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Iran again bans women from football stadium

TEHRAN: Iran has once again denied women entry to a football stadium to watch an international match, leaving hundreds of ticketed fans locked out, Iranian media said. The World Cup qualifier against Lebanon on Tuesday night, won 2-0 by Iran, was played at the Imam Reza stadium in the northeastern city of Mashhad. “About 2,000 Iranian women, who had bought tickets for the Iran-Lebanon match, were present in the perimeter of Imam Reza stadium, but could not enter the stadium,” ISNA news agency said.

FIFA sets World Cup draw seedings with updated rankings

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The United States received a boost for the World Cup draw and Canada took a hit in Thursday’s updated FIFA rankings.

Spectacular Dubai World Cup closes UAE racing season, but summer action is just beginning

DUBAI: It has been a good UAE season — the best since the pre-Covid halcyon days of 2019. There have been many highlights, but for me the main one was that Dubai welcomed back the world — to horse racing and to Expo 2020. Horses from 15 countries raced here during the Dubai World Cup Carnival, including some from smaller racing nations such as Norway and Greece.

Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal and Africa's positions in Fifa World Rankings revealed

Ghana, Senegal, Morocco, Cameroon and Tunisia suffered contrasting fortunes according to the March rankings released by the Federation of International Football Association on Thursday.

Who could USMNT draw in World Cup 2022 group stage?

Having missed out on the 2018 tournament in Russia, the United States national team will be eager to make their presence felt at World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

Adidas unveils official World Cup 2022 match ball ahead of draw

DOHA: Adidas has unveiled “Al Rihla” — the official match ball for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at an event in Qatar, which saw World Cup winners Kaka and Iker Casillas take part in friendly match alongside some of the best local players. It is the 14th successive ball Adidas has created for the World Cup and has been designed to travel faster in flight than any of its predecessors.

After the party, Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard now plotting for real success at Qatar 2022

JEDDAH: “Great atmosphere, full house and people everywhere proud of their nation.” No one could have summed up Tuesday night at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium as well as Australia head coach Graham Arnold did following his side’s 1-0 defeat to Saudi Arabia in the final day of the Asian Qualifiers. Indeed, more than 50,000 people partied into the early hours of the morning, singing along with Rabeh Saqr, Dalia Mubarak and Ayedh who performed songs for the Kingdom, for the national team and for the people as the Green Falcons squad danced their hearts off on the pitch, accompanied by their charismatic coach Herve Renard.

World Cup finals draw: How to watch, what time is it, who has qualified for Qatar, how it works, who Scotland could get

Worst case scenario: Brazil, Germany, Japan. Best case scenario: Qatar, USA, Tunisia. But hang on, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s go through it first.

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Iran again bans women from football stadium

FIFA sets World Cup draw seedings with updated rankings

Spectacular Dubai World Cup closes UAE racing season, but summer action is just beginning

Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal and Africa's positions in Fifa World Rankings revealed

Who could USMNT draw in World Cup 2022 group stage?

Adidas unveils official World Cup 2022 match ball ahead of draw

After the party, Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard now plotting for real success at Qatar 2022

World Cup finals draw: How to watch, what time is it, who has qualified for Qatar, how it works, who Scotland could get