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New stadium to anchor Qatar’s Club World Cup
Fifa has confirmed the host venues for the 2019 Club World Cup, stating Qatar’s plans for the tournament will give fans a taste of what to expect at the 2022 World Cup in the country.
Coe re-elected as IAAF president in Doha
Sebastian Coe has today (Wednesday) been re-elected as president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
Sony renews rights for Abu Dhabi T10 League
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has acquired rights for the 2019 edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League cricket tournament, taking place November 14-24
Sponsors sign on for Qatar’s World Beach Games
The 2019 World Beach Games local organising committee has unveiled a host of Qatari and international companies as partners and sponsors of the inaugural edition of the multi-sport event which takes place…
Iran will lift ban on women attending football matches, Fifa says
Fifa’s president Gianni Infantino has said Iran will lift its ban on women attending football matches.
Arabsat hits back at rights-holders in beoutQ dispute
Satellite operator Arabsat has branded comments made by a group of major rights-holders as “irresponsible” and “disgraceful” about its alleged role in the Saudi Arabian pirate channel beoutQ dispute.
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Fifa calls for Iran to lift ban on women in stadiums
Fifa's president Gianni Infantino has called Iran's ban on women attending football matches "unacceptable" and called for it to be lifted
Pressure increases on Italian football stakeholders over Saudi Supercoppa
UsigRai, the journalists’ union of public-service broadcaster Rai, and the Italian division of Amnesty International have stepped up their pressure on Italian football stakeholders regarding the staging o…
Fifa gives Iraq green light to host World Cup qualifiers; “closely monitoring” Hong Kong situation
Football world governing body Fifa has allowed Iraq to host their national team's upcoming World Cup qualifying games in their southern city, Basra, following a "security assessment by a Fifa delegation"
Saudi Arabia adds Ruiz v Joshua rematch to major events portfolio
Saudi Arabia fought off competition from several other nations to host the heavily-anticipated boxing rematch between Andy Ruiz Jr
AI video tech provider WSC Sports raises $23m
Israel-based WSC Sports, a provider of artificial intelligence-supported sports video highlights, has raised $23m (£18.9m/€20.5m) in Series C funding, the latest marker in the company's continued growth.
Saudi Cup set to become richest-ever horse race with $20m prize fund
The Saudi Cup will become the richest horse race in history when its inaugural edition takes place in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh next February
F1 in talks over Saudi Grand Prix
The Formula One motor-racing series is in talks over the possibility of staging a grand prix in Saudi Arabia, according to multiple reports
BeIN partners with Qatari tech incubator
Global media group beIN Media has partnered up with sports industry start-up incubator Qatar SportsTech (QST) to aid the development of new technology which could enhance its broadcasts
IOC lifts suspension of Kuwait Olympic Committee
Kuwait has returned as a fully-recognised member of the Olympic Movement after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) lifted a four-year suspension of its National Olympic Committee (NOC)
Three Asean countries bid to host Fifa U20 World Cup 2021
Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia have officially bid to host the Fifa U20 World Cup in 2021.
In total, three of the five bids for the U20 World Cup are from Asia
BeIN cuts almost 20 per cent of staff in Qatar, but no cuts expected in SEA
Pay-television broadcaster BeIN Sports has laid off almost 300 employees in Qatar, or about 18 per cent of its local staff
Qatar to host rescheduled ANOC World Beach Games
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has today (Friday) announced that Qatar will stage its inaugural World Beach Games later this year after San Diego was stripped of the event last month