Design of Qatar World Cup final stadium unveiledLUSAIL (Qatar) • Qatar on Saturday revealed the design for the stadium that will in four years host the first World Cup Finals to be played in the Middle East.The 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium - also the venue for the 2022 World Cup final - was unveiled in an elaborate ceremony...

Football: Arsenal thump BATE to reach Europa League last 16PARIS (AFP) - Arsenal reached the last 16 of the Europa League by comfortably seeing off BATE Borisov 3-0 on Thursday (Feb 21) and overturning a first-leg deficit that had threatened one of the tournament favourites with elimination.BATE came into the clash at...

Juve rest Ronaldo and lose, fans demand refundGENOA • Raging Juventus fans have demanded the Serie A club refund their tickets after the seven-time defending Italian champions fell 2-0 to Genoa for their first league defeat of the season.Star forward Cristiano Ronaldo was rested for yesterday's trip, only for the decision...

Football: PSG coach Thomas Tuchel hits out at Neymar after fan attack at French Cup finalFRANCE (AFP) - Thomas Tuchel on Monday (April 29) blasted Neymar for hitting a fan who insulted Paris Saint-Germain players as they filed up to collect their French Cup losers' medals.A 28-year-old delivery driver from Nantes had been...

Football: Llorente hits hat-trick as Spurs crush Tranmere 7-0 in FA CupBIRKENHEAD, England (REUTERS) - Tottenham Hotspur's Spanish striker Fernando Llorente struck a hat-trick as the Premier League side crushed League Two (fourth tier) Tranmere Rovers 7-0 in the opening game of the FA Cup third round at Prenton Park on...