![The Tokyo 2020 refugee athletes will take part in 12 sports: athletics, badminton, boxing, canoeing, road cycling, judo, karate, shooting, swimming, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wrestling. [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/5.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
A squad of 29 refugees will take part in 12 sports at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
![Ulsan Hyundai won Asia’s top club championship in Qatar just six weeks ago [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AF7I5407.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
CONCACAF Champions League winners beat Ulsan Hyundai in front of a thin crowd to reach semi-finals.
![The Reds have played in three previous finals, in various incarnations, in 1981, 1985 and 2005 but came home empty-handed. [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/95aefc750a2c4cf2b67500b5e7294a9d_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
English team lift maiden trophy after Roberto Firmino scores deciding goal against Brazil’s Flamengo in extra time.
![The Reds qualified for the seven-team club event by clinching their sixth European Champions League trophy in June. [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/c1915eac218f42d08ea22995c3e977e1_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
European champions Liverpool have advanced to the FIFA Club World Cup final, beating Mexican side Monterrey 2-1 in a tightly-contested match in the Qatari capital, Doha. A stoppage time goal by Brazillian forward Roberto Firmino sealed the win for the English Premier League leaders. Liverpool, who last reached of the competition the final in 2005, […]
![A military aircraft as part of Qatar's National Day celebrations in Doha. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/65b81816ea054ddb87f4f9f50290cca6_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
This year’s National Day slogan was: ‘The path of excellence is difficult’.
![More than 20,000 spectators attended the first semifinal of this year's FIFA Club Word Cup. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/82c69176584f4adcb445e4622effa259_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Brazilian side defeats Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal 3-1 in a thrilling match held at at Doha’s Khalifa International Stadium.
![Al Sadd's players pose for a group photo before kick-off. [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/9a60ab9e57c14f75926eeea513040743_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Qatari hosts score twice in extra time to defeat New Caledonia’s Hienghene Sport 3-1.
![Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, along with the United Arab Emirates were late entrants into the draw, after they reversed their decision to boycott the tournament. [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/d05d57fe8cb842a89a6b74381558cfa0_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Bahrain win maiden Arabian Gulf Cup after losing their previous four finals in the competition.
![Qatar faced Saudi Arabia in the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup semifinal on Thursday. [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/0178aa52383c45a1befa870788742ac0_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Highly anticipated match saw the Green Falcons beat the Maroons 1-0, setting up a showdown between Saudi and Bahrain.
![Sodeifi, the mascot of the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup, was first launched in 2004 when Qatar hosted the tournament for the third time. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/41d1410ebf8e4ecaa03948bd1a10ac8e_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Hosts’ 4-2 victory in action-packed match takes them to semi-final against Saudi Arabia.