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Ex-FIFA official faces court over Qatar slur CULTURE

Ex-FIFA official faces court over Qatar slur

Former German FA (DFB) president and ex-FIFA official Theo Zwanziger is due in court on Tuesday over comments he made last year, claiming Qatar is "the cancer of world football".

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait appeals court clears leading sports figure Ahmad ASIA

Kuwait appeals court clears leading sports figure Ahmad

Kuwait's appeals court Monday cleared top sports executive and prominent royal family member Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Sabah of charges of insulting the judiciary.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Prince Ali says he will win a clean FIFA vote CULTURE

Prince Ali says he will win a clean FIFA vote

FIFA presidential contender Prince Ali bin al Hussein said Friday he was ‘fully confident’ of winning the corruption-plagued organisation's leadership ballot next month, provided the vote is clean.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait sues IOC powerbroker Ahmad over suspension CULTURE

Kuwait sues IOC powerbroker Ahmad over suspension

Kuwait's government is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from Sheikh Ahmad Fahad al-Sabah, one of the most powerful men in sport, over the Gulf state's isolation in international sport.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lionel Messi wins record fifth Ballon d'Or CULTURE

Lionel Messi wins record fifth Ballon d'Or

Barcelona star Lionel Messi won a record fifth FIFA Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player at a ceremony in Zurich on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Blatter, Platini now free to appeal bans - FIFA ethics committee CULTURE

Blatter, Platini now free to appeal bans - FIFA ethics committee

FIFA's ethics tribunal said Saturday it had provided Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini with the reasons for its decision to ban them from football for eight years, clearing the way for them to appeal against the decision.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA judges extend Makudi suspension by 45 days CULTURE

FIFA judges extend Makudi suspension by 45 days

FIFA's ethics judges announced Saturday the extension of Thai football chief Worawi Makudi's temporary suspension for 45 more days, over allegations of an ethics breach.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA ethics committee extends Valcke suspension CULTURE

FIFA ethics committee extends Valcke suspension

FIFA's ethics watchdog has extended Secretary General Jerome Valcke's suspension from world soccer as it prepares a ruling over accusations of corruption involving the sale of World Cup tickets.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA investigators ask for 9-year Valcke ban CULTURE

FIFA investigators ask for 9-year Valcke ban

FIFA investigators on Tuesday requested a nine-year ban against the body's suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke, who was provisionally suspended from football in October for 90 days over corruption allegations.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Blatter gives up on FIFA, says fighting for his honour: Bunte CULTURE

Blatter gives up on FIFA, says fighting for his honour: Bunte

Banned FIFA president Sepp Blatter feels ‘abandoned’ by the global soccer body and will now focus on clearing his name, the 79-year-old Swiss told German magazine Bunte.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Prince Ali seeks immediate release of Garcia report CULTURE

Prince Ali seeks immediate release of Garcia report

FIFA presidential hopeful Prince Ali bin Al Hussein called for the immediate publication of Michael Garcia's report on alleged bribery and corruption during bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Cyber-shot cameras introduced ARABIA

Cyber-shot cameras introduced

Fifty One East and Sony Middle East and Africa have introduced the latest Cyber-shot cameras, the compact RX100 IV and high-zoom RX10 II in Qatar.

4:45 AM November 25 2016