Qatar

Qatar has been confirmed as the host of this year’s Supercoppa Italiana, the annual football match played between the winners of the previous season’s Serie A league competition and the Coppa Italia knockout cup.

Teams’ body the Association International des Groupes Cyclistes Professionels (AIGCP) has fired its latest shot across the bows of the International Cycling Union (UCI) by stating it will boycott the 2016 Road World Championships in Qatar, alleging an “abuse of power” by the sport’s world governing body.

Golf’s Ladies European Tour (LET) has moved its showpiece European Masters tournament from London to Düsseldorf and has unveiled plans for a new event in Qatar.

World football’s governing body Fifa has today (Friday) announced the creation of an oversight body with independent members to monitor the systems in place to ensure “decent working conditions” at World Cup stadiums.

Fifa should remove World Cup hosting rights from countries that fail to eradicate human rights abuses, according to a report commissioned by world football’s governing body in response to concerns over the mistreatment of workers in Qatar.

Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, which is responsible for delivering the stadia and infrastructure for football’s 2022 Fifa World Cup, has appointed an external monitor to bolster auditing and inspections surrounding worker standards during preparations for the tournament.

Qatar 2022 has hit back at the latest claims from Amnesty International that migrant workers building the Fifa World Cup’s Khalifa International Stadium in Doha have suffered systematic abuses, in some cases forced labour, stating the allegations “paint a misleading picture”.

Organisers of the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup have moved to alleviate fears over accommodation provision at the national team football tournament by unveiling a proposal to use Bedouin-style tents in desert areas close to stadiums.

The International Aquatics Federation (Fina) has awarded its 2021 and 2023 World Championships and World Masters Championships to Fukuoka and Doha, respectively, while it has suspended the Mexican Swimming Federation (FMN) over Guadalajara’s withdrawal of hosting rights to the 2017 event.

The Ethics Commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is investigating bids from the Qatari capital of Doha for its 2017 and 2019 World Championships, it emerged today (Tuesday).

Hassan Al-Thawadi, secretary general of the organising committee for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, has said Qatar has been unfairly “singled out” for criticism surrounding its preparations for the national team football event, stressing that no labourer has died on tournament construction sites.

The Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) has extended a deal with Fiba, the sport’s global governing body, to continue hosting the Fiba 3x3 All Stars event.

A new world-class golf destination has been unveiled in Doha, Qatar which officials claim will break new ground for the sport.

Suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter has claimed that Uefa president Michel Platini backed out of a “gentleman’s agreement” to support the US bid to host the 2022 World Cup after coming under pressure from former France President Nicolas Sarkozy to back Qatar.

Suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter has suggested that an agreement was in place for the 2018 World Cup to be awarded to Russia before a vote on the destination for the national team football tournament took place.

LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has revealed that it is to debut a new fan experience initiative in Doha, Qatar.