Qatar Based Bid for Manchester United Confirmed on Deadline Day
The deal to buy Manchester United football club is expected to shatter records for the sale of a sports business. Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, a son of Qatar’s former prime minister, has launched a bid to buy the United Kingdom’s Premier League club Manchester United, whose United States-based owners launched a formal sale […]
Japan Advertising Exec Pleads Guilty to Olympics Bribery
TOKYO: The former president of a major Japanese advertising firm pleaded guilty Friday to bribing an Olympics official to secure a coveted sponsorship contract for the Tokyo Games. The admission in a Tokyo court comes as the investigation into bid-rigging and bribery widens, casting a shadow over Sapporo’s bid for the 2030 Winter Games. “Nothing […]
Portugal’s Ronaldo Says His World Cup Dream is ‘Over’
“The dream was beautiful while it lasted,” Cristiano Ronaldo wrote in a social media post that could be a harbinger of his retirement from the Portugal team. Cristiano Ronaldo says his dream of winning a World Cup for Portugal is “over”, a day after his team’s crushing quarter-final loss to Morocco. In an emotional message […]
World Cup 2022 Quarter-Final Preview
Who: Argentina vs Netherlands Where: Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar When: Friday, December 9, 2022, 10 pm (19:00 GMT) Argentina’s coach has predicted a “beautiful game” against the Netherlands when the two sides meet in Friday’s World Cup quarter-final. The tantalizing clash between two of the great teams of world football at the 89,000-capacity Lusail […]
Toyota’s Production Slow from September’s Record as Challenges Persist
Toyota Motor Corp. said it produced 771,382 vehicles in October, down from a record 887,733 the previous month, and warned of an uncertain outlook due to shortages of Covid and semiconductors. Production is up 23% since October 2021, when supply chains were disrupted by the spread of Covid in Southeast Asia, Toyota said in a […]
Qatar Football Must Not Be Branded a Failure Said by Coach Sanchez
Qatar coach Felix Sanchez said his team should not be called a “failure and disappointment” after losing their second group match against Senegal, a result that eliminated the World Cup hosts from the tournament. After losing their first match to Ecuador, Qatar finally managed to score a goal in the tournament, but fell 3-1 to […]
Ronaldo History as Portugal Overtakes Ghana at 2022 World Cup
The 37-year-old set the record when he smashed his 65th-minute direct shot at Doha’s 974 Stadium to send Fernando Santos’ side to a victory that put them atop Group ‘H’, two points ahead of Uruguay and South Korea. Joao Felix and rising star Rafael Leao secured victory after Andre Ayew’s leveller briefly threatened to ruin […]
Ronaldo Vs Messi: The Numbers Compared
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will play their fifth, and probably last, World Cup in Qatar. Argentine and Paris Saint-Germain player Messi, 35, announced in October that the 2022 World Cup will be his last, while Portugal and Manchester United’s Ronaldo, 37, has yet to comment on his international future. For more than a decade, […]
World Cup 2022: England Vs Iran Match Preview
Who: England vs Iran, Group B Where: Khalifa International Stadium When: Monday, November 21 (4pm local time, 13:00 GMT) Rankings: England (5), Iran (20) Head to head: First match Last five matches: England LDDLL, Iran LWLWD The first match of perhaps the most politically charged group pits England against Iran at the 40,000-seat Khalifa International […]
FIFA Earns a Record Revenue of $7.5 Billion for Qatar World Cup
FIFA has earned record revenue of $7.5 billion through four years of trade deals tied to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, soccer’s governing body says. The profits, which FIFA disclosed Sunday to officials from more than 200 of its member nations, are $1 billion more than the organization made from the previous World Cup […]