DOHA, Qatar (AP) – The Qatar Football Federation on Sunday postponed all tournaments and matches until further notice amid global tensions following the incident. America and Israel attack Iran.
QFA did not specifically mention the strike when announcing the postponement. on Xonly added, “A new date for the resumption of competition will be announced in due course.”
There is Chaos at Qatar’s Doha airport This is because the attack on Iran has affected flights across the Middle East and other regions. Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar closed their airspace on Saturday.
Iranian missiles can be seen being launched Interception over Doha from Saturday night until Sunday morning.
Early Sunday morning, the Asian football governing body announced that Continental Club Championship Playoffs Postponed It has been announced that the AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16 matches scheduled for this week in the Middle East will be rescheduled.
F1 season approaches
The F1 season begins next Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, with races scheduled to take place in Bahrain on April 12th and Saudi Arabia the following week. The season concludes with back-to-back matches in Qatar (November 29th) and Abu Dhabi (December 6th).
Doha and Dubai traditionally serve as major transit points, and teams reportedly had to change routes to reach Australia.
The United States has large military facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar.
bahrain said missile attack The attack targeted the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in the island kingdom, and damaged three buildings in the capital, Manama.
British Defense Secretary John Healy said British troops in Bahrain were within 200 meters of an Iranian missile attack.
The 24-race F1 season was expected to start as scheduled.
Four years ago, Houthi rebels attacked an oil depot Near the sparkling Saudi F1 track.
Youth basketball team stranded in Abu Dhabi
Monaco’s under-18 basketball team is waiting inside a hotel in Abu Dhabi until the airport reopens.
Monaco were participating in the NextGen EuroLeague qualifying tournament held in Abu Dhabi. cancel.
Monaco coach Michael Pibaud told sports newspaper L’Equipe: “Euroleague called us back and informed us that the airport will be closed until 2pm on Monday.” “We’re pretty settled in the hotel, but we can’t leave. We went outside for about three seconds earlier to get some fresh air, but it exploded right above us. We didn’t hang around and went right back inside.”
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