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Xavi donates 1 mn euros to Barcelona hospital

Former Barcelona and Al Sadd coach Xavi Hernandez and his wife have donated one million euros ($1.08 million) to the city's Hospital Clinic to help the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. "Xavi Hernandez and Nuria Cunillera have made a donation of one million euros to the clinic to face up to COVID-19. Thanks a lot for your help and sup

02 Apr

World Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums: seven new venues, one fully refurbished

Diario AS:" The World Cup 2022 will be played out in eight state-of-the-art stadiums in Qatar, chosen by the Committee for Delivery and Legacy along with FIFA."

31 Mar

The National Museum of Qatar ..a main fan destination for the 2022 World Cup

Diario AS: "The National Museum of Qatar will be a major destination for fans in the first football World Cup in the Middle East less than 3 years from now."

30 Mar

Barshim : ‘We need collaboration to overcome this situation’

Qatari high jump star Mutaz Essa Barshim :“When it comes to health and safety nothing else matters. We need everybody’s collaboration and support, we need to be united to overcome this situation.” “I start my day with praying, and then training and use my time to do some activities at home. I clean my

29 Mar

Afif: 2019 was just the beginning for Qatar

Akram Afif"to FIFA: " Winning the Asian title with Qatar could have been enough for my team-mates and I for years, but this isn’t the end for us, just the beginning. It’s a great honour to see your country's flag flying highest, but it was the fruit of a lot of hard work, persistence and goal-setting."

17 Mar

Qatar 2022: stadium construction unaffected by coronavirus

Diario AS: While much of the world's attention is focused on the Covid-19 pandemic, which has forced the suspension and cancellation of a large number of sporting events and restrictions on movement in a number of countries, the work on the facilities for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar continues.

25 Nov

Qatar charters cruise liners for 2022 World Cup supporters

Qatari organizers have chartered two cruise liners to accommodate fans at the 2022 World Cup. The floating hotels with 4,000 cabins between them will be berthed in Doha Port for the tournament, which starts on Nov. 21, 2022.

10 Nov

Six of the most extraordinary football stadiums including one built like a castle

The Mirror: Team: Al-Shamal SC Capacity: 5,300 How do you better HNK Trogir's ground of playing next to two 15th-century heritage sites? The answer: playing inside the castle instead. Home to Al-Shamal SC, this stadium is said to resemble a Qatar fortress with a rook in each corner of the pitch. The home side currently operate in Qatargas L

17 Oct

Qatar swims to the rescue of first beach games

France 24 :"The organisers of the inaugural World Beach Games that kicked off this week have heaped praise on Qatar for stepping in to host the event at short notice after San Diego pulled out. More than 1,500 athletes competing in sports from beach volleyball to skateboarding have descended on the tiny peninsula emirate for the event, w

14 Oct

HE Sheikh Joaan : Welcome people of Oman

Doha, 14 October 2019 - HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), tweeted on Monday welcoming Omani fans ahead of Qatar vs Oman FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifier at the Al Janoub Stadium tomorrow.

09 Oct

French newspaper "Le Parisien" hails Qatar's 2022 World Cup progress

Le Parisien:"Qatar is fully prepared to organize the FIFA 2022 World Cup. A strong network of modern infrastructure and state-of-the-art facilities have been completed to provide an ideal venue for the tournament."

07 Oct

Highlights from Qatar Athletics Worlds

Bulgarian News Agency Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, IAAF President Sebastian Coe and Oregon Governor Kate Brown pose at the closing ceremony for the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019.

07 Oct

IAAF head Coe hails success of Doha worlds

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe on Sunday hailed the success of the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.

07 Oct

Lord Coe praises athletic performances and defends hosting event in Doha

The 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha were the "best we have ever had" in terms of athletic performance, says IAAF chief Lord Coe.

28 Sep

"Organizers of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 are leaving nothing to chance"

France 24: Organisers of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 are leaving nothing to chance, with larger than usual teams of paramedics on hand and an abundance of water stations populating the course on Doha's Corniche waterfront.

28 Sep

Opening ceremony of 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships held in Doha

IAAF President Sebastian Coe is about to address the opening ceremony of 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Sept. 27, 2019.

27 Sep

Doha hosts the 2019 World Championship as a test for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

France 24: The cooling system at Khalifa International Stadium makes the pitch temperature between 23 and 25 degrees. Runners will pass through a unique 150-meter cooling tunnel to the stadium groun .d, one of the 2022 FIFA World Cup stadiums. It can accommodate 46,000 people.