AP Muhammed Afsal

Football shirts dominate shopfronts, predictions rule banter and flags adorn streets ahead of Qatar’s Asian Cup opener.

In a bustling Doha restaurant, Abbas Koori shares his love of the sport and command of football trivia with customers.

Juanro Aguiló was born with only one, incomplete arm. Today he is an ace freestyle footballer and motivational speaker.

The song will resound across Qatar as the national team makes its World Cup debut on November 20.

Fresh, milky samovar tea is giving its more established brother, the evaporated-milk karak, a run for its money.

How a young athletics-loving girl from a small village in India rewrote history books on the football pitch.

Cricket has gone from friendly matches to competitive fixtures on dusty fields and car parks.

Anger and fear in the islands whose administrator plans a slew of measures that threaten livelihood and ecology.