DOHA, February 26, 2019- Home heroes Sheikh Ali bin Khalid Al Thani and Bassem Hassan Mohammed will be up against a strong field of show jumpers when the 2019 Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and GCL kicks off at the magnificent Al Shaqab in Doha, on Thursday.According to the official riders list which was revealed yesterday, the Qat
Doha, 26 February 2019 - Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah continued his relentless push towards a sixth victory in the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally with another fastest time on one of Monday’s two selective sections in the deserts of Qatar. That enabled the Toyota driver and his French co-driver Matthieu Baumel to take an overall lead of 12min
DOHA, February 26, 2019-Italy's Michael Coles and Laetisha Scanlan claimed the gold medal of mixed team trap event at Qatar Open in Shotgun 2019 yesterday.Seyed Babak Yeganeh Rohollani and Shiva Farahpour Bidgoli of Iran finished second while Sebastian Guerrero and Melanie Couzy of France secured the third place.Ali Mohammed Al Kuwari, Pr
DOHA, February 25, 2019 -The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) is celebrating the its 40th anniversary on March 14.Since its founding in 1979, Qatar Olympic Committee has been headed by a number of presidents, the first of who was HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Thani, followed by HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Fahad Al-Thani, HE Sheikh Saud bin Kh
Doha, 25 February 2019- Qatar and Nigeria were drawn together for the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland alongside Ukraine and the United States in Group D, following the group stage draw held in Gdynia on Sunday. Qatar will open their account of the tournament against Nigeria on May 24 and face Ukraine three days later before their
DOHA, 25 February 2019- The Italians shooters hogged the limelight in the trap finals of the Qatar Open shooting championship at Lusail Complex Shooting yesterday. In the men's trap section, Italians Erminio Frasca and Valerio Grazini finished first and second, while France's Sebastien Guerrero was third. In the women's section, Italy's
Kuwait City, February 24, 2019 - Qatar Football Association (QFA) is set to participate in the national celebrations in Kuwait through a number of sports and cultural events.The State of Qatar, represented by the Organizing Committee for the National Day celebrations in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sports, will join nation
Doha, February 24, 2019-Iran's Mohammad Hussain led the standings of Men's trap event at the 2019 edition of Qatar Open Shotgun Championship on Saturday. Italy's Emelio Frasca finished the first place in the second place ahead of France's Sepastian in the third place and Michal Slamka of Slovakia in the fourth pace. In Women's event, Ital
DOHA, February 24, 2019- The organizing committee of the ITTF World Tour Qatar Open 2019 held its second meeting under the leadership of Khalil Al Mohannadi on Saturday. The meeting discussed the latest arrangements for the event to be held at Ali bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in from March 26 to 31, 2019. The Chairman of organizing committ
Doha, 21 February 2019 - HH The Amir’s Sword Equestrian Championship 2019 is all set for an exciting start at Qatar Equestrian Federation’s (QEF) Outdoor Arena from Thursday. The prestigious event which attracts top showjumping riders of the region and is competed fiercely will be held over three days from February 21 to 23.Among the
Doha, 21 February 2019 - Qatar's Rugby and Cricket Committee (QRCC) announced on Wednesday its sport calendar for the season 2019. According to the calendar, Qatar's Rugby and Cricket teams will participate in West Asian Rugby Championship (men and women) in April 2019, U16 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in September, GCC women Championship in Dece
DOHA, February 19, 2019- Al Rayyan joined Al Duhail and Al Sadd as the third Qatari team in the AFC Champions League group stage, but Al Gharafa thread away two-goal advantage in the play-off tie to bow out of the competition with a 2-3 loss yesterday. For a large part, it looked like all the four veterans of Qatar football would play in
DOHA, February 20, 2019- After three days of testing at Sepang, it’s over to Losail for those last changes before the season begins at Losail International Circuit from 8th to 10th March 2019.From the 23rd to 25th February, MotoGP™ makes its first visit of the year to Losail International Circuit in Qatar for the second and fi
Muscat, Oman, February 20 ,2019 – Qatar sailing team arrived in Oman's capital of Muscat on Tuesday to participate in Oman International Sailing Championship 2019 organized by Oman Sailing Committee. Qatar team is represented by promising sailor Ghanem Al Suwaidi and alongside experienced sailors Fares Al Bekeri, Waleed Al Sharshan
Bangkok, 20 February 2019-The draw for the 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was held in Tehran, Iran on Tuesday. The championship will be held in Tehran, Iran in September 2019. Qatar will player in group (A) alongside Iran and Australia. The top two teams in each group will qualify to quarterfinals which will be held in Knockout forma
Doha: Qatar’s Al Rayyan and the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Saipa will square off in the 2019 AFC Champions League Play-off round at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday eager to seal a place in the group stage. Al Rayyan have made eight appearances in the competition but have yet to make it beyond the group stage and suffered
Doha, 19 February 2019 - Celebrating the 69th anniversary of establishment of prominent Qatari Sports club Al Ahli, the Cultural Village Foundation - Katara opened an exhibition to commemorate the Club’s legends yesterday at Katara Building 19. The opening ceremony was attended by several high ranking administrators of the club management
Doha, 19 February 2019 – The Qatar Golf Association (QGA) is intensifying its managerial and technical efforts to organize the prestigious 2019 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters from 6-10 March at Doha Golf Club. Over the recent years, the prestigious event had brought together elite professional golfers worldwide , among them the South Korean