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Doha to host ITTF World Championships Finals in 2025
Qatar's capital Doha has been appointed host of the World Table Tennis Championships Finals in 2025
Qatar ‘wants to host Olympics in 2036’
Encouraging by its staging of the Fifa World Cup, officials in Qatar are aiming to host the Summer Olympics in 2036, according to media reports
Fifa revenues hit $7.5bn for Qatar 2022 cycle, late signings complete sponsor roster
Fifa's revenues for the four-year cycle around the 2022 World Cup are expected to be more than $1bn (€977m) greater than projected, as it filled the Qatar 2022 sponsorship portfolio with three late additions.
Fifa on collision course with Budweiser after Qatar bans beer sales at World Cup stadiums
Qatari officials have banned beer sales at stadiums two days before the start of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in a stunning move affecting Fifa sponsor Budweiser
PepsiCo signs up as Qatar FA sponsor
The Qatar Football Association (QFA) has signed a new sponsorship deal with multinational beverage corporation PepsiCo
Budweiser stands lose prominence at Qatar World Cup
Just days before the men's 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar, organizers are moving FIFA sponsor Budweiser's beer stands away from the tournament's eight stadiums, limiting the brand's visibility
Leible named CCO at sports technology firm Sponix
Peter Leible has been appointed as chief commercial officer at Sponix, the Doha-based sports technology start-up
Qatar wins hosting rights for Asian Cup 2023, Saudi Arabia favourite to host in 2027
Qatar will stage two of the world’s biggest international football tournaments within the space of about a year, after it won a competitive process to secure next year’s Asian Cup.
Fifa Player App to officially debut at Qatar World Cup
Players at the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar will be able to get key insights into their on-field performance through the newly created Fifa Player App, it has been announced
Indian and Qatari football federations discuss pact
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is set to strike a 'strategic alliance' with the Qatar Football Association (QFA)
Fifa introducing new Fan Festival for 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Expanded fan destination also planned for Women's World Cup next year
Beer sale policy set for Qatar’s Fifa World Cup
Organisers of the 2022 Fifa World Cup have reached agreement on the rules governing the sale of alcoholic beer during the staging of this year’s tournament in Qatar.
Beach Pro Tour Finals head to Doha in multi-year hosting deal
Doha will stage the inaugural finale of beach volleyball’s new Beach Pro Tour after agreeing a three-year hosting deal.
Fifa set to bring World Cup forward by a day so Qatar can play first
The 2022 Fifa World Cup is set to begin on November 20, a day earlier than originally scheduled, so that host nation Qatar can play in the tournament’s opening match.
AFC receives four expressions of interest for 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights
Four national football associations have submitted expressions of interest for the hosting rights to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation announced yesterday (Monday)
Qatar World Cup stadiums ‘will be alcohol-free’
Qatari officials are reportedly poised to announce that alcohol will not be allowed in stadiums during the 2022 Fifa World Cup despite pressure from Fifa and its official beer sponsor Anheuser-Busch
Fifa to use semi-automated offside technology at 2022 World Cup
World governing soccer body Fifa has announced that semi-automated offside technology will be used at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which begins on November 21.
ONE strikes ‘long-term’ content development agreement with Media City Qatar
Group ONE Holdings, the parent company of Asian mixed-martial arts promotion ONE Championship and esports venture ONE Esports, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Doha-based media campus Media…