Union workers have threatened not to service Qatar Airways aircraft in Sydney over the incident

Qatar, host of the next World Cup, has passed new laws that should improve workers' rights in the country, with FIFA applauding the move

The match schedule for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has been announced, with the stadiums for the opening match and the final confirmed - check kick-off times and venues

The 40,000-capacity Education City stadium is the third venue to be completed after the redevelopment of Khalifa International in 2017 and last year's opening of Al Janoub

Over three lakh people in Gulf have registered for evacuation but the government will bring back only those having compelling reasons to return home like medical emergency, expiry of visas and facing the prospect of deportation.

Adel Khamis, first Qatari footballer to play abroad, had retired from international football in 2000

Building work for the stadiums and infrastructure to stage the 2022 FIFA World Cup has continued through the coronavirus crisis even as non-essential retail has been halted and mosques, parks and restaurants have closed

Both Qatar and Saudi Arabia have on numerous occasions been accused of human rights violations

Yousef al-Obaidly, beIN SPORTS chief executive, is said to have asked English Premier League clubs to oppose the Newcastle United takeover

The allegations are linked to a wide-ranging 2015 corruption scandal that left world football's governing body FIFA in turmoil and led to the downfall of then-president Sepp Blatter

The temporary ban would also be applicable on people coming from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria and Thailand.

It will be for the first time India will officially attend an event involving the Taliban

FIFA has declared the Education City Stadium will not be ready to host the Club World Cup final, leading to a change of venue

The Pakistani nationals, Mohmad Akhtar, 49, Nadia Anwar, 39 and Nasiruddin, 67, were arrested from the Tribhuvan International airport in Nepal on Saturday, as they arrived in the country from Doha with the fake currency.

The planes have arrived at an American air base in Qatar for their deployment in the Persian Gulf to counter unspecified threats from Iran

Noting that in the last World Cup in Russia, the Indians constituted the third biggest group of ticket purchasers from countries that had not qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the Qatar CEO insisted that things would be easier for the Indian fans.

But other global sporting bodies such as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have revoked their own suspensions of Russia

The 2019 season will kick off in Qatar like always with 19 rounds in store

Any move to accept Iran's offer would provide a major boost for the Islamic Republic at a time when the US is trying to isolate the country internationally, but it could also prove controversial in the Gulf.

In a clinical team effort, as many as six Indian players scored in the match. It was India's third win on the trot, following victories over Oman (11-0) and arch-rivals Pakistan (3-1).