Qatar

Football
Events

Fifa has continued the expansion of its international tournaments with the announcement that Qatar is to host the next five editions of an annual 48-team men’s U17 World Cup, with Morocco set to stage t…
Multiple Sports
Stadia

Jaime Byrom, the long-serving executive chairman of Match Hospitality, has set up a new sports hospitality agency backed by funding from Qatar’s Aspire Katara Hospitality.
Padel
Governance

Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the Qatari government-backed investment fund, has completed its takeover of the sport of padel, with its Premier Padel series to merge with the rival World Padel Tour
Basketball
Governance

Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani, of Qatar, has been elected president of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba), four months after the Gulf state was named host of the sport's showpiece tournament, the…
Football
Events

Fifa has said it remains committed to “continuously improve its approaches” with regards sustainability issues after the Swiss Commission for Fairness in Commercial Communication (SLK) upheld complaints fro…
Football
Finance & Law

Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the Qatari government-backed investment fund that owns French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), has conducted due diligence and held initial talks about acquiring…
Rugby League
Events

Qatar is one of four nations to have expressed initial interest in the now vacant hosting rights for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC), according to International Rugby League (IRL)
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Qatar Football Association (QFA) has renewed its sponsorship deal with energy company Qatar Shell and signed a new agreement with Estithmar Holding
Basketball
Events

Qatar has further added to its major events portfolio by securing hosting rights to the 2027 Basketball World Cup, while the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has awarded the 2026 women’s event t…
Athletics
Finance & Law

Nasser Al-Khelaifi, chairman of beIN Media Group and president of French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain, has been cleared of any wrongdoing in a corruption case relating to Qatar’s bids to h…
Rugby Sevens
Events

The Qatar Rugby Federation has expressed an interest in hosting a British & Irish Lions Test match in 2025 as part of plans to bring more major sports to the country following the Fifa World Cup
Motorsport
Events

Qatar will host its first-ever FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) event in 2024, with the race expected to serve as the series’ season opener.
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation has awarded Qatar hosting rights for the knockout rounds of its Champions League club competition in the West region
Football
Attendance

The number of visitors to Qatar for the Fifa World Cup is set to fall short of the organisers' initial expectations, according to a report by Reuters. While Qatar had predicted 1
Table Tennis
Events

Qatar's capital Doha has been appointed host of the World Table Tennis Championships Finals in 2025
Olympic Games
Events

Encouraging by its staging of the Fifa World Cup, officials in Qatar are aiming to host the Summer Olympics in 2036, according to media reports
Football
Finance & Law

Fifa's revenues for the four-year cycle around the 2022 World Cup are expected to be more than $1bn (€977m) greater than projected, as it filled the Qatar 2022 sponsorship portfolio with three late additions.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Qatari officials have banned beer sales at stadiums two days before the start of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in a stunning move affecting Fifa sponsor Budweiser