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Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick helps Portugal draw Spain, Uruguay leave it late against Egypt and a heartbreaking own-goal seals Morocco’s fate against Iran.

Hosts Russia get off to a dream start by beating Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow.

If you want to get a feel of what it would be like to see a World Cup match, head over to the Khalifa Stadium, where Aspire Zone Foundation will be opening a fan zone.

Abderrahman Samba makes yet another scorching run to win the Stockholm Diamond League meeting, improving his own personal, Arab, Asian and Diamond League records.

World football body FIFA has backtracked from plans to make the 2022 World Cup in Qatar a 48-team affair, after opposition from the hosts.

Qatar’s 400M hurdler Abderrahman Samba set a new Diamond League, Asian, Arab and national record by winning the title in Rome. Abdalelah Haroun finishes second in 400M flat race.

Qatar’s preparations for hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup got one step closer to completion with the installation of the final piece of roof over the under-construction Al Wakrah Stadium.

Spanish legend Xavi Hernandez, who was widely expected to hang up his boots by the end of this season, has extended his retirement by another six months.

Qatar will play in next year’s Copa America tournament for the first time while Japan will feature again after a 20-year gap.

Al Gharafa clinch a late 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli during the AFC Champions League group match at home.

Those who are looking for an evening of entertaining football, go to Al Gharafa stadium at 6pm today to see the team take on Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli in the first round of the AFC Champions League.

For the first time in the region, Katara Amphitheatre will host an exciting beach volleyball competition inside its premises, featuring 14 of the world's top-16 playing pairs.

Qatar's star high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim adds another feather to his cap by winning a silver at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.

Englishman Eddie Pepperell ends the long wait for a European title by lifting the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters at the Doha Golf Club.

Czech Petra Kvitova wins her maiden Qatar Total Open title and make it to the world's top-10 rankings for the first time in more than two years.

The Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova will meet Spain's Garbine Murguruza in the final of the Qatar Total Open at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex tonight.

Qatar Living speaks exclusively to Frenchman Pierre Daniel, who is attempting to become the first man to do a complete run around Qatar, over seven days, all alone.

There was a big upset on the first day of the Qatar Total Open when Romanian qualifier Monica Niculescu sent Russian star Maria Sharapova packing in the first round.

Al Gharafa, which became the first Qatari club to travel to the UAE since the start of the blockade, are unlucky to lose while newcomers Duhail begin their Asian campaign in style.

The seventh edition of the Qatar National Sports Day promises to be a packed affair, so here is a brief guide by Qatar Living on some of the activities that will be on offer.