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Samsonov advances at ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open

Doha, 5 March 2020 - Vladimir Samsonov fought off France's Alexandre Cassin by winning 4-1 (9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-4, 11-3) at the 2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open singles round 2 qualifier here on Wednesday. The Belarussian registered more points on Cassin's serve and showcased his calmness to dictate the outcome of th

04 Mar

ITFF Qatar Open gets underway

Doha, 4 March 2020 - The 25th edition of the Qatar Open table tennis began yesterday at the Aspire Dome with qualification matches, as the players battled it out for a place in the World Tour Platinum event. It was Swedish prodigy Truls Moregard who grabbed the spotlight on the opening day as he stunned China's Fang Bo in the men's singles Preli

04 Mar

Strong field sets the stage for thrilling action at ECGC

Doha, 4 March 2020 - The 2020 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters has an “exciting" field in its 23nd edition, with several past champions and many upcoming stars lining up at the newest golf course on the European Tour, the Education City Golf Club (ECGC). The 144-player field at the popular European Tour tournament is headed by two-time majo

04 Mar

Global Champions Tour at Al Shaqab begins on Thursday

Doha, 4 March 2020 - The 2020 Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL were officially declared open Tuesday in Doha as top rider Nicola Philippaerts and local organisers hailed the 'amazing, prestigious' circuit and predicted an epic battle for the individual and team titles. Al Shaqab is the launchpad for the new season with 50 rid

03 Mar

Stage set for ITTF Qatar Open

Doha, 3 March 2020 - The 25th edition of the Qatar Open will be begin from today, with top table tennis stars in action at the Aspire Dome. The stellar cast will be led by Chinese paddlers Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin, the top two seeds in the men's and women's section respectively. The tournament will be held until March 5-8 event and a s

02 Mar

HH the Amir Attends Parts of Qatar Total Open Final

Doha, 2 March 2020 - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended Saturday parts of the final of the 18th Qatar Total Open for women's tennis, which took place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. The match ended with Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka defeating Czech Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-3. The final was attended

02 Mar

Sheikh Joaan crowns winners of Commercial Bank CHI Al Shaqab

Doha, 2 March 2020 - His Excellency, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, the President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has crowned on Saturday Daniel Deusser of German after winning the Grand Prix of the three-day Commercial Bank CHI Al Shaqab Presented by Longines took place in Doha. Deu

02 Mar

QOC organizes Sport Day For Diplomatic Missions

Doha, 2 March 2020 - The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) represented by its Sport Affairs Department organized a series of sport events and entertainment activities for diplomatic missions members and their families at the Qatar Bowling Centre on Saturday. The prestigious event has seen the attendance of HE Jassi

27 Feb

HH the Amir Attends Part of Qatar Total Open

Doha, 27 February 2020 - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended yesterday part of Qatar Total women's tennis open 2020, in its 18th edition, currently being held at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. HH the Amir attended a match between Tunisian 44-seed Ons Jabeur and Czech third seed Karolina Pliskova. The Tunis

26 Feb

Barty cruises at Qatar Total Open

Doha, 26 February 2020 - Teenager Dayana Yastremska fired 13 aces and saved four of six break points in her 6-3, 7-6(4) defeat of Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 6-3, 7-6(4) while World No.1 Ashleigh Barty started her Qatar Total Open debut campaign with a straight sets (6-3, 6-2) defeat of Germany's Laura Siegemund, a qualifier, on Tuesday.

26 Feb

Shooters ready to compete in Trap event at Qatar Shotgun Championships

Doha, 26 February 2020 - The competitions of the prestigious Qatar Open Shotgun Championships 2020 have continued successfully at the Lusail International Shooting Complex in Doha on Tuesday. The championship's sixth day has seen formal training sessions in Trap for men and women who are due to begin campaign &nbs

25 Feb

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ - 1000 days to GO

Doha, 25 February 2020 - beIN Media Group has announced that it will broadcast special shows and dedicated programmes as part of the ‘1,000 days to go until the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar’ initiative across its beIN Sports channels. ‘1,000 days to go until the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar’ begins at exactly midnight

25 Feb

Athlete Career+ Workshop concludes

Doha, 25 February 2020 - The Athlete365 Career + Outreach Workshop organized by the Athletes Commission of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) was successfully concluded at the Qatar Olympic Academy on Monday. The workshop brought together a number of team Qatar athletes who had represented the

25 Feb

Suarez Navarro sets up Kvitova clash

Doha, 25 February 2020 - The first major upset of the tournament was recorded on Monday with USA's Amanda Anisimova breezing past No.5 seed Elina Svitolina in straight sets. The 18-year-old Anisimova defeated Svitolina, the 2019 US Open and Wimbledon semi-finalist, 6-3, 6-3 in just 64 minutes on Center Court to earn her biggest win of the seas

24 Feb

QOC Athletes Commission organizes Athlete 365 Career+ Outreach Workshop

Doha, 24 February 2020 - The Athletes Commission of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has organized Athlete365 Career + Outreach Workshop at the Qatar Olympic Academy from February 23-24, 2020. Career+ is a programme that empowers athletes to maximise their education and employment opportunities and helps them stride confi

24 Feb

Defending champion Mertens advances in Qatar Total Open

Doha, 24 February 2020 - Defending champion Elise Mertens of Belgium, the World No. 22, started her Qatar Total Open 2020 campaign on a winning note with a straight-sets 6-1, 6-2 defeat of China's Qiang Wang while her compatriot Alison Van Uytvanck also booked a place in the second round after thumping Slovenian Polona Hercog 6-2, 6-2 in jus

24 Feb

Mixed skeet event concludes at Qatar Open Shotgun Championships

Doha, 24 February 2020 - Mixed Skeet competitions were concluded successfully on Sunday at the prestigious Qatar Open Shotgun Championships 2020 taking place at the Lusail International Shooting Complex. Around 9 shooting teams have shown impressive performance and tough competition in the Mixed skeet event on

23 Feb

EBRAZ wins Triple Crown, FRENCH KING races to a double

Doha, 23 February 2020 - In the presence of HH The Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Ebraz and HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s French King played out a repeat of last year’s results winning the two, USD 1 million each, features at Al Rayyan Park on Saturday. The Julia