ruled out a switch to Saudi during the close-season amid a host of Premier League stars opting to accept lucrative offers from the Gulf State.
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Gulf Federation for Electronic Sports formed, will develop regional talent
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Gulf Federation for Electronic Sports was established Thursday on the sidelines of the Next World...
- A total of 14 MoUs and agreements were signed at the Next World Forum, an event in Riyadh that brings together leaders and experts of the gaming and e-sports.
- The agreements included aspects related to federations, sponsorships, proposed values, and education.
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Marco Verratti close to Qatar move, Julian Draxler may follow
Doha, Qatar - Marco Verratti, the 30-year-old Italian international midfielder, is edging closer to a move to the Qatari top-flight,...
- An agreement between Al Arabi and PSG has reportedly been reached for the transfer of Verratti
- Julian Draxler has also made headlines amid reports of his potential exit from PSG