The football world gathered in the Qatari capital on Friday as the draw ceremony for the World Cup finals got under way with music and dance.
Drivers met for more than four hours at the Jeddah Corniche circuit
With Afridi ready to bowl his toe-crushing yorkers, what could go wrong for Pakistan?
The India women's football team continued their spectacular run with a 1-0 victory over Chinese Taipei at the Hamad Town Stadium in Bahrain on Wednesday.
Eight stadiums in Doha will host 64 matches at the World Cup.
Women petition the Taliban. Talibs patrol Kabul's streets. Afghans flee into Pakistan.
Arguably the most expressive face in current world cricket, Virat Kohli's expressions and body language say it all.
The Indian team's troubles on Sunday were compounded after all-rounder-turned-specialist batter Hardik Pandya injured his shoulder while batting during the T20 World Cup game against Pakistan, after which he did not come out to field.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 2 match between India and Pakistan, in Dubai, on Sunday.
Chennaiyin were off to a good start, but in no time Mumbai were back to doing what they do best, keep the ball and dictate the tempo of the game.
ptain Virat Kohli shed light on why the Indian players took the knee ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.
India's swashbuckling all-rounder Hardik Pandya made it clear on Sunday that he will not resume bowling until at least the ICC T20 World Cup closes in on the knock-outs.
Pro-Palestinian sympathies among fans have also spilt into stadiums as four Arab teams compete
It is expected that Hardik will return to competitive cricket in the Indian Premier League, where he is set to make his maiden appearance as a full-time captain with the CVC-owned Ahmedabad franchise.
Aseel Al-Hamad declared the start of a new era for Saudi women in motorsport on Sunday as she prepared to drive a Formula One car around the French Grand Prix circuit in front of thousands of fans.
An explosion was reported in the capital city of Afghanistan. Sputnik reported citing local sources that the blast was the result of a rocket landing on a residential building near the Kabul airport and that it had killed a child,
American duo Gabby Thomas and Noah Lyles took impressive 200 metres victories and two men posted monster, wind-assisted 90 metre javelin throws as the Diamond League season got underway on a lively night in front of a noisy crowd in Doha on Friday.
Hamilton said he had not been feeling well on Thursday and Friday, when he was also up until midnight working with his engineers.
Women were not allowed to drive cars in Saudi Arabia until a ban was lifted in 2018. "I soon realised that I was unlocking doors and breaking down barriers with my achievements. We are paving the way for females to understand the journey we are taking and to join us."
Mazepin called the decision to terminate his contract a 'unilateral step' and said 'no process was followed' in reaching it.
The overwhelming feeling at the end of COP 27 was that despite decades of meetings and landmark accords, like the Paris Agreement, the world was still not doing enough to slow the climate crisis, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to cut Max Verstappen's overall Formula One lead to eight points with two races remaining.
The prime minister tweeted that he admires Bhutan for its unique model of sustainable development and the deeply spiritual way of life.
Gavaskar also cited fielding as one the reason for India's below-par performance.
Ricciardo said Formula One was lucky it was not having to deal with a very different story.
Just like it happens in football, where everybody from around the world wants to play in European leagues, every cricketer would dream to play in the Big Bash, IPL and The Hundred, explains Abhishek Singh.
Warner was dropped from the playing XI by his IPL franchise SunRisers Hyderabad and there were some who questioned his selection in the Australian line-up.
India finally made their presence felt as they thrashed Afghanistan by 66 runs on Wednesday to keep alive their slim hopes of reaching the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday handed over the mantle of World Cup host to the emir of Qatar, whose country will stage the 2022 edition of the tournament.
Max Verstappen won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix from pole position for Red Bull on Sunday.
Mick Schumacher, son of seven times world champion Michael, made his Formula One test debut with Ferrari on Tuesday at the Bahrain circuit, where 15 years ago his father won the first Grand Prix in the Middle East.
Qatar's national team could face disciplinary action from FIFA after players warmed up for a World Cup qualifier against South Korea in T-shirts showing support for the country's emir.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between India and New Zealand, in Dubai, on Sunday.
Man Of The Match Shaheen Afridi stole the show on Sunday with his brilliant bowling against India. The Pakistani pacer sent back the in-form opening pair of K L Rahul and Rohit Sharma with unplayable balls to set the tone for Pakistan's imposing victory by 10 wickets.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Friday for the 2022 Winter Olympics and a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, bringing with him a deal to increase natural gas supplies to China amid rising tension with the West.
'I had planned to dismiss Virat but he is the NO 1 player. There is no difference in the batting of Babar and Virat.'
I think about my kids. I say 'No, they cannot lose their dad today.'
It has invested billions of dollars in preparing for the 2022 soccer World Cup. However, human rights groups have criticised the treatment of migrant workers.
Qatar's ruler Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani has transferred power to the 33-year-old crown prince.
'It's great that we're playing our neighbour on the other side of the world and in a World Cup final, and a really exciting prospect for both teams. It's another match and another opportunity for us as a team to go.'
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