Ostrava, 4 June 2023 - The return of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan to the Volleyball Beach Pro Tour continues to go well for the Qataris, who won a pair of matches on Saturday to advance to the semi-finals of the Elite16 event that’s being held in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallists will face American qualifiers
Doha, 1 June 2023 - The General Assembly of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) convened to elect His Excellency Mr. Jassim bin Rashid Al Buainain as the President of the QFA for the 2023-2027 term. The newly formed Executive Committee for the upcoming term includes Hani Talib Ballan (Qatar Sports Club), Mohammed Khalifa Al Suwaidi (Al Rayyan Cl
Doha, 1 June 2023 - AIPS Asia Vice-President, Mubarak Alboainin, on Wednesday met with Aljazeera Media Institute Director, Eman Al Amri, in Doha. The meeting discussed partnership and cooperation in training sports reporters, sharing press expertise and making use of programs conducted by the institute in different press fields. AIPS is satisfi
Doha, 30 May 2023 - CEO of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) Mr. Massimiliano Montanari said that the ICSS is committed to promoting sustainable development. Sustainability is a priority for the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and its Save the Dream initiative, a global nonprofit Movement committed to promote
Doha, 30 May 2023 - Al Ahli and Al Gharafa will square off in the opening match as the prestigious Amir Cup basketball tournament gets underway at Al Gharafa Sports Club today. As many as nine teams are competing for the coveted title that will be decided after the June 15 final. The participating sides have been divided into two groups, which w
Doha, 29 May 2023 - Team Qatar all set to begin its campaign in the World Taekwondo Championships 2023, which will be held from 29th May to 4th of June in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku. The week - long championship brings together 959 athletes (men and women) from 144 countries to fight for the top honors. Team Qatar delegation
Doha, 29 May 2023 - Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani chaired Executive Committee meeting to discuss preparation for the Ordinary General Assembly to be held on Thursday. The meeting was attended by QFA Vice President Jassim Rashid Al Buenain, Members of QFA Executive Office and QFA Secre
Doha, 28 May 2023 - A brilliant team effort led by Malik Romero Curry and Tahjon Komar Starks helped Al Rayyan overcome Al Shamal 75-68 to secure their 16th Qatar Basketball League title at Al Gharafa Club Hall, yesterday. During his 28-minute long stay on court, Curry scored 13 points and made 10 rebounds as well as nine assists while Starks ma
Doha, 28 May 2023 - HE President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani crowned Al Arabi as champion of HH the Amir's Handball Cup for the 2022/2023 season, following Al Arabi's victory over Al Rayyan by a score of 37/38 in the final match held at the Duhail Handball Sports Hall. His Excellency handed the championsh
Doha, 26 May 2023 - Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani was reelected as the President of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) for another four-year term. Sheikh Hamad was re-elected by acclamation during the federation’s Ordinary General Assembly meeting which was held in Doha. O
Kuala Lumpur, 26 May 2023 - The draw for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers for the continental finals which will be hosted by the State of Qatar from April 15 until May 3, 2024, resulted in the Qatari national team falling into Group B, along with South Korea , Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan, and the matches of this group will be held in South Korea
Rome, 26 May 2023- Qatar's 400m hurdler Abderrahman Samba won the first place in the 400m hurdles race at the Memorial Ottolia in Savona, Italy. Samba, who returned to the track after an absence of two years, succeeded in achieving a time of 48.56 secs, beating the Italian Danilo D'Alessandro, who finished second, while the third place was
Doha, 24 May 2023 - Team Qatar player Othman Boularas has jumped up from sixth place to fourth place in the new monthly rankings issued by the International Taekwon-Do Federation, thankfully to his achievements in a number of championships. Boularas is preparing to compete in the poomsae event at Asian Games, China , which will be held
Munich, 24 May 2023 - German footballer legend Lothar Matthaus said he was thrilled by the organization of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in Qatar and hailed the generous hospitality and good reception he found in that country. During a roundtable meeting in Munich at the invitation of the Bundesliga and beIN Sports group, the exclusive broadcast
Tunis, 23 May 2023 - Qatari national team athlete Saif Hamida won the gold medal in the pole vault competition in the Arab Athletics U23 Championship in Tunisia. The Championship, in which 18 national teams are participating, will conclude on Wednesday. Saif Hamida came in first place for jumping a distance of 5.30 meters, ahead of Iraqi Amir F
Kuala Lumpur, 22 May 2023 - The qualifying journey for the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 will be revealed on Thursday, when the official draw ceremony takes place at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 43 teams have submitted their interest to compete in the Qualifiers for the sixth edition of the to
Doha, 22 May 2023 - Ticket sales of Qatar’s group matches at the Concacaf Gold Cup 2023 to be held from June 16 to July 16 is underway with fans encouraged to support Al Annabi in the tournament. Qatar will be based in the United States during the group stage of the Gold Cup with Canada being the co-host of the tournament. It will be the
Doha, 22 May 2023 - Qatar Football Association (QFA) Vice-President Jassim Rashid al-Buinain handed over certificates to successful participants at the Special Course for Professional Players A&B in Doha. The course was headed by Fahad Thani, Head of the Development Department of QFA. The course was conducted over four months during the peri