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Wilson sparkles and leads Qatar Masters after 3rd round

Doha, 10 March 2019 - Oliver Wilson grabbed the sole lead of the Qatar Masters by shooting a 3-under 69 in the third round on Saturday despite making his first bogey of the tournament. Wilson finished with a birdie on the 18th for a 10-under total of 206, putting him one shot clear of a quartet of players that included second-round leader Mike L

10 Mar

Her Highness Crowns winner of CHI Al Shaqab International Equestrian Competition

Doha, 10 March 2019- Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) Sheikha Moza bint Nasser crowned Saturday Pieter Devos, winner of CHI Al Shaqab International Equestrian Competition. The three-day event was organized by Al Shaqab, member of Qatar Foundation. It had three separate competitions; show jumpi

07 Mar

Stage set for 2019 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

DOHA, March 7, 2019-The 12th edition of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup will begin at Aspire Academy on March 20, 2019. The event will feature the participation of gymnasts from 58 countries. The higher organizing committee of the event met in Doha yesterday to highlight the latest arrangements for the event which will serve as qualific

07 Mar

Stage set for 2019 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Doha, 7 March 2019 - The 12th edition of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup will begin at Aspire Academy on March 20, 2019. The event will feature the participation of gymnasts from 58 countries. The higher organizing committee of the event met in Doha yesterday to highlight the latest arrangements for the event which will serve as qualification

07 Mar

QHF announces beach handball team list for Asian Championship

DOHA, March 7, 2019 – The Qatar Handball Federation (QHF) announced on Wednesday the national beach handball team list which is scheduled to participate in the 7th Asian Beach Handball Championship for senior Men and Women will take place from 15-22 June in China.Qatar beach handball team list includes, Anadeen Solaukovic, Mahmood Z

07 Mar

Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 2019 begins

Doha, 7 March 2019 - The official competitions of the prestigious Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 2019 will get underway at the Doha Golf Club on Thursday. The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 2019 will bring together 144 golfers , including top world names. Over the recent years, the prestigious event had brought together elite professional golfers

07 Mar

QWSC organizes social debate on woman issues

Doha, 7 March 2019 - The Qatar Women Sport Committee organized a productive social debate highlighted a number of issues related to Qatar women community in different fields including sport. During the debate, Sheikha Asma Al Thani, Director of Marketing and Communication Department at the Qatar Olympic Committee shed light on sport's significan

06 Mar

Qatar’s Abdulla aiming for success in Dubai

DOHA, March 6, 2019- Adel Abdulla continues his hectic start to the 2019 rallying season by taking part in the Dubai International Baja, round two of the new FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, this weekend (March 7-9).Fresh from taking three stage wins, a Qatar Manateq National Baja victory and fifth in the T3 section at the recent Ma

06 Mar

AFC Champions League: Al Duhail crush Esteghlal 3-0 at home

DOHA, March 6, 2019- Qatar’s Al Duhail turned on the power in the second half to beat Iran’s Esteghlal FC 3-0 in their opening 2019 AFC Champions League (ACL) Group C tie yesterday.The home side came racing off the blocks, and nearly got their opening goal within 60 seconds of kick-off. Luiz Junior intercepted the ball in midf

06 Mar

Qatar MotoGP: A few stats about this year’s grid

DOHA, March 6, 2019- Titles, victories, age difference and nationalities...motogp.com gives you some numbers behind the 2019 MotoGP grid.Kick off to the 2019 campaign is now imminent as 22 of the world’s fastest riders all aim to get their season off to a perfect start under the lights in Qatar this weekend.But let’s focus on

06 Mar

'Winning Challenge 22 was a turning point for us' say ViaVii

Doha, 6 March 2019 - Winning Challenge 22 in 2017 has been described as a 'turning point' by a group of young entrepreneurs from Jordan. The group, known collectively as ViaVii, were one of ten winning start-ups during the second cycle of Challenge 22 – the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy's flagship innovation programme. Their

06 Mar

Rashed Nawaf wins Kungens Kanna & Drottningens Pris Tournament

Stockholm, 6 March 2019- Qatar's Rashed Nawaf claimed the title of Kungens Kanna & Drottningens Pris Tennis Tournament for Juniors under 14 years held in Stockholm, Sweden recently. In the final match, Rashed Nawaf Qatar defeated Russia's Yaroslav Demin 6-1 6-0 to be first Qatari players to win this tournament in its 119 years history. In h

06 Mar

Stage set for Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 2019

Doha, 6 March 2019- The organizing committee of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 2019 announced on Tuesday that all managerial and technical arrangements were completed to host the four day - championship at the Doha Golf Club. In a press conference on Tuesday, Mr. Fahad Nasser Al Nuaimi Assistant Secretary General of Qatar Golf Association (QG

05 Mar

AFC Champions League: Al Rayyan stumble in opener

JEDDAH, March 5, 2019- Fahad al-Muwallad netted a brace as Al Ittihad came from behind to romp to a 5-1 victory over Qatar’s Al Rayyan at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Group B of the 2019 AFC Champions League yesterday.The visitors opened the scoring halfway through the opening period. Korean midfielder Koh Myong-jin recovered

05 Mar

Al Sadd and Al Duhail face tough openers in Champions League

DOHA, March 5, 2019- Qatari giants Al Sadd and Al Duhail begin their 2019 AFC Champions League campaign today, with both sides facing tough opening matches. While Sadd are away to Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli, Duhail host Iran’s Esteghlal.Al Sadd reached Jeddah on Sunday for the Group D game and head coach Jesualdo Ferreira said he

05 Mar

7 Star win ticket to Brazil for Neymar Jr’s Five

Doha: 7 Star will fly to Brazil to represent Qatar at the world finals this July for the Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five championship.The lucky 7 Star will compete against other finalists from 40 countries fand are likely to get an opportunity to play against the phenomenal PSG striker, Neymar Jr and his squad.The Red Bull Neymar Jr&rsquo

05 Mar

18 teams signed up to take part in this year’s Kite Festival

DOHA, March 4, 2019– Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) today announced the list of confirmed participants for the third Aspire International Kite Festival. In all, 18 international teams are set to take part in the hugely popular ‘Aspire International Kite Festival’ which runs from March 6 – 9. This year, for the first

05 Mar

Sheikh Joaan crowns winners of the camel racing festival

Doha, 5 March 2019 - Qatar Olympic Committee President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani crowns the winners on the third day of the annual camel racing festival for the Sword of Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, yesterday. The event, organised by the Camel Racing Committee, will conclude on March 13.