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FIFA has pledged to help improve the rights of migrant workers building stadia for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup in the wake of threats from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to disrupt construction plans.
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Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee general secretary Hassan al-Thawadi has stated organisers remain open to staging a winter World Cup, but added that efforts are focused on the 2022 tournament taking place in its traditional summer slot.
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The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will announce the winning bid for the 2017 World Athletics Championships later today, with the race between Doha and London considered by many to be too close to call.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev, the owner of beer brand Budweiser, has become the first member of FIFA’s portfolio of World Cup sponsors to commit to supporting the 2018 and 2022 tournaments in Russia and Qatar, respectively.
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Doha has stepped up its bid for the 2020 Olympic Games by appointing Vero Communications and Andrew Craig as lead advisors to the city’s efforts.
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The Qatar Association of Athletics Federation is prepared to pay an estimated cost of between US$300-400 million to renovate the Khalifa International Stadium in an attempt to bring the 2017 edition of the IAAF World Athletics Championships to Doha.
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Qatar could offer a “new frontier” in world sport if the 2017 World Athletics Championships is awarded to Doha, according to Qatar bid committee president Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
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Hassan Al-Thawadi, the former CEO of Qatar’s successful bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, will address delegates at the annual Leaders in Football conference on October 5-6.
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Barcelona has withdrawn from the bidding process for the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Championships, leaving London and Doha as the only candidates.
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The Qatari capital of Doha has entered the running to host the 2020 Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) agreed to consider the Games being staged between September and October.
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Budapest has withdrawn its bid for the 2017 World Athletics Championships to leave a three-way battle between London, Barcelona and Doha, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) confirmed on Monday.
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Mohamed bin Hammam refused to co-operate fully with FIFA’s investigation into match-fixing, according to a report compiled for the Ethics Committee of world football’s governing body.
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Qatar is planning to complete construction of its first stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup by 2015, according to the Gulf state’s news agency.

A Qatari investment vehicle has acquired a majority stake in leading French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
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FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has rubbished claims that he asked Mohamed Bin Hammam to withdraw from the presidential race against incumbent Sepp Blatter.
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The Qatar Football Association (QFA) has categorically denied fresh allegations that FIFA Executive Committee members received payments to vote for the country’s successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup.
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The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced on Thursday that the governing body had received letters of intent from five countries to stage the 2017 World Championships.
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The Qatar Olympic Committee has announced that Doha is bidding to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships.