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PSG chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi exercises right to silence during probe over Qatar's candidacy to host World Athletics Championships
•French prosecutors are looking specifically at two payments of $3.5 million in 2011 by Oryx Qatar Sports Investment, a company run by Nasser's brother Khalid Al-Khelaifi
World Athletics Championships 2019: Under-fire for empty stands, stifling heat, Qatar sees packed houses in final weekend
•The rousing end to the championships provided an upbeat note for a sport that continues to wrestle with a Russian doping scandal, with the country’s federation banned from the event
Qatar Olympic Association considering bidding for 2030 Asian Games, looking to establish Doha as major sports capital
•The athletics world championships being held in Doha this week have been criticised for sparse attendance while the heat has forced the road events to be run at midnight
World Athletics Championships 2019: Organising committee blames late-evening start times, political boycott of Qatar for sparse crowd in stadium
•The absence of cheering fans meant that the USA team which won the inaugural 4x400 metres mixed relay title on Sunday opted not to run a lap of honour
World Athletics Championships 2019: After corruption allegations over hosting bids, empty seats cast new shadow on Doha event
•Qatar's conduct in bidding for the world athletics championships, first unsuccessfully for the 2017 edition, remains under criminal investigation in France
FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar to inaugurate third stadium for marquee tournament during 2019 Club World Cup
•'The FIFA Club World Cup 2019 will provide a glimpse of Qatar's compact nature ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022,' FIFA said in a statement
World Athletics Championships 2019: First championships of post-Usain Bolt era seek Jamaican's successor, shake off doping
•More than 2,000 athletes from over 200 countries and territories will take part across 10 days of competition at World Athletics Championships in Doha's Khalifa International stadium.
FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar stadium designed by Zaha Hadid to be built 'by end of year'
•Qatar has said it is spending almost $500 million a week on World Cup-related projects – will have built almost half of its proposed eight venues with four years still to go to the tournament.
Dutch union plans to sue Fifa over worker abuse in Qatar during World Cup preparations
•The summon comes after Qatar has been accused of abusing the rights of more than 5,000 workers helping to build the facilities for the Gulf state which will host the 2022 World Cup.