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President of Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation and Lusail International Circuit Abdulrahman bin Abdullatif al-Mannai and Turkish Automobile Sports Federation President Eren Uclertopragı pose after signing a cooperation agreement in Turkiye. The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) and the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation (TOSFED) formalised a landmark five-year cooperation agreement, marking a significant step forward in the shared ambition of both organisations to elevate motorsport on the international stage.The agreement, signed on Thursday in Turkiye, lays the groundwork for structured knowledge transfer, joint development programmes, and ongoing collaboration across sporting, technical, safety, and sustainability matters.Both QMMF, which serves as the legal and operational entity of Lusail International Circuit (LIC) in Qatar, and TOSFED, the sole recognised national governing body for motorsport in Turkiye recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), bring decades of experience in hosting world-class motorsport events and developing national talent. The agreement signals a commitment to pooling that expertise in a sustained and structured manner.Central to the five-year agreement is a dedicated focus on knowledge sharing, encompassing professional expertise in race operations, safety standards, and sustainable practices. The collaboration also prioritises the development of drivers and officials alongside the coordination of international events. To facilitate these objectives and ensure the partnership yields concrete results for both organizations, a joint committee will be formed to establish a comprehensive agenda and strategic timeline.The agreement also opens the door to collaboration on major international events. Both Qatar and Turkiye have established themselves as premier destinations for elite motorsport championships. On the occasion of the signing of the partnership agreement, the motorsport leadership from both countries commented on the occasion.“This agreement reflects the kind of partnership that moves our sport forward. Qatar and Turkiye share a deep commitment to motorsport excellence, and by combining our knowledge and experience, we can create lasting value, not just for our own federations, but for the broader motorsport community. We look forward to building something meaningful with TOSFED over the years ahead,” said President of QMMF and the Lusail International Circuit Abdulrahman bin Abdullatif al-Mannai.TOSFED President Eren Uclertopragı said: “Qatar is a country that successfully hosts major global events such as Formula 1, MotoGP, and the World Endurance Championship (WEC). We aim to establish joint official training and exchange programs tailored for these types of high-profile organizations. Additionally, we look forward to developing joint events where Turkish and Qatari athletes can compete together, alongside launching impactful social responsibility projects.”Chief Executive Officer of the Lusail International Circuit Abdulaziz Ali al-Mohannadi said: “Lusail International Circuit has always stood for more than a world-class race weekend. It stands for a vision of what motorsport can achieve when the right people and the right institutions work together. This partnership with TOSFED is an extension of that vision, and we are proud to be building these bridges at an international level.”For his part, Executive Director of the QMMF Amro al-Hamad said: “The cooperation between QMMF and TOSFED opens up real and practical opportunities for both organisations to grow. Through joint programmes, shared expertise, and a genuine exchange of ideas, we can develop motorsport in ways that benefit athletes, officials, and fans alike. This is the kind of collaboration that creates a lasting legacy.” Related Story
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Cristiano Ronaldo's 25 touches against Democratic Republic of Congo in Houston on Wednesday were his fewest in a game at a major tournament for Portugal when playing the full match. (AFP) Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane all made blistering starts to the World Cup. And then there was Cristiano Ronaldo.Portugal coach Roberto Martinez has a major decision to make over the 41-year-old following the 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday.Ronaldo, who once vied with Messi for the unofficial title of best player on the planet, huffed and puffed his way through a match in which he was a peripheral figure up front. His 25 touches were his fewest in a game at a major tournament for Portugal when playing the full match.The contrast with Messi was stark, the 38-year-old having hit a hat-trick a day earlier to give defending champions Argentina a 3-0 win over Algeria. With Portugal searching for a winner in Houston, Martinez elected to keep the veteran captain on the field throughout even though he never seriously looked like scoring.A draw against the African side, appearing in their first World Cup since 1974 when the country was known as Zaire, was a stuttering start for a team rated as outside title contenders in North America."When you are looking for goals you need Cristiano on the pitch, it makes no sense to get the best goal-scorer in the world out in a game where you need goals," Martinez said. He added: "In moments like this, the experience of Cristiano in the box is important."In his prime, former Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus superstar Ronaldo was one of the best players in football history. Behind his success was a relentless drive for self-improvement and a refusal to settle for second best.By turning out against the DRC he has now played in a record-equalling sixth World Cup, testament to how he has looked after his body. He scored 30 goals in 37 games for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia this season, and has an incredible 143 goals in 229 appearances for his country.As his career has progressed and his pace ebbed away, Ronaldo has moved from the wings to central striker. He had his chances against the DRC, who came into the World Cup ranked 46 to Portugal's five, twice stabbing the ball wide after being set up by Francisco Conceicao.With Ronaldo and Portugal increasingly desperate, he took away a cut-back destined for Bruno Fernandes, who was in a better position to score.Former France striker Thierry Henry accused Ronaldo of being selfish. Henry said on Fox: "The team needs to score, not you need to score."There were clear signs well before now of a drop-off at elite international level for Ronaldo, who has gone 10 games at major tournaments without scoring. In the Qatar 2022 World Cup knockout rounds, then-coach Fernando Santos sensationally dropped a misfiring Ronaldo for their last two matches.That makes Martinez's dogged faith in a player that is now four years older even more baffling to outsiders. For the Houston stalemate, opposition midfielder Ngal'ayel Mukau was asked if they had a plan to contain Ronaldo."Not really. We know he's no longer the same player as before and that he's older now," he replied. "At his age he can no longer put in the same effort as before, but I have tremendous respect for him."Mukau's assessment was kinder than some of the flak going Ronaldo's way, and Martinez has not been spared either. Some pundits accused the Spaniard of being afraid to drop the skipper or even substitute him."That's embarrassing from Martinez," former Premier League striker Chris Sutton said on the BBC after Martinez kept Ronaldo on and took off midfielder Vitinha in the 83rd minute. "He's scared to take him off. He's not the manager... the game has passed him (Ronaldo) by today."Critics say it is not as if Martinez does not have alternatives. Goncalo Ramos, the Paris Saint-German striker who replaced Vitinha, is a ready-made replacement and out-and-out number nine.Portugal face World Cup debutants Uzbekistan next, but despite the evidence stacking up against Ronaldo it would be a shock if he does not start once again. Related Story
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Thick plumes of smoke with flames rise from an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike, in Moscow, Thursday. (Reuters) Ukraine Thursday launched its largest drone attack on Moscow in years, sparking fires, hitting a major oil refinery and forcing evacuations at the country's largest airport.Russia vowed to retaliate for the attack as AFP reporters saw dramatic scenes of black smoke billowing over the capital's southern skyline and drops of black rain mixed with soot falling from the sky.At least 17 people were wounded in the strikes, which also set a shopping centre and apartment building ablaze, authorities said.The attack came as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Southeast Asian leaders at a summit in the central city of Kazan, about 700 kilometres (435 miles) east of Moscow.The Russian leader was yet to comment on the strikes, despite issuing delivering press statements through the day, though his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov vowed Moscow would retaliate with its own "massive" strikes on Ukraine.Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack was an "absolutely justified response" to deadly strikes on Kyiv — including one earlier this week on a landmark cathedral and a Unesco-protected 11th-century monastery.He said he wanted Russians to put pressure on Putin for the consequences of Europe's worst conflict since World War II."The main thing is that the people of Russia begin to feel that it is one man, Putin, who is waging this war, while ordinary people pay the price for everything," Zelensky told reporters, including AFP."If Ukraine is going to burn, your Moscow will burn too," he added.Moscow has hit Ukraine with daily barrages of missiles and drones.Airport closures It was the second time this month that Kyiv launched a major attack during an international summit, after striking Saint Petersburg at the start of a landmark economic forum near the city.Moscow's airports were shut for hours, leading to hundreds of flight delays.The country's busiest — Sheremetyevo — announced it had evacuated passengers to "safe locations" during the barrage, before it re-opened at around 11:00am (0800 GMT).Konstantin, walking near the refinery in the southeastern Kapotnya district, told AFP he had "never seen anything like it".Valentina, a 29-year-old manager said she was woken up by the noise."It's really scary," she told AFP, walking in the park with her daughter, the huge column of smoke behind them.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that "several drones" had reached the Moscow oil refinery, without specifying damage to the facility.Authorities announced they had closed traffic on streets nearby.Another drone crashed into an apartment building, while drone debris sparked a fire at a shopping centre near the capital's suburbs.One social media video showed smoke pouring from the upper floors of an apartment block, while a woman behind the camera could be heard weeping in distress.'Long-range sanctions' Russian air defences shot down around 180 drones on approach to Moscow, Sobyanin said, while the defence ministry reported it had intercepted more than 500 Ukrainian drones across the entire country overnight.Kyiv has stepped up its drone strikes on Russia in recent months — calling them "long-range sanctions" and hitting oil refineries that fund Moscow's war chest.It was the second Ukrainian strike on the Moscow refinery this week.Diplomatic talks on ending the more than four-year conflict remain stalled."It is time the war ended, and Russia must take the necessary steps in diplomacy," Zelensky said after the strike.Russia also launched more than 200 drones and multiple ballistic missiles at Ukraine between late Wednesday and early Thursday, according to the Ukrainian air force.AFP reporters in Kyiv saw people rushing to shelters in the early hours after air defence blasts rocked over the Ukrainian capital.Putin in Kazan In the hours following the attack, Putin posed for a photo with leaders at a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Kazan and made no mention of the strike in his opening remarks to the forum.Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore sent their prime ministers to Kazan, while the Philippines sent President Ferdinand Marcos.Putin has long sought to project stability in Russia, despite the economic and social effects of his four-year offensive on Ukraine.But a recent spate of attacks has forced the Kremlin to respond.After Kyiv launched similar attacks on Saint Petersburg earlier this month, the Russian leader promised to bolster air defences.US leader Donald Trump this week said Moscow should "make a deal" to end the Ukraine war. Related Story
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Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte poses for a family photo with Nato Defence Ministers during a meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday. (Reuters) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Nato Thursday the Pentagon will review its force presence in Europe within six months, as he lashed out at allies over defence spending and their response to the Iran war."This will be a real review. It will be designed to ensure that Nato is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe leading, stepping up to take primary responsibility for the defence of Europe," Hegseth told a meeting of Nato defence ministers in Brussels."It's a review that some countries will fail, and others will pass with flying colours."The Pentagon chief said the move was also aimed at ensuring US "access, basing and overflight are clearly delineated and assured" after some European nations imposed restrictions on US forces during the Iran war."It was shameful. These allies, they put America's sons and daughters, our sons and daughters, at risk," he said. "There's no excuse for that."The US is piling on the pressure ahead of a Nato summit next month as it seeks to make sure that allies make good on a pledge made last year to massively ramp up defence spending.Hegseth said going forward that Washington paying its dues to cover Nato organisational running costs — roughly some $790mn in 2026 — would be "contingent" on allies reaching spending targets."Where other allies do not spend with urgency, our dues contributions will go down," he said.The broadside from the US defence chief — who had initially signalled a conciliatory tone — will send a jolt through Nato allies concerned over US commitment to defending Europe.President Donald Trump had lashed out against European allies over their response to his war in Iran.But there was hope the US peace deal with Tehran could help Nato put the bad blood behind it by the time alliance leaders meet in Turkiye."Too many allied capitals seem to still miss something in translation," Hegseth said.Trump "gave our allies a test to support America when we asked for their help, and too many failed it," he added.Despite the tough language, Hegseth did acknowledge strides by many members of Nato to ramp up their defences and said progress was being made."Some of our allies have gotten the message and stepped up. You know who you are, and we very much appreciate it," he said.Nato chief Mark Rutte brushed off repeated questions over Hegseth's stinging criticism — and said that launching the review was "prudent"."What he tried to do today is to keep the pressure on, and I think that's good. That's his role," Rutte said.'Max out'Nato will look to showcase increased expenditure by Europe to prove to Trump it is progressing on a pledge last year to reach five % of GDP on defence-related spending.Rutte said Europe and Canada had spent $90bn extra compared to 2024.Washington has been clear with Europe that it wants Nato allies on the continent to take over primary responsibility for their own conventional defence as US focus shifts towards China.As part of that process the Pentagon has already told allies it is reducing the number of assets worldwide that it makes available for Nato operations.The US move has sparked fear it could leave Europe vulnerable in the face of an aggressive Russia as allies still rely on Washington for some key weaponry.Rutte said that while the US reductions were "immediate", it didn't mean that Washington wouldn't be there if Nato faced an attack."Then all allies, including the US, will max out what they can do to make sure we can fight the war," he said. 'Need more time' US and German media reported that the cuts include a third of the 150 US F-16 and F-15 jets designated for Nato, plus refuelling and reconnaissance aircraft, bombers and drones.The reports said a submarine that can launch cruise missiles is also being taken out, along with one of two aircraft carrier groups."By and large, we'll be able to compensate for many things. But we need a bit more time, and that is the clear message," German defence minister Boris Pistorius said."It is difficult and dangerous for the security of Nato territory in Europe if capabilities are withdrawn very quickly without it being clear when they can be offset." Related Story
