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The Football Association’s decision to back Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup was “not difficult” after organisers gave “a lot of commitments”, its chair Debbie Hewitt says. Saudi Arabia was confirmed as host of the men’s tournament on Wednesday by football’s world governing body Fifa. Organisers have insisted everyone will be welcome, but the country has been …

Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted the 2034 Saudi Arabia World Cup ‘will probably be the best ever’ after the country was announced as the host nation.     The country was awarded the tournament at a FIFA Congress on Wednesday after not a single alternative candidate came forward.     The acclamation of football nations, rather than a vote, brought an end to a rapid 14-month process which has …

  The world footballing body, FIFA, has officially named Saudi Arabia as the host nation of the FIFA World Cup 2034. This was disclosed at the Extraordinary FIFA Congress meeting, which held on Wednesday, December 11. FIFA also confirmed Morocco, Spain, and Portugal as co-hosts of the 2030 World Cup.   The Saudi bid was the only candidate and was acclaimed …

Saudi authorities have arrested four Nigerian nationals with 39 kilograms of cocaine Saudi Arabia.    The Nigerians were arrested by the General Directorate of Narcotics Control while distributing the drugs from their hideouts in Jeddah, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday, December 7, 2024.     Authorities recently made several drug-related arrests and confiscations across the Kingdom,    Border …

Saudi Arabia has put over 300 people to de@th in 2024, according to an AFP tally, after four executions announced on Tuesday, December 3, brought the kingdom’s total to an all-high level.     The de@th penalty was carried out against three people convicted of drug smuggling and another for murder, the official Saudi Press Agency reported, citing the interior ministry. …

British heavyweight boxing champion, Daniel Dubois will defend his IBF world title against Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia on February 22, it has been announced.     The 27-year-old returns to the ring in Riyadh after making a spectacular first defence of his IBF belt against Anthony Joshua.   Dubois ‘the dynamite’ knocked out his British rival inside five rounds …

BBC Sport’s Kal Sajad Dubois is still riding the high of his destructive win over Joshua. He has become a confident, fearless puncher – nothing like the fighter who lost to Joe Joyce in 2020 – and will fancy his chances to finish Parker inside the distance. If he does that, he sets up a lucrative rematch with Joshua or …

Veteran football coach, Roberto Mancini says he made a big mistake by quitting the Italy job for Saudi Arabia.   His role as head coach of Italy ended on August 12, 2023, after he accepted a very lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia to manage the team for four years.   But he was sacked by Saudi Arabia this month just …

Saudi Arabia has executĕd more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally.     The latest execut!on, on Saturday November 16, in the southwestern region of Najran, was of a Yemeni national convicted of smuggling drugs into the Gulf kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.     That brought to 101 the number of foreigners executĕd so …

Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia, while Amnesty International has cited the country’s “jailing of women’s rights activists, suppression of free speech and rampant use of the death penalty”. BBC Sport asked all eight singles players the same question: “Did you personally have any reservations or concerns about coming here given the record on human rights, particularly around women’s rights …