Qatar

Football
Events

Qatar has activated its local organising committee (LOC) for the 2022 Fifa World Cup after Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the gulf state, issued two decrees revamping the organisation that will deliver the football showpiece.

Golf
Events

The Qatar Golf Association (QGA) and the European Tour have agreed terms on a three-year extension of the Qatar Masters, guaranteeing a place for the tournament on the Tour’s international schedule until at least 2017.

Squash

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has awarded its 2014 World Championship to Qatar, with the event scheduled for November 14-21.
 

Football

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has dropped the biggest hint yet that Qatar’s 2022 World Cup will be moved from a summer calendar slot by stating that world football’s governing body is seeking a “solution” to stage the tournament in the winter.

Football

Jérôme Valcke, the secretary general of football’s world governing body Fifa, has paved the way for a winter World Cup in 2022 by claiming today (Wednesday) that the tournament in Qatar will not take place in the summer.

Football

Qatar 2022 organising committee member Nasser Al Khater has stated construction of stadia for the country's hosting of the Fifa World Cup will accelerate this year.

Motorsport

Qatari telecommunications group Ooredoo has announced a sponsorship deal for 2014 with the country’s multi-sport star Nasser Al Attiyah.

Football

The 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar will help to eliminate global misconceptions surrounding the Middle East, according to Hassan Al-Thawadi, secretary general of the tournament’s supreme committee.
Business

Four life-changing initiatives have been announced at the Doha Goals 2013 event in Qatar.
Other

Qatar's Aspire Academy has joined forces with a roster of partners including IMG, the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee - organisers of the Fifa World Cup in the country – Georgetown University and SportBusiness International to launch the Joosor Institute, a centre of excellence designed to give world-class education and training facilities to sports professionals in the Middle East region.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has teamed up with Aspire Katara Investment consortium to launch a new joint venture to target the growing sports marketing sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.

Football

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has called for calm as football’s world governing body continues to look at alleged abuses of the rights of migrant workers in Qatar, which will host the 2022 World Cup.

Football
Business

The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and Qatar Stars League (QSL) have signed a sport integrity partnership designed to prevent match-fixing of football in the region.

Football
Stadia

Organisers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar have unveiled plans for a new stadium in the Al-Wakrah region.

Football
Events

FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke says the body is close to reaching an agreement with the English Premier League (EPL) for the 2022 World Cup to be switched to November and December, adding that an April/May calendar slot in Qatar would still be too hot.

Football
Business

Following Football Federation Australia (FFA)’s statement of intent to launch legal action against FIFA should the 2022 World Cup in Qatar be moved to a winter event, sports lawyer Kevin Carpenter explores whether there is any legal basis to claim compensation.

Football
Events

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has confirmed that the Qatari 2022 World Cup will not be held in January or February “out of respect” to the winter Olympics.

Winter Sports
Events

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has called on all winter sports governing bodies to oppose plans to stage the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the winter, fearing it will damage the 2022 winter Olympics.