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International footballers’ union FIFPro has warned that 28 days is not enough time to play the 2022 Fifa World Cup and has expressed its concern that domestic competitions could still continue during the national team tournament in Qatar.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that the inaugural edition of its Pakistan Super League Twenty20 competition will take place in Doha, Qatar next year.

Owen Evans asks the Paralympic Movement how it is planning on using lessons learned in Sochi to break down cultural barriers in the Middle East at the inaugural IPC World Championships in Doha.

Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) of the 2022 Fifa World Cup has said it aims to sign off on a final stadium plan for the national team football showpiece by the end of this year.

Qatar will implement promised reforms to its restrictive labour laws by the end of this year, with the country’s top diplomat stating it will host the “best ever” Fifa World Cup in 2022.

The FISE World Series has unveiled a shortlist of four candidates to host new action sports events on its annual calendar from 2016.

The World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) is set to reduce the number of European races to four in its 2016 calendar, according to general manager of the motor racing series, Francois Ribeiro.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has claimed there were “political interventions” from the presidents of France and Germany ahead of the voting for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, stating criticism over the award of the tournaments to Russia and Qatar should not be solely directed at world football’s governing body.

LaLiga, the new brand name for the Spanish Football League, has filed an appeal against the decision by the sport’s global governing body Fifa to switch the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from the summer to the winter.

RSE Ventures, which owns the Miami Dolphins American football franchise in the North American NFL, has linked up with Qatar to lodge a bid to acquire a controlling stake in the Formula One motor-racing world championship, according to reports.

Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) has agreed a 10-year extension to its deal with the MotoGP World Championship, under which it will continue to host a race on the motorcycling series’ calendar until at least 2026.

Domenico Scala, the head of the auditing and compliance committee at football’s world governing body Fifa, has said that the award of hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar could be annulled if evidence of bribery emerges.

The Qatar Olympic Committee has confirmed that it will lodge a bid with Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, to host either the 2021 or 2023 edition of the Fina World Championships.

Fifa has hit out at German rights partner ARD after the public-service broadcaster aired a documentary surrounding the bidding process and preparations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Russia and Qatar.

The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) of the 2022 Fifa World Cup has unveiled plans for the fifth proposed venue for the national team football tournament, as fresh allegations emerged concerning Qatar’s securing of the event.

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has renewed its ties with SportAccord Convention by returning as a silver partner for this year’s World Sport & Business Summit, which takes place from April 19-24 at the Sochi Expocentre in Russia.