Wed 14 September 2022: Training programme for commentators accommodating to blind or partially sighted fans inside the stadium. Doha, Qatar – Ikraimi Ahmad was born blind, but the 32-year-old Egyptian knows how to describe a football match. In the Arab Cup football tournament held in the Qatari capital, Doha, last December, Ahmad knew what the team […]
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Tue 13 September 2022: Qatar has rejected the Israeli occupation state’s demand that it should be allowed to open a temporary consulate in the Gulf State for the duration of the FIFA World Cup later this year. The Israeli government is said to have urged FIFA to put pressure on Doha for this to be […]
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Sat 03 September 2022: US icon Serena Williams, considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, is retiring from professional tennis. Williams has won 23 grand slam singles titles, more than any other woman or man during the professional era, which began in 1968. Coached by her father, she changed the face of the women’s game. In the process, through […]
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Fri 26 August 2022: Karim Benzema, the talisman for Real Madrid, has been named Uefa’s Men’s Player of the Year on Thursday at an UEFA event in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul. for his amazing goal-scoring exploits both domestically and in Europe last season. The Frenchman was a worthy winner of the award for multiple reasons, including […]
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Thu 25 August 2022: Iranian authorities had publicly contradicted each other on whether FIFA and AFC’s letter made it compulsory for them to allow women into stadiums. Tehran, Iran – A limited number of Iranian women have been allowed into a stadium in Tehran to watch a league football match for the first time after pressure […]
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Thu 25 August 2022: Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has announced that Banyana Banyana’s pledge of R5.8 million following the team’s recent 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) victory has been increased to R15 million. “I am pleased to announce that the National Government’s contribution to the team [has been increased] […]
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Fri 19 August 2022: The international football governing body FIFA said that 2.45 million tickets have been sold for the 2022 World Cup which is set to be held in Qatar. “With less than 100 days to go until the start of the greatest show on Earth, a total of 2.45 million tickets have now […]
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Wed 17 August 2022: Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, tweeted that he was buying English football club Manchester United Plc, without offering any details. Musk has a history of being unconventional and posting irreverent tweets. It was not immediately clear whether he planned to pursue a deal to acquire Manchester United, one of the most […]
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Thu 11 August 2022: The official Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup hospitality booking website has listed Palestine as a country option instead of Israel. The listing previously displayed “Palestinian Territory, Occupied” before being changed to “Palestine” and has received mixed reactions across social media, with Palestinian and pro-Palestine activists praising the move and Israelis and […]
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Wed 10 August 2022: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday hosted the leaders and ministers present in the country’s central Konya province for the opening ceremony of 5th Islamic Solidarity Games. The president declared the games open, which will continue till Aug. 18 with the participation of more than 4,000 athletes from 56 countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Team […]
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