John Duerden

The new club, a project of the for­mer pres­i­dent, won all its match­es en route to claim­ing Turk­menistan’s ti­tle.

Lebanon and Pales­tine meet in the UAE for a 2026 FIFA World Cup qual­i­fi­er as war rages in Gaza.

Small­er coun­tries hope crick­et’s in­clu­sion in the Los An­ge­les 2028 Olympics can be a game chang­er for the sport.

A cease­fire and the first do­mes­tic sea­son in years gives Yemen hope as they em­bark on 2026 World Cup qual­i­fiers.

As more star play­ers ar­rive, coun­try an­nounces launch of in­vest­ment and pri­vati­sa­tion project in bid to grow sport.

The na­tion­al team are dream­ing big and want their un­ex­pect­ed suc­cess to in­spire oth­er Iran­ian sports­women.

Ronal­do ends his first sea­son in Sau­di foot­ball emp­ty-hand­ed but his move to Al Nassr had im­pacts on and off the pitch.

Pres­i­dent Xi wants Chi­na to be­come a top Asian foot­balling pow­er by 2030, but the Chi­nese game is in the dol­drums.

The new­ly launched Women’s Pre­mier League is aim­ing to be­come the lead­ing com­pe­ti­tion in women’s crick­et.

As Ronal­do gets set to make his Sau­di de­but, his sign­ing could have a ma­jor ef­fect on and off the pitch.