KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah departed for Doha, Qatar today to make a six-day special visit.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec 10 — Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic had said facing a Brazilian side firing on all cylinders in a World Cup quarter-final was a terrifying prospect.

DOHA, Qatar, Nov 25 — Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off his bitter split with Manchester United to claim yet another record as he became the first player to score in five World Cups with a penalty to help steer his side to a nervy 3-2 win over Ghana on Thursday.

REUTERS, Aug 12 — This year's World Cup in Qatar will start a day earlier than originally scheduled with the opening ceremony now taking place before the host nation kick off the tournament on Sunday, November 20, against Ecuador, world governing body FIFA said on Thursday.