When the Indian national hockey teams, both Men's and Women's, were struggling to find a sponsor around 2018, CM Naveen Patnaik had come forward, and opened Odisha's purse, and heart for hockey.
The result shocked Germany who dominated large parts of the contest without driving their advantage home, leaving themselves open to a stunning comeback from Japan.
Qatar Foreign Minister has responded to call of boycott of the upcoming event in the Arab country by calling the opposing voices "arrogant" and "racist".
The alleged incident took place in 2018. A Filipino man has alleged that he was lured by a dating app and then Qatari policemen met him and allegedly raped him.
“Please, let’s now focus on the football. Do not allow football to be dragged into every ideological or political battle that exists", the letter by FIFA president read.