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Al Sadd’s Akram Afif penalised for post-game comments

The highly-ranked footballer comments reportedly “harmed” the federation and management of the Qatar Stars League. Award winning Qatari football champion Akram Afif has been temporarily suspended by the Qatar Football…

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Qatar Open to welcome world-class tennis players in March

Doha is yet again welcoming world-class tennis players to compete fiercely within weeks. World-ranking players are set to play in the Qatar Total Open 2021 tournament at the Khalifa International…

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Qatar’s star striker Almoez Ali becomes UNESCO ambassador

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include confirmation from UNESCO that news of the ambassadorship was in fact, fake. For the updated story please click here. The football champion…

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Al Ahli lifts Qatar Volleyball Cup trophy for the first time

For the first time in the team’s history, the Al Ahli Sports Club lifted the Qatar Volleyball Cup. Al Ahli Sports Club was crowned the champion of the Qatar Volleyball…

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FIFA confirms Club World Cup squads days ahead of kick off

FIFA Club World Cup Qatar officially confirmed full squads for the six participating teams. With the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 just two days from kick off, full squad…

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National Sports Day downsized amid rise in COVID-19 cases

Previous conditions have been amended given the rise of COVID-19 cases in the past few weeks. No group activities or contact sports will be allowed during this year’s Qatar National…

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FIFA, AFC postpone qualifiers for Qatar 2022, China 2023

COVID-19 pandemic puts a halt to 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifying games. The Asian Football Confederation and FIFA have jointly agreed to postpone the upcoming qualifier matches for the 2022…

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WHO, FIFA #ACTogether to boot COVID-19 to the curb

The leading health organisation and sports body have been collaborating since 2019 to promote health through football, as part of a four-year memorandum signed between the two parties. The world’s…

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World Cup 2022 hospitality packages hit millions of dollars within hours

Packages for specific matches and stadiums have already sold out Pre-sales for the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar have hit $90 million in less than 24 hours, according to…

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