Doha, 24 September 2020 - It may have been a far-from-normal season, but the Wanda Diamond League will end on a high in Doha on Friday (25) with what is quite possibly the deepest line-up seen in any discipline this year. A loaded 3000m field will bring down the curtain in the Qatari capital, featuring a clash between world 5000m cha
Doha, 24 September 2020 - The Qatar Football Association and Qatar Stars League have announced their co-operation to organise the first edition of Qatar Football Family (QFF) e-Sports Tournament for fans in the State of Qatar only on PlayStation 4, as it is a new initiative to raise awareness of the game of football and reach out to
Doha, 24 September 2020 - Al-Sadd fell to their 1-2 defeat to Sepahan in their final group game of the 2020 AFC Champions League, which was played on Wednesday at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. Reza Mirzaei’s 14th minute goal gave Sepahan a 1-0 lead at halftime, and they went on to double their advantage in the 53rd minute thro
Doha, 23 September 2020 - Al Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez expressed delight at his side’s qualification for the Round of 16 of the 2020 AFC Champions League and said they were ready to face any team. Al Sadd booked their berth in the knockouts after their 1-1 draw against Al Nassr in the penultimate round last week and Xavi
Doha, 23 September 2020 - Middle-distance runner Jamal Hairane will lead Qatar athletes at the Wanda Doha Diamond League Athletics meeting to be held at the Qatar Sports Club on Friday.The finale of the world series athletics meeting will see stellar Olympians and world championship medallists in action.Hairane, an Asian Games medallist a
Doha, 23 September 2020 - Almoez Ali has called on Al Duhail SC to remain focused after the Qatar champions defeated Persepolis FC to jump to the top of Group C of the 2020 AFC Champions League on Tuesday. It was a result Al Duhail badly needed after suffering a 4-2 defeat to Sharjah on Matchday Four and they bounced back
Doha, 23 September 2020 - Qatar Stars League (QSL) has signed a co-operation agreement with Aspetar Hospital, the latter becoming its official medical partner. The agreement aims to reinforce aspects of co-operation and joint efforts, and take advantage of both entities' capabilities to achieve common goals and ambitions. Executive
Doha, 22 September 2020 - Ten Olympic medallists from Rio 2016 and 17 World Championship medallists from Doha 2019 will star at the Wanda Doha Diamond League to be held at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium on Friday (September 25).Across a high quality programme, event highlights are expected to include the men’s pole vault and 1500m, and t
Doha, 22 September 2020 - Former Argentina and AS Roma defender Nicolás Burdisso will join Generation Amazing (GA) to share insights from his outstanding career and discuss the values which have helped him to succeed on GA’s Instagram Live on Wednesday 23 September at 4PM Doha time (GMT+3). The former Boca Juniors player will s
Doha, 22 September 2020 - With sustainability at the heart of preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) is on track to achieve its commitment to deliver the first-ever carbon neutral FIFA World Cup and leave a legacy of climate action for Qatar and the region. Carbon neutrality is t
Doha, 21 September 2020 - Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC) signed an agreement with International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) under which GWC will be the first Regional Supporter and Official Logistics Provider for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. GWC, which was the National Supporter and Official Logistics Provider for th
Doha, 21 September 2020 - HE President of Qatar Athletics Federation Dr. Thani bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari underlined that the "Doha Diamond League", which will be held next Friday at the field and track of Qatar Sports Club with the participation of a large number of champions of the world and the Olympics, is exceptional because i
Doha, 21 September 2020 - Generation Amazing (GA) has collaborated with Qatar Foundation (QF) to deliver a disability awareness workshop series for coaches working with children and youth in Qatar. Among those in attendance were a select number of GA and Paris Saint-Germain Academy coaches. The workshops will continue to be rolled o
Doha, 20 September 2020 - Yahya Golmohammadi, Iranian club Persepolis' coach, praised Qatar for taking the initiative to hold the tournament during a testing phase. In a pre-match press conference at the Education City stadium on Sunday, he said, "First of all, I would like to thank the state of Qatar and Qatar Football Association
Doha, 20 September 2020 - HE Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), addressed a high-level meeting during the launch of the UN Global Programme initiative on the Security of Major Sporting Events on Friday. During his opening remarks, Al Thawadi discussed how the SC is using spo
Doha, 20 September 2020 - HE President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani, participated in the 70th FIFA Congress which was conducted via video conferencing. The QFA President was joined by Hani Ballan, member of the QFA Executive Committee, and General Secretary of QFA Mansoor al-A
Doha, 20 September 2020 - FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday said that while the coronavirus pandemic has delayed football tournaments globally, plans are being worked out “to make sure that the qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 go through all over the world and that we have a fantastic World Cup in Qatar in 2022&
Doha, 17 September 2020 - Qatar’s high jump icon Mutaz Barshim has seen ups and downs. One moment he was jumping to beat the world record, and the next suffering a career-threatening injury. But he has since successfully returned to competition and even become the first high jumper in history to retain his world title, when he did s