TEHRAN (AA) – Women were allowed for the first time on Thursday to watch a league match between two prominent football clubs at Azadi Stadium in Tehran. Around 500 female fans made their way to the iconic football stadium in western Tehran to watch Esteghlal go against Mes Kerman in the Persian Gulf Pro League. […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan will provide its troops for the security of the FIFA World Cup scheduled to be held in November in Qatar. The Federal Cabinet had approved the draft of an agreement between Pakistan and Qatar for the provision of troops for the mega event ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to […]
Doha, Qatar (AFP): A company that sells exclusive FIFA packages to the well-heeled is predicting record sales for the World Cup in Qatar, but its owner insists the tournament will be “good value” for all fans. Jaime Byrom, who has sold millions of hotel rooms over 10 World Cups, said wealthy supporters will be flocking […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A 20-year-old Pakistani has become the world’s youngest mountaineer to summit 10 peaks above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) after he climbed Gashebrum I, the 11th tallest mountain on earth, a mountaineering association has said. The 8,068-meter (26,469-foot) Gashebrum I, also known as the “Hidden Mountain...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in the country’s central Konya province on Tuesday. “I am starting the sports activities of the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games. I congratulate all those who contributed to this on behalf of myself and my nation. Good luck,&...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Like any other sector, sports in Iran have directly or indirectly faced the heat of US sanctions, undermining the functioning of local sports federations, affecting the performances of players, and in some cases destroying the careers of young and promising athletes. Hatam Shiralizadeh, a prominent Iranian sports journalist...
Doha, Qatar – (AFP) Qatar has said that World Cup fans have “a lot of options” with more than 100,000 rooms currently available and tens of thousands more expected by the tournament’s kickoff. Some football supporters have expressed concern that they have been unable to find accommodation in line with their budget for t...
Baghdad, Iraq – (AFP) As a seven-year-old boy in Baghdad, Mohamed Ali had dreams of becoming a goalkeeper — until a car bomb in the central Tahrir Square ripped away his left arm. Today, at age 22, Ali is a member of an all-amputee football team, made up entirely of players who lost arms or […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – NATO on Thursday confirmed that it would provide security support to Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. “The support will include training against threats posed by Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) materials, which will be delivered by Slovakia and NATO’s Joint CBRN Defence Centre of Exc...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Morocco’s Royal Basketball Federation said Sunday it had signed a cooperation agreement with the Israeli Basketball Association (IBBA). In a statement, the Moroccan federation said the deal aims to develop the basketball sport in both countries. According to the statement, a friendly basketball match will be held between ...