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Al Shaqab Racing’s HILAL AL CHAM wins Prix Djouras Tu for Pure Arabians

Toulouse, 17 March 2020 - Trained by Thomas Fourcy for the partnership of Al Shaqab Racing and Mrs. Nada Mousli, HILAL AL CHAM (HILAL AL ZAMAN) won the Prix Djouras Tu impressively at Toulouse, France, on Saturday, 14 March. Drawn towards the outside, the four-year-old colt broke well under jockey Julien Augé to take up the running in

16 Mar

Qatar 2022 contractor in focus: QPEC

Doha, 16 March 2020 - Prioritising the induction process and working hard to implement a family atmosphere have helped QPEC earn praise from both the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) and Impactt – the company responsible for inspecting FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ project sites. Since 2016, QPEC has been appointed

15 Mar

QOC makes changes to events calendar to limit spread of coronavirus

Doha, 15 March 2020 - The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) today announced that it has postponed or cancelled a number of its upcoming sports events, in line with the protective measures taken by the State of Qatar to limit the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and in accordance withthe recommendations of the Ministry of Public Health and National Pa

15 Mar

Poland’s Fijalek and Bryl win Katara Cup Beach Volleyball Cup

Doha, 15 March 2020 - Poland’s Grzegorz Fijalek and Michal Bryl began the 2020 season in the best way possible by beating Mexican pair Julio Gaxiola and Jose Rubio to win the FIVB -Star Katara Cup Beach Volleyball tournament. Fijalek and Bryl won 2-1 (16-21, 21-19, 15-11) to claim their first World Tour gold as a pair. They needed to hol

12 Mar

Abdulaziz Mohammed qualifies to World Athletics U20 Championships

Doha, 12 March 2020 - Qatar's Abdulaziz Mohamed qualified to the 2020 edition of World Athletics U20 Championships to be held in Nairobi, Kenya in July. Abdulaziz secured his spot in the world championships after claiming a time of 20.66 seconds in 200m event during ACNW League in South Africa. Earlier, Qatar's Owaab Barrow and Ammar Obaid

12 Mar

Qatar's Tijan and Younousse lose in Katara Beach Volleyball Cup

Doha, 12 March 2020 - Qatar's Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse suffered a 0-2 defeat against Italy's Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai at the knockout round of the 4-Star Katara Beach Volleyball Open on Wednesday. On the other hand, Michal Bryl and Grzegorz Fijalek had to push themselves to the limit to reach the quarter-finals yesterday

11 Mar

Xavi visits Tamreen student leaders at the American School of Doha

Doha, 11 March 2020 - Football legend Xavi Hernández recently met student leaders from the American School of Doha (ASD) to learn more about Tamreen, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ online educational programme. Six student leaders from the ASD Tamreen Club delivered a Qatar 2022-themed lesson to Xavi which covered topics inc

11 Mar

Qatar’s Younousse-Tjan advance to knockout stage

Doha, 11 March 2020 - Qatar's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan scored a fine win over French qualifiers Quincy Aye and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat in their second Pool 'H' match to advance to the knockout round of the 4-Star Katara Beach Volleyball Open on Tuesday . The eighth-seeded Qatar pair lost their morning match to Ukrainian qualifiers Iaroslav G

10 Mar

Qatar's Cherif and Ahmed to start campaign today

Doha, 10 March 2020 - Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan will lead Qatar’s challenge at the 4-Star Katara Beach Volleyball Open. The eight-seeded Qatari team, who won bronze medal in ther 2019 edition, will launch their campaign against qualifiers Sergiy Popov and Laroslav Gordieiev from Ukraine today at the scenic Katara Cultural Village.

10 Mar

New dates for 2020 AFC Champions League final rounds announced

Doha, 10 March 2020 - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced new dates for the final rounds of 2020 AFC Champions League. The first-leg Round of 16 matches will be played on 10th, 11th and 12th August, and return leg on 24th, 25th and 26th of the same month. The first-leg quarterfinals will be played on 14th, 15th and 16th Septem

09 Mar

Campillo wins Commercial Bank Qatar Masters title

Doha, 9 March 2020 - Jorge Campillo almost threw it away with a double bogey on the 17th hole before finding his range in the play off to edge David Drysdale for his first Commercial Bank Qatar Masters title on Sunday. The Spaniard, who played the most consistent golf in the final three days at the Education City Golf Club in Doha, was in a co

09 Mar

Fan claims men’s singles title at Qatar Open

Doha, 9 March 2020 - China's Fan Zhendong overcame England's Liam Pitchford to win the 2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open men's singles crown for the second time here on Sunday. Fan, who pocketed 14th men's singles title on the ITTF World Tour, won the contest 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7 to complete a double for his country fol

08 Mar

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser opens QF’s Equine Veterinary Medical Center

Doha, 8 March 2020 - Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, officially opened Al Shaqab’s Equine Veterinary Medical Center on Saturday. The world-class equine healthcare and research facility is the first of its kind in the Middle East, offering specialised medical services as well as researc

08 Mar

HH Sheikha Moza Honors Winner of Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Doha

Doha, 8 March 2020 - HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, honored on Saturday evening German rider Daniel Deusser, winner of the first position in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Doha, the first round of the 2020 Longines Global Champions Tour and the Global Champions League. The event was attended

08 Mar

Jorge Campillo leads Commercial Bank Qatar Masters

Doha, 8 March 2020 - Jorge Campillo continued his superb form and carded a third-round 67 to take a one-shot lead into the final day of the 2020 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. The Spaniard started the day in a share of the lead and picked up five shots in six holes around the turn to move three ahead and into a commanding position at Education

05 Mar

Qatar 2022 knowledge shared during inaugural SC conference

Doha, 5 March 2020 - The knowledge gained from Qatar’s preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2022™ was shared by experts from the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) during a special event this week. A host of SC employees took part in the inaugural Annual Knowledge Sharing Conference, which was attended by mo

05 Mar

Stage set for opening leg of LGCT 2020 season

Doha, 5 March 2020- The stage is set at Al Shaqab as the Longines Global Champions Tour of Doha gets under way tomorrow. 50 riders from 15 different nations are entered in these top-level competitions, bringing their leading horses to compete under the lights in the Qatari capital. The riders will be pulling out all the stops and selecting thei

05 Mar

Best Golfers ready for Commercial Bank Qatar Masters

Doha, 5 March 2020 - Stage all set for the 23th Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 2020 which will be getting under way at Education City Golf Club on Thursday. Former European Number One Martin Kaymer has 11 European Tour wins - including two Major Championships - but the last of those victories came nearly six years