On Monday, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that due to the nail-biting FIFA World Cup final, the Google search logged its highest-ever traffic in 25 years of its existence. Argentina defeated two-time champions France 4-2 on penalties in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday. The match was tied 3-3 after extra time, with Lionel Messi scoring …
DOHA: FIFA president Gianni Infantino blasted the “hypocrisy” of Western critics of Qatar’s human rights record on Saturday, making a passionate defence of the World Cup in the Gulf state on the eve of the kick-off. The build-up to the tournament has been dominated by concerns over Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers, women and the LGBTQ community, to the visible …
Information reaching Awake News indicates that the Central Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Robert Kingsford Jnr Jnr has reportedly flown out of Ghana following the news of his huge indebtedness to the National Investment Bank (NIB) which he has since refused to pay. Close relations to Chairman Kutin Jnr told Awake News he left the country …
The United Arab Emirates would be willing to step in and help host matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, according to a senior Emirati sporting official. Aref al-Awani, tournament director for the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in the UAE, stressed that while here had been no formal approach from either FIFA or the Qatar Football Association, …
