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ndian Wells (United States) (AFP) – Defending champion Iga Swiatek was home and dry at rainy Indian Wells on Tuesday, powering into the quarter-finals with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Karolina Muchova. The world number two from Poland...
Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain held their nerve to beat Liverpool 4-1 on penalties and reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday after their tie finished one-apiece on aggregate, while Bayern Munich saw off Bayer Leverkusen to...

FIFA fine Croatia over fans’ xenophobic chants

Doha (AFP) – FIFA on Wednesday sanctioned World Cup quarter-finalists Croatia following abuse by their fans targeting Canada's goalkeeper Milan Borjan. A disciplinary inquiry fined the...

Germany’s World Cup silence adds to vocal sporting protests

Paris (AFP) – Germany's World Cup team made a statement by covering their mouths when they lined up for a team photo before losing to...

‘So, so happy’: Saudis in shock win over Argentina

Riyadh (AFP) – Disbelieving Saudis formed impromptu dance circles and waved the sword-emblazoned national flag from the windows of speeding cars in Riyadh on Tuesday...

World Cup organisers under fire over rainbow symbols stance

Doha (AFP) – World Cup organisers faced growing questions Tuesday about whether the rainbow logo can be displayed at the World Cup in Qatar, where...

Qatar World Cup May Allow Rainbow Flags, Political Protests

(Bloomberg) -- Spectators at the upcoming Qatar World Cup could be allowed to stage peaceful protests, promote LGBTQ rights and even kiss in public. A...

Thousands of workers evicted in Qatar’s capital ahead of World Cup

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the centre of the capital Doha where visiting soccer fans...

‘Drowning in bad publicity’: Has Qatar’s World Cup soft power push backfired?

Qatar has received an avalanche of bad publicity ahead of hosting the World Cup in November and December. The football extravaganza has prompted Western...

Paris will not show World Cup matches on big screens

Paris will not show matches from the World Cup in Qatar on big screens in the French capital, partly due to the "conditions" of...

From $84 a night to $50k a night Chalet,Qatar races to ready luxury and budget World Cup

Al-Yurae- Doha (AFP) – Fifty days before the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, workers are pouring concrete and hammering through the night to...

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