Moving the Qatar tournament would have a huge knock-on effect for domestic leagues

A Bali beach break

Norwegian Marte Deborah Dalelv's sentencing to 16 months last week caused outrage in the West

Fifa want to move the 2022 tournament in Qatar to avoid the summer heat

Such a move would lead to huge upheaval in domestic leagues

The patient, believed to be 49, was being treated for acute respiratory syndrome and kidney failure

The Williams family entourage is normally a feature of Wimbledon but this year Serena has been supported only by sister Isha. Her father, Richard has stayed home following the birth of a son, Dillon, while the rest of the family, including Venus, have also remained Stateside. Serena is staying in the same house in Wimbledon where they have previously passed the fortnight and despite her big sister not being there, she is still sleeping in the smaller bedroom.

It's really little wonder fracking is such a big deal for our political leaders. Because they some years ago bet our energy future on the hissing stuff when deciding on the next generation of electricity power stations.

In his accession speech, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, who was handed power by his father on Tuesday in a rare example of a hereditary Arab ruler stepping down, said that the Gulf state would not “take direction” from anyone.

The nation he built is  a flea which happily bites any great power that gets in its way

Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed news of Qatar's new leader as a “historic day”.

Balfour Beatty has snaffled a £56m highways contract in Qatar.

South Korea lost but still progressed to next summer's tournament

The German family shareholders of Porsche got their keys back yesterday when Qatar's sovereign wealth fund sold its 10 per cent stake in the car marque's owner back to its founders.