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...

Olympia (Greece) 12 March 2020, Anadolu News Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou in the role of the High Priestess lights the torch of the Olympic Flame during the Lighting Ceremony​ of the Olympic Flame for the Tokyo Summer Olympics, at the Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on 12 March 2020....

Calabasas, California (USA), 26 Jan. 2020 (BBC News) US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California. Bryant was travelling in a private helicopter when it burst into flames, according to media reports. The LA County Sheriff's department said five people died in the helicopter crash...

Lausanne, 09 December 2019 (TASS) The Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has approved recommendations of the Compliance Review Committee (CRC) to strip Russia of the right to participate in major international sports tournaments, including the Olympics and World Championships, for the period of four years, WADA’s press service said in a statement...

Doha, 02 Dec. 2019 (AlJazeera News)  Asian champion Qatar has beaten the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 4-2 in an action-packed match to advance to the semi-finals of the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup. Newly crowned Asian player of the year Akram Afif, 22, scored twice in the first half to put the hosts in front at a crammed Khalifa International...

Doha, 02 Dec. 2019 With exactly three years to go until Qatar 2022 kicks off, the Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy has said the country and region are excited to host fans from all over the world. In a wide-ranging interview with www.sc.qa,  Hassan Al Thawadi said preparations for the...