Migrant World Cup stadium labourers in Qatar can work 18-hour days -- more than twice the maximum amount permitted by law -- an external report into working conditions has found. And half of the 10...
One of the largest investors in the UK has committed £5bn of new money to invest in transport, property and digital technology. The Middle Eastern state of Qatar said that it was optimistic about...
Iran took a major step towards making the 2018 World Cup finals winning 1-0 in Doha on Thursday, a result which virtually ends Qatar's hopes of reaching Russia. A cool Mehdi Taremi finish in the 51st...
Issa Hayatou, the last of the old generation leaders in world football, faces a rare and determined challenge when he bids for an eighth term as head of the Confederation of African Football in...
Issa Hayatou, born a prince and emperor of African football for three decades, has been at the centre of scandal -- but never wounded -- for much of his life. The 70-year-old Cameroonian, seeking an...
Qatar's population has swollen by almost 40 percent since the emirate was chosen to the host the 2022 World Cup, official government figures have revealed. The country's population stands at a record...
The next few days promise to be intense for Nasser Al-Khelaifi, chairman of Paris Saint-Germain and arguably the most recognisable face behind tiny Qatar's global sporting rise. On Tuesday night he...
The ex-MI6 officer believed to be behind the Trump memos was hired by England's 2018 World Cup bid team. It is understood Christopher Steele gathered information on football body Fifa and other...
An Afghan boy who gained online fame after a picture of him wearing a makeshift Lionel Messi jersey went viral has finally met his football hero in Doha, Qatar. Murtaza Ahmadi was shown dressed in a...
Marcello Lippi, head coach of China’s national soccer team, reacts during the press conference for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone Qualifiers against Qatar at Tuodong Sports Stadium in Kunming,...
Italian master-coach Marcello Lippi is facing one of his toughest assignments as he attempts what some fans think is impossible: putting under-achievers China on the path to greatness. Starting with...
The Black Stars must improve quickly or forget Russia 2018 By Derek Caesar The scorching sensation of pessimism has struck again; maybe a wind of uncertainty blowing all over. Everybody stirred at...
