Carbis Bay (UK), 13 June 2021 (France24/BBC/AlJazeera) The G7 summit in the resort of Carbis Bay in Cornwall, in the south-west of England, has seen the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US and UK gather in person for the first time since the pandemic. Leaders of the world's largest economies unveiled an...

Sunday, 13 June 2021 Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in an epic five-set match, 6-7 (6-8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to win the men's singles title at the 2021 French Open and his 19th Grand Slam title. In a battle between the new and older generations in men's tennis, the 34-year-old Djokovic and member of...

Karachi (Pakistan), 07 Apr. 2021 (Anadolu News) FIFA on Wednesday suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) due to "third-party interference which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes." In a statement, the global body said the situation was prompted by the recent "hostile takeover" of the PFF headquarters in the northeastern Lahore city, and...

Doha, 27 Feb. 2021 (WTA-QTF) Top World four seeds – Elina Svitolina, Karolina Pliskova, Ayrna Sabalenka and Petra Kvitova got a bye into the second round of the Qatar Total Open 2021 at the end of the draw ceremony held today virtually following safety health measures in regards to pandemic Covid-19. WTA Premier 5 tournament...

Melbourne, Australia, 20 Feb. 2021 Japanese Tennis player Naomi Osaka beat American player Jennifer Brady-to win Australian Open final. Both played almost for 77 minutes 6-4, 6-3 at the Melbourne Park on Saturday. Osaka became the first woman to win her first four major finals since Monica Seles did it 30 years ago. Its Osaka's...

Doha, 11 Feb. 2021 EUROPEAN champions Bayern Munich defeated Tigres UANL of Mexico 1-0 in the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 final at the Education City Stadium on Thursday to emulate the Barcelona team of 2008-09 with six titles in one season. FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented the FIFA Club World Cup trophy to...

Doha, 30 Nov. 2020 By Nasser Al Khori, Generation Amazing Programmes Director The moment when a ball is passed to a young child for the first time is particularly poignant for me – you can see the happiness on the faces of young girls and boys when they are included in the game, the fun...

25 Nov. 2020 (Financial Times) Diego Maradona, the footballer who led Argentina to victory at the 1986 World Cup, has died at the age of 60, leaving the sport mourning an iconic player with few peers on the pitch but who struggled with addiction throughout his life. The Argentine Football Association responded to the news...

Doha, 15 June 2020 (QNA) The Amir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in his on-line address broadcast by beIN Sports channel on Monday marking completion of Education City Stadium, the third venue for the World Cup 2022. Amir of Qatar saluted the medical staff and all those working on the front...

Doha, 07 April 2020 (QNA) Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) strongly denied today the allegations contained within the court papers made public in the US on 6 April 2020. They are part of a long-standing case, the subject of which is not the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process. The SC pointed...