Egypt registered a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Lebanon in their opening Group D match of the FIFA Arab Cup Wednesday.

Striker Baghdad Bounedjah lived up to his fearsome reputation Wednesday as Algeria crushed Sudan 4-0 in their opening FIFA Arab Cup match.

A lot was going against Qatar on the eve of their FIFA Arab Cup Opener against Bahrain. The Asian champions have been below-par at best, having not won a game since July, with an eight-match winless streak and some heavy losses against superior European teams.

The Qatar Football Association (QFA), in cooperation with Qatar Shell, the leading sponsor of the QFA, are organising a variety of events for the fans at the Katara Cultural Village during the FIFA Arab Cup.

QatarEnergy has teamed up with FIFA as an official Partner for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021, which will be held in the State of Qatar from 30 November until 18 December.

A stadium packed with 47,813 fans joined HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, several Heads of State and authorities and presidents from member associations to enjoy the inauguration ceremony of Al Bayt Stadium and to mark the official opening of FIFA Arab Cu

Tunisia on Tuesday crushed Mauritania 5-1 in their FIFA Arab Cup opener at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.Tunisia, ranked 29 in the FIFA rankings, were slow to get off the blocks in the Group B opener but late in the first half racked up three quick goals to lay the foundation for a strong performance.

When he was called up to Qatar’s U-19 squad in 2014, aged only 16, Tarek Salman could not have imagined the success he would achieve over the next seven years, with the best perhaps still to come at next year’s FIFA World Cup.

Saudi Arabia may have arrived in Qatar for the FIFA Arab Cup with a young squad, but they are determined to go far as possible in the tournament.

Hasan Abdulkareem scored an injury-time equaliser as ten-man Iraq held Oman 1-1 in their FIFA Arab Cup opener at the Al Janoub Stadium on Tuesday.

Debutant Rachin Ravindra and number 11 batsman Ajaz Patel combined in a stunning rearguard to secure New Zealand’s thrilling draw in the opening Test against India yesterday.

Argentina's Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world for a record-stretching seventh time on Monday, beating Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho to lift soccer's most prestigious trophy yet again.