5 d. ago Three years on from stadium disaster, Indonesian football has a positive story to tell

The World Cup is in reach for Patrick Kluivert’s side and, though problems persist, things are looking up in one of Asia’s most passionate football nationsThree years ago this Wednesday, 135 football fans died at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Indonesia after security forces deployed teargas and created a stampede for the exits. 1 October 2022 was the nadir of a curve that had been sliding downwards for decades. This is a country that, in this century alone, has seen its FA president run the federation from a prison cell while facing corruption charges, the creation of rebel national leagues, federations and national team Fifa bans and fans being killed by other fans.In March 2023 there were more negative headlines when the country was stripped of hosting the Under-20 World Cup just months before kick-off after the governor of Bali said that Israel would not be welcome on the island. Erick Thohir, former owner of Inter and DC United and current co-owner of Oxford United, had just become ...

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7 d. ago Ryder Cup 2025 LIVE: Pressure grows on Europe as USA try to mount late comeback in thrilling singles battles

Follow Mail Sport's live blog on the final day of the 2025 Ryder Cup on the Black Course of Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York.

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1 week ago Israel 'could be kicked out of the World Cup TODAY amid pressure from Qatar following strike in Doha'

Israel's place at next year's World Cup is reportedly under threat amid claims Qatar are pressuring European football's governing body to expel them from all of its events.

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2 w. ago Rory McIlroy warning sent to Team USA ahead of Ryder Cup showdown

Rory McIlroy recently claimed victory in the Irish Open but his career has lacked the consistency of some of his rivals, yet he's often peaked when the pressure of the Ryder Cup arrives

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3 w. ago Rubio arrives in Israel amid tensions over strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar

US secretary of state says Trump ‘not happy’ about Israeli attack that targeted Hamas officials in Doha for Gaza talksThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has arrived in Israel seeking to mend a rift with Washington’s other allies in the region over Israel’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Qatar and the accelerated expansion of settlements on the occupied West Bank.In talks with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Rubio will try to balance criticism of the Israeli airstrike on a Doha building, which killed aides to a Hamas leader and a Qatari security officer, with a message of overall support for Israel before the expected formal recognition of Palestine by a number of other US allies, including the UK, France, Canada, Australia and Belgium. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Israel welcomes US diplomat Marco Rubio days after President Trump rebuked country over surprise Qatar strike

Before departing for the region on Saturday, Rubio told reporters that while Trump was 'not happy' about the strike, it was 'not going to change the nature of our relationship with the Israelis'.

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3 w. ago Qatar to hold emergency summit with Arab countries after Israeli strike on Doha: Latest

Donald Trump has reportedly held a heated phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu over Tuesday's strike that killed six

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3 w. ago Qatar official says Netanyahu 'killed any hope' of hostage release with strike in Doha on Hamas

Qatar's prime minister has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of destroying hopes for hostage releases in Gaza

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3 w. ago Strike on Qatar shows limits of Israel's elusive quest to vanquish Hamas

Israel’s attack on Hamas’ top leaders as they weighed a new ceasefire proposal in Qatar was the latest in a series of unprecedented measures it has taken to vanquish the militant group — all of which have so far failed

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer condemns strike on Qatar as 'flagrant violation' in meeting with Israel's President

Speaking after the talks, a Downing Street spokesperson described the Doha bombing by Israel as a 'flagrant violation', and also called out the 'manmade famine' in Gaza

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3 w. ago Starmer vows to be ‘clear’ with Herzog that UK condemns Israel’s strike on Qatar

The Prime Minister will meet the Israeli president in Downing Street later on Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer will meet Israeli president Isaac Herzog as MPs express ‘grave concern’ at the visit – UK politics live

The visit is seen as highly contentious amid the war in Gaza and Israel’s bombing of Qatar in a targeted strike aimed at Hamas officialsPeter Mandelson, the British ambassador to the US, has spoken at length about how he regrets “very, very deeply indeed” his past friendship with the billionaire paedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.After new evidence about the extent of that friendship came to light yesterday, Mandelson gave an interview to the Sun’s editor-at-large in the US, Harry Cole, accepting that the disclosures were “very embarrassing to see and to read”.I just feel two things now – one, I feel a tremendous sense, a profound sense of sympathy for those people, those women, who suffered as a result of his behaviour and his illegal criminal activities.Secondly, I regret very, very deeply indeed carrying on that association with him for far longer than I should have done I just would say this during all the time I was an associate of his, I never saw the wrongdoing. I neve...

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3 w. ago Qatar accuses Israel of 'state terrorism' for strike on its capital which killed five Hamas members at peace talks

US President Donald Trump said he was ‘not thrilled’ by the attack which has been widely condemned by the international community

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3 w. ago Hamas militants pictured in luxury Qatar hotel days before deadly Israeli strike

A bombshell photograph has exposed the truth behind what appeared to be an average business meeting at the exclusive Ritz-Carlton Doha - days before it was bombed by Israel

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3 w. ago ‘Not thrilled’: Trump gently rebukes Israel for striking US ally in zeal to get Hamas

Qatar, U.N. and U.K.’s Keir Starmer all condemn strike Trump says he ‘feels very badly’ about through a spokesperson

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3 w. ago Israel missed its enemies but assassinated relations with Arab neighbours: MARK ALMOND

Yesterday's air strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar was a rarity - the first time in recent years that one of Israel 's dramatic attacks on its regional enemies has failed to achieve its planned result

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3 w. ago Starmer to meet Israeli president after condemning strike on Hamas in Qatar

The Prime Minister said Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Doha represented ‘a flagrant violation of Qatar’s sovereignty’.

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3 w. ago Hamas say its leadership survived Israel airstrike but six people killed

Worrying escalation in Middle East conflict as Doha condemns 'cowardly’ strike

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3 w. ago Trump's fury at airstrikes on Qatar: White House is blindsided by deadly IDF attack on its Gulf ally as Hamas leaders gathered for Gaza talks

Donald Trump hit out tonight at Israel's air strike on Qatar that killed five members of Hamas as its delegation prepared for talks to try to end the conflict in Gaza.

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3 w. ago Houthis fire missile into Israel after Netanyahu's forces unilaterally bombed Hamas leadership in Qatar: Terror group say none of their top team were killed

Footage filmed in Doha today showed a large explosion and thick black smoke billowing from a building as Israel carried out airstrikes in the Qatari capital.

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