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Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Tijan win King of Court tit

Doha, 9 Jauary 2022 - Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Tijan Ahmed put up a stellar show to emerge as champions in the first King of the Court beach volleyball tournament in Doha on Saturday. In the three-round final at the Aspire Zone, the world No. 1 Qatari pair clinched the title with a skilful and gritty display. In the decisive third roun

09 Jan

Sanna guides Essa to Athbah Cup win

Doha, 9 January 2022 - Famed jockey Alberto Sanna yesterday guided His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalifa al-Thani’s Essa to victory in the Athbah Cup, the feature race of the 7th meeting at Al Uqda Racecourse. The four-year-old colt clinched the victory by a length for trainer Rudy Nerbonne to earn QR42,750 in prize money for his con

05 Jan

Qatar Olympic Academy announces agenda for 2022

Doha, 5 January 2022 - Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) announced the launch of its calendar of courses and programmes for the new year 2022, which will include twenty-one programmes, workshops, and a variety of courses approved by many international and continental bodies, foremost of which is Olympic Solidarity at the International Olympic Comm

05 Jan

QNB Stars League Week 12 :Al Arabi 1 Al Wakrah 2

Doha, 5 January 2022 - Al Wakrah defeated Al Arabi 2-1 in Week 12 of the 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League at the Al Arabi Stadium on Tuesday. Jacinto Dala (seventh minute) and Mohamed Benyettou (eighth minute) scored for Al Wakrah. Abdulqadir Ilyas scored the only goal of Al Arabi in 90+6 minutes. Al Wakrah reached 19 points with a game

04 Jan

Qatar win West Asia Beach Volleyball Zonal Tour title

Doha, 4 January 2021 - Qatar’s Ahmed Tijan and Abdullah Nasim saw off a strong Omani challenge to emerge champions in the West Asia Beach Volleyball Zonal Tour at the Aspire courts on Monday. Ahmed and Nasim scored a 21-19, 21-19 win over Haitham Al Sharqi and Mazen Al Hashemi in a hard-fought final. The Oman players came up with a sk

04 Jan

QNB Stars League Week 12 : Al Sailiya 0 Al Sadd 2

Doha, 4 January 2022 - Holders Al Sadd defeated Al Sailiya 2-0 in Week 12 of the 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League at the Qatar SC Stadium on Monday. Akram Afif scored the goals for Al Sadd in the 42nd (penalty) and 62nd minutes. With this victory, leaders Al Sadd have 31 points with an unbeaten record. They have played one game less as th

03 Jan

Qatar to take on Oman in West Asia Beach Volleyball Zonal Tour final

Doha, 3 January 2022- Qatar's Ahmed Tijan and Abdullah Nasim qualified to the final match of the West Asia Beach Volleyball Zonal Tour with a 21-13, 21-10 win over Palestine's Ibrahim Qassiya and Abdullah Al Arqan in Doha on Sunday. In the final match to be held on Monday, the Qatari duo will take on Haytham Al Sheraiqi and Mazen Al Hashimi

03 Jan

QOC announces members of pioneering Al Adaam Youth Council

Doha, 3 January 2022- The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has announced the members of its pioneering Al Adaam Youth Council, which aims to encourage and develop youth participation in sport in Qatar. The Al Adaam Youth Council acts as a bridge between the QOC and the youth community in Qatar ensuring their interests are properly heard and represe

02 Jan

Dakar Rally: Al Attiyah gets off to a winning start

Jeddah, 2 January 2022 - Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah got off to a winning start in his quest for fourth Dakar Rally title after clinching the 19km prologue between Jeddah and Ha’il in Saudi Arabia yesterday. The ace Qatari driver and his French co-driver Mathieu Baumel set the fastest time of 10 minute 56 seconds in their upgrade

30 Dec

Change in Week 11 Match Schedule

Doha, 30 December 2021 - The Qatar Stars League (QSL) announced a change in Week 11 fixtures of 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League after co-ordination and consultation with the authorities concerned with the aim of maintaining the safety of all. It has been decided to postpone today's Al Wakrah vs Al Sadd match after the former confirmed tha

30 Dec

Asian champions Qatar to face African giants Egypt in second friendly handball game

Doha, 30 December 2021 - Reigning Asian champions Qatar and African giants Egypt will square off in the second of the two friendly handball games, to take place at the Al Duhail Sports Hall on Thursday. Al Annabi are playing the friendly matches as part of their preparations for the next month’s Asian Handball Championship to be held

30 Dec

Qatar hosts training camps for Algeria, Ghana and Gambia

Doha, 30 December 2021 - The Qatar Football Association (QFA) is hosting training camps for Algeria, Ghana and Gambia as part of their preparations to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations 2022, which will be held in Cameroon from January 9 to Febuary 6. The training camps hosted by the QFA come within the framework of the fraternal relation

29 Dec

B4 Development makes giant strides in 2021

Doha, 29 December 2021 - Two major events have shaped the last year for B4 Development: Qatar’s FIFA World Cup preparations and the COVID-19 pandemic. At the start of the year, we ran experiments during the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 which aimed to increase recycling and reduce littering. Salient reminders in stadiums helped

29 Dec

Qatar Golf Team shine in Arab Championship

Cairo, 29 December 2021 - The Qatari golf team achieved good results at the Arab Golf Championship 2021, which was held in Egypt with the participation of 45 athletes from 11 Arab countries. Qatari star Saleh Ali Al Kaabi claimed the second place in the singles event while Qatar golf team took the fourth place in team event. Saudi Ar

28 Dec

Josoor Institute: Sharing knowledge across the region in the run-up to Qatar 2022

By Afraa Al Noaimi, Executive Director, Josoor Institute. During 2021, we continued to deliver important education and training to help Qatar achieve its objective of hosting an outstanding FIFA World Cup in 2022. We have also been gearing up for our future role – supporting the development of the sport and events management industry

27 Dec

2021 in review: Qatar’s eight stadiums ready to host next year’s FIFA World Cup

Doha, 27 December 2021 - With under a year to go until Qatar hosts the FIFA World Cup, all eight tournament venues have been completed and stand ready to host exciting matches. Seven of the venues have been inaugurated and already hosted high-profile matches. Six stadiums were used during the FIFA Arab Cup,which was held in November a

27 Dec

Third Gulf Games postponed

Manama, 27 December 2021 - The Executive Office of the Council of Heads of the Olympic Committees in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) decided to postpone the third Gulf Games. The games, which was scheduled to be held in Kuwait from Jan. 9 to 19, will be conducted from May 11 to 21, out of concern of the safety of the Gulf athletes due to the s

27 Dec

Qatar Women’s League football from today

Doha, 27 December 2021 - The Qatar Women’s League will return after a two-year break at the Qatar Women’s Sport Committee (QWSC) Ground in the Aspire Zone today. The championship is organised by the QWSC in co-operation with the Qatar Football Association.Today, Al Khor face Al Sadd in the opening match, with Al Rayyan taking on