AFP, Doha :The organisers of the 2022 World Cup will lay off an undisclosed number of staff as gas-rich Qatar cuts costs amid the coronavirus economic downturn, several sources have told AFP.The job losses, which have not previously been reported, follow similar redundancies at state-run organisations including Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Airways.The government body organising the tournament, known as the Supreme Committee, directly employs 550 people – both Qataris and expats – but oversees the work of tens of thousands...
AFP, Paris : Lionel Messi “is not a leader,” said Diego Maradona of the current Argentina talisman in an interview...
Bangladesh National Under-13 team tested their first victory in the “Plate” competition of the Super Mokh Cup Football beating Suwon S. B’wings of Korea by 5-0 goals at KLFA Centre turf ground Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.In the day’s match, Bangladesh took the match in their control from the very beginning with good team combination and scored the goals one after another, capitalizing the mistakes of the opponents. Zihan opened the floodgate for Bangladesh in the early 1st half, Amit...
AP, Doha :With FIFA taking a 2022 summer World Cup off the table, Qatar’s tournament head now agrees that a winter tournament would be ideal.And although FIFA’s investigators are preparing to release the findings of a World Cup corruption probe, Hassan Al Thawadi dismissed any chance of Qatar losing the showpiece event.“It’s definitely never been raised (by FIFA),” the 2022 World Cup Supreme Committee secretary general said in an interview with The Associated Press. “That matter has never even been...
Spanish prosecutors have called for Barcelona forward Neymar to be sent to prison for two years for his part in...
Egypt’s Zamalek outclassed Tunisia’s Esperance 3-1 in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Super Cup in Doha on Friday, driven...
Dhaka Mohammedan SC reached the final of the Airtel Under-18 Football Tournament eliminating Team BJMC by 2-1 goals in the...
Brazilian international footballer Lucas Paqueta scored his first Serie A goal for new club AC Milan on Sunday and dedicated it to the victims of the fire at his former club Flamengo. Ten young people aged between 14 and 17 died when a fire ripped through a youth training facility at the Rio de Janiero club on Friday. Paqueta joined Flamengo as a ten-year-old and had spent many years at the training facility, before moving to the professional team in...
Liverpool moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League as the leaders eased past Newcastle 4-0 at Anfield and Manchester City were beaten for the second time in five days, 2-1 at Leicester.Tottenham leapfrog City into second after thrashing Bournemouth 5-0, while Manchester United’s perfect start under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continued with Paul Pogba scoring twice in a 3-1 win over Huddersfield.United are now just six points off the top four as Arsenal could only...
Captain of Bangladesh National Football team Mamunul Islam reached Kolkata on Wednesday. Mamunul left the city for Kolkata, the former capital of India to take part in the Indian Super League (ISL). Mamunul will play for Atletico de Kolkata in the ISL.The Indian Super League will start on October 12 and will come to an end on December 22. A total of eight teams will take part in ISL.Atletico Madrid, the champions of Spanish La Liga have the maximum share...
Agency :Cristiano Ronaldo does not think the injury which forced him out of Portugal’s match against Serbia on Monday is...