DOHA, Qatar (AP) 鈥� The Qatar soccer federation postponed all tournaments and matches until further notice on Sunday amid global tensions following the
The QFA did not specifically mention the strikes when it announced the postponements , adding only that 鈥渘ew dates for the resumption of competitions will be announced in due course.鈥�
There are as the strikes on Iran affected flights across the Middle East and beyond. Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar closed their airspace on Saturday.
Iranian missiles could be seen being on Saturday night and into Sunday morning.
Earlier on Sunday, Asian soccer’s governing body scheduled in the Middle East this week, saying AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16 games will be rescheduled.
Formula 1 season approaching
The Formula 1 season is scheduled to start next Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, and then has races in Bahrain on April 12 and Saudi Arabia the following week. The season ends with back-to-back races in Qatar (Nov. 29) and Abu Dhabi (Dec. 6).
With Doha and Dubai traditionally acting as major stopover hubs, teams reportedly had to change their routes to reach Australia.
The U.S. has large military installations in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.
Bahrain said a targeted the U.S. Navy鈥檚 5th Fleet headquarters in the island kingdom, and three buildings were damaged in the capital, Manama.
British forces in Bahrain were within 200 metres of an Iranian missile strike, Britain’s Defence Secretary, John Healey, said.
The 24-race F1 season was expected to start as planned.
Four years ago, Houthi rebels near the gleaming Saudi F1 track.
Youth basketball team stuck in Abu Dhabi
Monaco’s under-18s basketball team is waiting inside an Abu Dhabi hotel until the airport reopens.
Monaco was taking part in a NextGen EuroLeague qualifying tournament in Abu Dhabi, which has now been .
鈥淓uroLeague got back to us to tell us that the airport is closed until 2 pm on Monday,鈥� Monaco coach Micka毛l Pivaud told sports daily L’脡quipe. “We鈥檙e pretty settled in at the hotel, but we can鈥檛 leave. We went out for three seconds to get some fresh air earlier and it exploded right above us. We didn鈥檛 hang around and quickly went back inside.鈥�
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