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Al Attiyah targets Morocco triumph

Zagora, 5 October 2021 - Overdrive Racing faces one of its busiest and most important week’s of the motor sporting calendar when it runs six Toyota Hiluxes and oversees four OT3s at the forthcoming Rally of Morocco, round four of the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. The Zagora-based event will be fought out over a Qualifying s

04 Oct

QFA Secretary General participates in FIFA summit

Doha, 4 October 2021 - Mansoor Al Ansari, Secretary General of the Qatar Football Association (QFA), participated in the online session of the first ‘FIFA Consultation Summit on the Future of Football’. Al Ansari joined representatives of all 211 member associations under FIFA. The 32 members of the FIFA Council, were also in at

03 Oct

South Korea win Asian table tennis team title

Doha, 3 October 2021 - South Korean men won the team title at the Asian Table Tennis Championships after defeating Chinese Taipei 3-1 at the Lusail Sports Hall. Jang Woojin was the star of the final for South Korea as he won both his matches against Chuang Chih-Yuan and Chen Chien-An. Chuang Chih-Yuan beat Lee Sangsu to keep Chinese

29 Sep

Asian Table Tennis Championships begins

Doha, 29 September 2021 - Qatar’s men’s team beat UAE and Mongolia but failed to qualify for the knockout stages after losing to Saudi Arabia in the team competition on the opening day of the Asian Table Tennis Championships at the Lusail Sports Hall on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Qatar women’s team lost both thei

27 Sep

SC launches Host a Fan initiative to welcome visiting supporters

Doha, 27 September 2021 - The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has announced the launch of its Host a Fan initiative, enabling households across the country to volunteer to host visiting supporters during upcoming sporting events. An expression of the Arab world’s famed hospitality, the first-of-a-kind programme will li

20 Sep

beIN SPORTS continues to showcase FIFA World Cup 2022 host nation Qatar as Wenger, Sagna tour country

Doha, 20 September 2021 - beIN SPORTS will broadcast the sixth episode of its exclusive programme Welcome to Qatar with football legend and FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development Arsene Wenger and former Arsenal and Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna on Tuesday.As the official broadcaster of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 across

20 Sep

We Must Stay Focused Against Umm Salal: Al Ahli Coach Nebojsa

Doha, 20 September 2021 - Al Ahli coach Nebojsa Jovovic spoke to the media ahead of their 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League Week 3 match against Umm Salal. “I applaud Umm Salal for the way they fight all the way, in every game. We will be playing a tough team. It will not be easy. Umm Salal are one of the strongest teams in the league

12 Sep

QNB Stars League : Al Gharafa 2 Al Shamal 0

Doha, 12 September 2021 - Al Gharafa launched the 2021-2022 QNB Stars League season with a commanding 2-0 win over Al Shamal in Week 1 at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Saturday. Ahmed Al Janehi (20th minute) opened the scoring for Al Gharafa. Maintaining good ball possession, The Cheetahs doubled the lead when Moyad Hassan found the net in the

09 Sep

QFA's Al Mohannadi meets Iran Football Federation President

Doha, 9 September 2021 - Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Mohannadi, Vice-President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA), received in his office Shahaboddin Azizi Khadem, President of the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI). Vice President of IFA, Dr. Mahad Hamy, was also present. This visit comes on the sidelines of the Iranian t

08 Sep

QFA Vice President meets SFA VP

Doha, 8 September 2021- Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Mohannadi, Vice-President of Qatar Football Association (QFA), has received in his office Colonel Zakaria Kanat, Vice-President of the Syrian Football Association (SFA). Radwan Al-Sheikh, Advisor to the President of SFA, was also present. The visit comes after the QFA hosted a camp to help the

02 Aug

Al Shaqab Racing’s ALMAFJAR wins Prix Arca at La Teste

Doha, 2 August 2021 - The Al Shaqab Racing-owned ALMAFJAR (FR) (Mister Ginoux / Al Dhabi) produced a fine front-running performance to take the Prix Arca – WATHBA Stallions Cup, a mile race for four-year-old and older Purebred Arabians at La Teste de Buch on Sunday, 1 August. Trained by in-form trainer Elizabeth Bernard, ALM

01 Aug

Wonderful Tonight wins the Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes

London, 1 August 2021 - The curtain fell on another spectacular renewal of the Qatar Goodwood Festival on Saturday, further underlining the events status as a standard bearer for international racing in the United Kingdom and Europe. As usual, the beautiful racecourse at Sussex Downs seventh edition of the five-day annual Festival was the sc

31 Jul

Unbeaten Younousse, Ahmed top pool

Tokyo, 31 July 2021 - Qatar’s beach volleyball pair of Cherif Younousse and Tijan Ahmed registered their third consecutive victories in the Pool C to remain unbeaten and enter the pre-quarter-finals of the Tokyo Games on Friday. At Shiokaze Park, the World No 1 Qatari pair defeated USA’s Jacob Gibb and Tri Bourne (2-0) 21-18, 21-

29 Jul

QSL releases schedule for 2021-22 season QNB Stars League

Doha, 29 July 2021 - The Qatar Stars League (QSL) released the schedule for the 2021-22 season QNB Stars League, which will start in September, with the participation of 12 First Division clubs — Al Sadd, Al Duhail, Al Rayyan, Al Gharafa, Al Ahli, Qatar SC, Al Arabi, Al Wakrah, Al Sailiya, Umm Salal, Al Khor and Al Shamal. It may be n

15 Jul

Al-Sadd to begin preparations for the new season on Tuesday

Doha, 15 July 2021 - The Al-Sadd football first team will begin their preparations for the new 2021-22 season next Tuesday, July 20, at the club’s training facility. The team’s training in Doha will include physical and technical tests for the players, in order to check their readiness before selecting the final squad list for t

15 Jul

Doha gets ready to host World Parachuting Championship

Doha, 15 July 2021 - HE President of Qatar Air Sports Committee Major General Hamad bin Abdullah Al Fetais Al Marri said that Qatar's preparations to host the 44th World Parachuting Championship (CISM) in November 2021 began a year ago, adding more than 40 countries are expected to participate in this tournament, and 21 countries have so far

11 Jul

500 days to go to Qatar 2022: All FIFA World Cup™ stadiums ready a year before kick-off

Doha, 11 July 2021 - There are only 500 days to go until Qatar hosts the first FIFA World Cup™ in the Middle East and Arab world. The 22nd edition of the tournament will kick off on 21 November 2022, when Qatar – the reigning champions of Asia – take their FIFA World Cup bow at the tournament’s first match at the stu

07 Jul

Qatar Goodwood Festival to Kick Off on July 27 in Britain

Doha, 7 July 2021 - The Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC)-sponsored Qatar Goodwood Festival will be held from July 27 to 31 at Goodwood Racecourse in England. The festival is considered one of the most prominent events of the horse racing season in the world, especially after Qatar's sponsorship extended from 2015 until 2024. The Q