Headlines

• Benzema stars as Real move level with Atletico at summit

• NBA set for leap into unknown as new season tips off

• Will international cricket’s bubble burst in 2021?

• Chiefs win ninth straight, Seahawks clinch playoff berth

• Binotto expects difficult F1 start for Mick Schumacher

• Ko powers to 5-shot win in LPGA Tour Championship

• Iraq sports minister lauds Aspire during visit to the renowned academy

• Hamilton honoured with top BBC award

• Health ministry answers questions and concerns on Covid-19 vaccines

• QCA to conduct four-team cricket tournament to mark Qatar’s National Day

• Pakistan signs $1.7bn debt relief deal

• Qatar 2022 World Cup will honour all Arabs: Salman

• PIA relocating head offices to Islamabad

• Russia favours further Opec+ output hike in February

• European markets plunge on new virus strain fears

• Asian stocks mixed and pound, oil sink as virus offsets stimulus deal

• Chief of Staff of Armed Forces meets Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff

• Sheikh Jassim conveys condolences of Amir on death of Sheikh Nasser Sabah

• Qatar Hotels Association holds inaugural meeting at QBA headquarters

• Ooredoo furthers ICT preparations to support businesses in digital economy