by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 16, 2014 | Sports
Doha, Reuters—Qatar Sports Club (QSC) have allowed head coach Radhi Shenaishil a leave of absence to take charge of his native Iraq at next month’s Asian Cup. “With the spirit of sincere cooperation in the Arab sports world, which we hope will lead to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 17, 2014 | Sports
Singapore, Reuters—The long running saga over Carlos Queiroz’s future with Iran finally ended on Tuesday with the former Real Madrid and Portugal manager agreeing a four-year extension to stick with the Asian side. Queiroz had said he would step down from the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 16, 2013 | Sports
London, Reuters—Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates capped a good night for West Asia when the Gulf trio became the first sides to qualify for the 2015 Asian Cup after each scored home wins on Friday. The UAE swept past Hong Kong 4-0 to make it four wins...