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Adelaide Oval wants to bring back canned drinks for football fans, quietly moving to change its liquor license to allow it to sell beer in aluminum cans. Key points: Police union fears canned drinks could be used as missiles The Oval says moving to cans will reduce waste The state government will carefully consider the proposal But the move was opposed by the South Australian Police Association, which today raised concerns that the decision puts the officers on patrol at the risk at risk. Association president Mark Carroll said the sale of canned beer was previously banned after it was used as a projectile against police. The Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority said selling the cans would reduce the amount of waste that has to be processed and be more environmentally friendly. But Mr Carroll argued it was a policy that would end up hurting someone. “It’s a romantic notion isn’t it, but there’s a reason aluminum cans are banned from stadiums across Australi...

Qatar’s World Cup stadiums will be alcohol-free, with the sale of beer outside the arena only allowed before and after some matches. Key points: While drinking in public is illegal in Qatar, World Cup organizers plan to create special “zones” and curfews for travel fans An estimated 1.2 million visitors are expected for the November tournament, which has a long-standing cultural association with alcohol Currently, alcohol can only be purchased at a select few clubs and designated hotels, where a pint of beer can cost around $18 This year’s World Cup is the first to be held in a Muslim country with strict alcohol controls, presenting a unique challenge for event organizers often associated with beer aficionados and sponsored by global brewing brands. “At the stadium, the plans are still in the final stages, but the current discussion is to allow fans to drink beer on arrival and while leaving. [a] stadium, but beer will not be served during games or in stadi...