Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani and his wife Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser al-Misnad hold a copy of the World Cup trophy he received from FIFA President Sepp Blatter (unseen) after the announcement that Qatar will be the host nation for the FIFA World Cup 2022, in Zurich in this December 2, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Files Rising power Qatar stirs unease among some Mideast neighbours
DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) – In the centre of Cairo, young men hold up a burning flag for the cameras to show their fury at a nation they believe is meddling in their country and the wider Middle East. It's a familiar image. But it's not the U.S. flag they are waving, it is that of Qatar, the Gulf state that has used its billions to spread its influence in the wake of the Arab Spring. For most Western governments and officials, the influence of Qatar emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani's government is seen as broadly positive. Qatar's neighbours are uneasy, however. … File picture shows Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad and his wife Sheikha Moza holding a copy of a World Cup trophy in Zurich
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani and his wife Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser al-Misnad hold a copy of the World Cup trophy he received from FIFA President Sepp Blatter (unseen) after the announcement that Qatar will be the host nation for the FIFA World Cup 2022, in Zurich in this December 2, 2010 file photo. Sheikh Hamad and his glamorous second wife Sheikha Mozah have gained a reputation as modernisers in recent years, however, raising the country's profile significantly with the launch of the Al Jazeera television network and successful hosting the 2006 Asian Games, as well as initiating the country's World Cup bid. To match QATAR-NEIGHBOURS/ REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Files (SWITZERLAND – Tags: SPORT SOCCER ROYALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY ENTERTAINMENT) UPDATE 1-Olympics-IOC recommends to cut wrestling from 2020 Olympics
(adds details, quotes) LAUSANNE, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Wrestling should be removed from the 2020 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board said in a surprise recommendation on Tuesday as it looks to revamp the Games sports programme. Wrestling, contested in the first modern Olympics in 1896, will now join a list of seven other candidate sports battling for one spot on the programme. It is very unlikely, however, that wrestling will get back in. The IOC session in Buenos Aires in September will still need to ratify the decision. …
IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 Games. Olympics-IOC recommends to cut wrestling from 2020 Olympics
LAUSANNE, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Wrestling should be removed from the 2020 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board recommended on Tuesday as it looks to revamp the Games sports programme. Wrestling, contested in the first modern Olympics in 1896, will join a list of seven other candidate sports battling for one spot on the programme. It is very unlikely, however, that wrestling will get back in. The IOC session in Buenos Aires in September will still need to ratify the decision. (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, editing by Ed Osmond)
Alpine skiing-Funding scheme pays off for American team
SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Even without their two biggest names, Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller, the American ski team are enjoying a great world championships, with two golds for Ted Ligety and a bronze for Julia Mancuso. Behind their success lies a well-financed back-up scheme, launched more than a decade ago for the Salt Lake City Olympics, that makes the United States Alpine ski team one of the richest in the world. Since the scheme was set up ahead of the 2002 Winter Games, money has been pouring into the sport in the U.S. …
Der Treffpunkt schlechthin - die VR Classics
Neumünster (ots) – Die Aufregung steigt, die Vorfreude auch: Am Donnerstag, dem 14. Februar beginnen die VR Classics in den Holstenhallen von Neumünster und verwandeln den Standort bis Sonntag, den 17. Februar, in den größten Treffpunkt für Pferdesportfreunde im Norden. VR Classics, …
Soccer faces epic fight against match-fixing
ZURICH (AP) — Soccer is falling under a cloud of suspicion as never before, sullied by a multibillion-dollar web of match-fixing that is corrupting increasingly larger parts of the world's most popular sport. Match-fixing probe keeps Italian prosecutor busy
ROME (AP) — Two years ago, a curious case landed on the desk of Italian prosecutor Roberto Di Martino in the town of Cremona. AP Source: IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the program for the 2020 Olympics on Tuesday, an official familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. 
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