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  AL-SUWAIDI AND AL-KUWARI LOOKING TO UPSET THE FORMBOOK IN QATAR   ·         German driver Edith Weiss celebrates 30-year association with Qatar Rally   LOSAIL (Qatar): Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari and Khaled Al-Suwaidi return to competitive action this weekend at the Qatar International Rally. Both local drivers will represent the QMMF Rally Team in a pair of Škoda Fabia R2 evos and would dearly love to shine brightly on their home round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship.   Their careers have often been overshadowed by the successes achieved on the international stage by Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, but both are formidable competitors in their own right and have achieved success on the global stage away from the mass media spotlight   Al-Kuwari has actually been competing for nearly 20 years and was a regular in the regional rally series as far back as 2003, when he finished fourth in Qatar, seventh in Jordan, ninth in Syria and sixth at the Troodos Rally in Cyprus.   After competing in t

  David Beckham attends opening of Generation Amazing Community Club in Lusail New facility will utilise the power of football to teach key life skills to young people   Football legend David Beckham attended the launch of a newGeneration Amazing Community Club on Qatar National Sports Day 2022.Located in Lusail – the city that will host the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ final on 18 December – the club will provide sporting and educational activities for young people. It will also teach key life skills like communication, organisation, teamwork and leadership while aiming to promote gender equality and inclusiveness.   Former England captain Beckham, who represented his country at three FIFA World Cup ™ tournaments, was the special guest at the opening and took part in a host of football activities and observed literacy classes and art workshops.   “Community clubs like this one have the potential to change young people’s lives,” said Beckham. “It is great to be here today to

  Fansapply for 17 million FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ tickets during first sales period ·          Qatari residents represent largest number of applicants as 20-day period concludes ·          FIFA World Cup final at Lusail Stadium attracts 1.8 million ticket requests ·          Fans will be notified of the outcome of their applications as of Tuesday, 8 March Fans across the globe have proven their enthusiasm ahead of football’s biggest celebration as 17 million ticket requests were received in the first sales period of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, which lasted just 20 days.The largest number of applicants came from the host country. During the opening random selection draw sales period, FIFA was also inundated by applications from football hotbeds and key markets, such as Argentina, Brazil, England, France, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the USA. The most sought-after ticketswere for the final on 18 December at Lusail Stadium, with 1.8 million