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Empty seats tell story as Qatar World Cup party falls flat
AFP, Published on 21/11/2022
» AL KHOR, Qatar: Thousands of empty seats told the sad story as Qatar's long-awaited World Cup debut ended in a bad case of stage fright on Sunday.
Eyes of football world on Doha for World Cup draw
AFP, Published on 01/04/2022
» DOHA: The draw for this year's World Cup takes place in the shadow of Doha's skyscrapers on Friday evening, with the focus for the evening on the actual football after a build-up dominated by the many off-field issues surrounding the awarding of the tournament.
Hope and expectation as Tour de France starts in virus shadow
AFP, Published on 29/08/2020
» NICE (FRANCE) - The Tour de France rolls out from the French Riviera on Saturday, two months later than planned and under the shadow of a coronavirus pandemic which could still shatter hopes of the world's greatest bike race making it to the Paris finish line in three weeks' time.
A Tour de France like no other
AFP, Published on 27/06/2020
» PARIS - Cycling's Tour de France should have embarked from the Mediterranean city of Nice this weekend, but the two-month coronavirus delay will heighten the drama on a "unique edition", race organiser Christian Prudhomme has told AFP.