I felt the first Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games might be a curious event given the change of hosts from San Diego to Qatar a matter of months before. The sight of children carrying guns during an Opening Ceremony merely confirmed my suspicions.

I got back this week from a punchy and entertaining Corfu Literary Festival to find the sports world once again preoccupied by the issues of empty seats and excessive heat.

Live streaming of sporting competition at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games in Qatar will be available on a new website launched for the inaugural event.

Representatives from more than 80 countries have inspected preparations for this year's Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games in Qatar in the latest test for the recently-established Organising Committee.

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has stepped up preparations for this year's World Beach Games in Qatar by holding a technical delegate meeting for officials from the 14 sports on the programme at the inaugural event.

Qatar National Bank (QNB) have signed a four-year deal in Buenos Aires to become an official partner of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Qatar’s successful attempt at securing the hosting rights for the 2019 World Athletics Championships has come under further scrutiny today following allegations that a company linked to banned official Papa Massata Diack was paid nearly $3.5 million (£2.8 million/€3.3 million) by an investment firm with ties to the Government days before their failed bid for the 2017 event.