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Football shirts dominate shopfronts, predictions rule banter and flags adorn streets ahead of Qatar’s Asian Cup opener.

David Teeger was set to lead South Africa at the home tournament, which begins on 19 January

Super Eagles hit by injury blows before Africa Cup of Nations campaign begins

Dodson’s decision comes in the wake of a financial year in which Scottish Rugby reported losses of £10million.

The 2003 World Cup-winning coach has relinquished his punditry role

Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are up for the men’s award while Aitana Bonmati, Jenni Hermoso and Linda Caicedo are shortlisted for the women’s prize

Counting down the finest players to come out of Africa

Qatar will host the Asian Cup for the third time but the first as champions, just over a year after it was the scene of the 2022 World Cup.

As India plays its second consecutive Asian Cup, expectations remain low for the team that hasn’t won major titles.

Contrary to the prevalent notion of it as a backward step, former India all-rounder Suresh Raina termed the selection of veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli into the national squad for the T20I series against Afghanistan as a wise call with the World Cup fast approaching.

Plenty have doubted the Spurs and England centre-back but plenty of elite managers kept picking him