England will warm up for T20 World Cup with three-match series against Australia
England will warm up for the men’s T20 World Cup in Australia in the autumn with a three-match series against the hosts and defending champions.
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Qatar braces for 200,000 daily World Cup air passengers
DOHA: Qatar will only let football fans with match tickets enter the Gulf state during the World Cup tournament, officials said Thursday as they announced that scores of shuttle flights would bring in thousands of fans each day from neighboring countries.
Gulf airlines to lay on World Cup shuttle flights, says Qatar Airways
DOHA :Qatar Airways said on Thursday that fellow Gulf Arab airlines would operate more than 160 daily shuttle flights to Qatar during the soccer World Cup, allowing fans to fly in from nearby cities before a game and return at the end of the day.
Gulf in class at 10 the key to Champions Cup final
Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup final may well be decided by the respective quality at out-half, according to Bernard Jackman and Donal Lenihan.
Tickets for UAE's crunch World Cup play-off against Australia to go on sale on Thursday
Tickets for the UAE’s World Cup play-off against Australia next month will go on sale on Thursday.
Qatar Ruler Hits Back At Anti-Arab Attacks On FIFA World Cup
Qatar's emir on Monday hit out at what he called unprecedented attacks on Qatar becoming the first Arab country to host the World Cup. With the Gulf state facing questions about the treatment of foreign workers and the rights of women and the LGBTQ community, Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani acknowledged that Qatar was "not perfect". But he insisted that it had carried out reforms at "lightning speed" since being awarded the World Cup in 2010.
Qatar ruler hits back at anti-Arab attacks on World Cup
Qatar becoming the first Arab country to host the World Cup. With the Gulf state facing questions about the treatment of foreign workers and the rights of women and the LGBTQ community, Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani acknowledged that Qatar was "not perfect". But he insisted that it had carried out reforms at "lightning speed" since being awarded the World Cup in 2010.
Qatar's 'Dr Cool' keeping World Cup stadiums chilly with solar-powered AC - in pictures
Qatar has become almost a byword for scorching heat, but some fans will still take a sweater to World Cup stadiums because of state-of-the-art air conditioning that its mastermind says will become the norm for mega sports events.