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With the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup coming up, FIFA is facing scrutiny for endorsing hotels that discriminate based on sexuality.As ticket sales skyrocket for this year’s FIFA World Cup, organizers are attempting to crack down on endorsed hotels that violate their contracts by discriminating against guests. FIFA has required all official list accommodations to welcome guests – including LGBTQ people – in a “non-discriminatory manner” or face being removed from their official list.The World Cup will be held in Qatar from November 21 to December 18.FIFA’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy said that no discrimination would be occurring at the soccer competition.

FIFA has ditched its plans to hold the World Cup every two years - and is now targeting a tournament every three years instead. The organisation's president Gianni Infantino rowed back on plans for a biennial World Cup at last week's congress of the 211-member associations in Doha, claiming it was never FIFA's idea in the first place. The plans for a two-yearly cycle split football down the middle, with UEFA and CONMEBOL threatening to boycott the competition if they got the green light.

A mum was forced to go endure the Manchester Airport queueing nightmare TWICE after her flight was grounded for over 24 hours. The woman says she was sat on the plane for over four hours and was offered only a chicken wrap before herself and her fellow passengers were told to get off and spend the night in a hotel.

England's WAGs have devised a crafty plan to get around a strict alcohol ban in Qatar for the World Cup.Gareth Southgate's squad will be staying at the five-star Souq Al Wakra beach resort during the tournament later this year, where alcohol is barred. While it will be situation normal for Harry Kane and Co, the players' wives and girlfriends would not be able to make the most of their free holiday.So they will instead stay on a luxury cruise ship where drink restrictions will not apply.

Scotland will be in their first World Cup Finals draw since the 1998 tournament today in Qatar and it's 40 years since the Scots were at the centre of the most farcical draw in football history.

Tim Cahill insists Australia are suffering without Ange Postecoglou at the helm.

killed herself and their kids while he was travelling through an airport.The unnamed Australian man was transiting through Doha airport in Qatar, on his way to the US when he was contacted by the police to inform him of the tragic incident. Western Australian Police have said it is "very unlikely" that a third party was involved after a mother and two children were found in a burnt-out car in Coogee, west of Perth.The body of a woman in her 40s, a 10-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy – all believed to be from the same family – were found in the back seat of a car on Monday morning (March 14).Emergency services were called to the scene just after 12pm following reports of a red hatchback on fire.According to Major Crime Division Detective-Inspector Quentin Flatman, emergency services only realised there were bodies in the car after firefighters had extinguished the blaze.He told reporters it appeared one of the parties inside the car had started the fire and that investigators were "certainly looking at" the possibility the incident was a murder-suicide.Detective-Inspector Flatman said: "His reaction was what we would all expect in the circumstances.

England's WAGs will take a booze cruise during the World Cup finals in Qatar - as the footballers’ hotel is dry.Alcohol is barred at the five-star Souq Al Wakra beach resort where Gareth Southgate’s squad will stay during the tournament which starts in November.But their wives and girlfriends will nutmeg the Middle East state’s strict alcohol laws - by staying on a luxury cruise ship.Several will be moored up in capital Doha’s port to help ease an accommodation shortage during the month-long showpiece.As the vessels will be technically offshore Qatar’s, drink restrictions will not apply to them.Officials from world football's governing body Fifa reportedly offered players’ loved ones a range of accommodation for the finals - including onshore apartments and hotel suites.But the WAGs chose the ship as the best option.Sources said it offered a higher standard of accommodation, families can stay near each other and they will be free to toast England’s success with champagne.The partners of England stars Harry Kane, Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling are among those who have reportedly chosen to stay on the ship.How far do you think England will go at the World Cup this year? Let us know in the comments section.Booze is not illegal in Qatar but drinking in public is a crime in the conservative majority-Muslim country.Alcohol is sold mainly in licensed hotel bars and restaurants.Rules around boozing are expected to be relaxed for visiting fans during the tournament with organisers trying to make alcohol easier to buy.But the England team’s hotel - built in 2015 especially for the World Cup - only serves non-alcoholic drinks.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily

The letter 'Z' has been seen daubed on the side of Russian tanks as Vladimir Putin's troops launched their invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

Hundreds of Afghans running frantically alongside an American military plane at the airport in Kabul. People clung to the plane’s undercarriage as it taxied along the runway and then took off; some fell to their deaths or were crushed under its wheels.The final American withdrawal from Afghanistan began in May 2021, the Afghan forces melted away, and after Kandahar fell to the Taliban on 12 August, people were predicting it would take three months for Kabul to collapse.

Manori Ravindran International EditorMia Wasikowska will take on the lead role in “Little Joe” director Jessica Hausner’s cult thriller “Club Zero,” Variety can reveal.The Australian actor will portray an unusual schoolteacher in Hausner’s second English-language film, which begins shooting in the U.K. and Austria in July.Wasikowska was most recently seen in Mia Hansen-Løve’s Cannes-premiering film “Bergman Island.”In “Club Zero,” Wasikowska’s teacher takes a job at an elite school and forms a strong bond with five students — a relationship that eventually takes a dangerous turn.Discussing the film at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event last year, Hausner described the film as “a lot about eating,” relating to eating disorders and “eating behaviors.” This will be Hausner’s sixth feature.

Olympic running legend Liz McColgan has suffered a horror fall while out running.

Tennor Group, the diversified global investment house, has appointed Ron Meyer and Sophie Jordan to be CEO and Co-CEO of the indie film distribution and production services company Wild Bunch AG. Wild Bunch CEO Vincent Grimond will stay on in an advisory capacity and work closely with Meyer and Jordan, the company said.

Gallery: The most talked-about gala dresses (Espresso)She captioned the footage: 'Excited to be in Qatar honoring Fashion Trust Arabia, a non-profit organization with a mission to provide financial support and global recognition to emerging designers in the Middle East and North African region. ' 'I can’t wait to witness these beautiful designers and exceptional advisory board members tomorrow night at the FTA Gala! Thank you to Her Royal Highness and @maisonvalentino for this stunning kick off event at the Museum of Islamic Art! What a great start to such a beautiful week that lies ahead!' she gushed.

Celtic after limping out of Japan's World Cup qualifier against China. The forward has made a blistering start to life in the Scottish Premiership and has been the standout new recruit so far for boss Ange Postecoglou.

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Callum Hawkins finished his Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a wheelchair after pulling out of the marathon - and then declared: "I need a beer!"The Team GB athlete withdrew from the gruelling 26.2-mile event with around a third of the race to go, as Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge retained his title in the heat of Sapporo.Hawkins was unable to stay with the leaders, having struggled with an ankle injury over the past 12 months.And the 29-year-old finished fourth at the 2019 World Championships in Doha and ninth on his Olympic debut in Rio five years ago.But even superman endurance athletes could do with a drink sometimes - as he admitted after his Games ended in heartbreak."I need a beer," said

Naman Ramachandran Chadi Zeneddine, one of the core team that created the Doha Film Institute’s talent incubator Qumra, has taken charge as manager of the Cairo International Film Festival’s (CIFF) co-production market Cairo Film Connection (CFC).Zeneddine’s predecessor Meriame Deghedi is now head of Cairo Industry Days.The CFC is open for submissions through Aug. 5, 2021.CIFF recently confirmed that it will hold its 43rd edition Dec.

Naman Ramachandran Berlin-based sales agent Films Boutique will represent worldwide rights for Cannes Un Certain regard selection “Rehana.”The film, originally titled “Rehana Maryam Noor,” is written and directed by Bangladesh’s Abdullah Mohammad Saad and produced by Singapore’s Jeremy Chua.Saad’s debut feature “Live from Dhaka” won best director and best actor at the Singapore International Film Festival in 2016, and went on to screen at other festivals including Rotterdam and Locarno.Chua is a festival veteran whose producing credits include 2016 Cannes title “A Yellow Bird.” The project was made with the support of the Doha Film Institute and the Busan Asian Cinema Fund.

Dina Asher-Smith claims to be a souped-up version of the athlete who conquered the world.

Dina Asher-Smith takes to the Gateshead launchpad tomorrow with two pocket rockets standing between her and Olympic glory.