Doha, 18 September 2023 - The Chairperson of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Greg Barclay praised the distinguished organization of the first Gulf Cricket Championship, currently held in Qatar at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium, running until September 23rd.Six GCC national teams are participating in the championship.
Hangzhou, 18 September 2023 - Qatari sport delegations continue to arrive in China in preparation for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou to be held from September 23 to October 8.The delegation of the Qatari football team arrived in Hangzhou, followed by the sailing team. On Saturday, both the volleyball and the beach volleyball teams arrived in
Doha, 15 September 2023 - The Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) concluded the "Olympic Movement Principles within Sports System - Management 1" course which was organized in cooperation with the Olympic Solidarity of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The course was the first prerequisite course for the 13th Advanced Management Diploma Pr
Seoul, 13 September 2023 - Khalil Al Mohannadi, President of the Qatari, Arab and Asian federations, First Vice-President of the International Table Tennis Federation, crowned third-seeded Ma Long of China champion of the 26th Asian Table Tennis Championship that was hosted by the Korean city of Pyeongchang. Ma Long raised his tally to 4 go
Doha, 12 September 2023 - The Qatar Volleyball Federation (QVA) held its annual meeting to discuss several important topics including the referees. The meeting was attended by QVA's President Ali Ghanim Al Kuwari, committee members and referees working in the QVAs competitions for the new season 2023-2024. QVA previously announced that the
Doha, 11 September 2023 - Producing an electrifying all-round game, Qatar’s top squash player Abdullah al-Tamimi yesterday crushed France’s Lucas Serme in straight games to reach the second round at the Men’s QTerminals Qatar Classic which got underway. Al-Tamimi, who was out of the game for five months before resuming competit
Seoul, 10 September 2023 - The Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) General Assembly has okayed appointing Assistant Secretary-General of Qatar Table Tennis Association, Ali Sultan Al Muftah, as ATTU's Assistant Secretary-General. Al Muftah is a renowned, gulf and Arab administrative expert who currently serves as Chairman of the GCC table tennis org
Sao Paolo, 10 September2023 - The Activities of the fourth edition of the Sport Integrity Week (SIW2023) concluded in Sao Paolo, Brazil.Organized by the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA), SIW2023 was held in 35 cities worldwide, with the participation of a lineup of decision makers and representatives of governments, civil society, sports an
Doha, 7 September 2023 - Qatar advanced to the 17th spot in the most recent FIVB Men's Volleyball World Ranking.This remarkable progress comes after Qatar's distinguished results recently, most notably their third place finish in the 22nd Asian Championship in Iran.Poland topped the ranking and the US came second while Italy were ranked thir
Doha, 6 September 2023 - Aspetar, Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Hospital, and the Qatar Stars League (QSL), concluded Wednesday a workshop focused on preventing injuries and illnesses in football.Held at the football performance center of Aspire Academy, the workshop gathered technical and medical professionals from all the professional fo
Beirut, 3 September 2023 - Qatar’s fighter Noor Nazar produced a solid performance on Saturday to claim the bronze medal at the 12th edition of Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships, which runs until September 8 in Lebanon capital city of Beirut. Noor seized the bronze medal after getting better of Jordanian’s Malak Al Ashaqar i
Doha, 2 September 2023 - Al Gharafa bounced back from being a goal down to upstage Al Ahli 4-1 in their Week 3 clash of the 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League at the Al Thumama Stadium. Starring in the turnaround win for The Cheetahs was their Algerian attacking midfielder Yacine Brahimi with two goals (61st and 72nd minutes). Ahmed Al Janehi (2
Tehran, 26 August 2023 - Qatar men's volleyball team lost to Japan 3-1 in the semi-finals of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship held in Iran with the participation of 18 teams. The loss of the Qatari team came after its lead in the first half with a score of 25-22, but it lost the rest of the matches with a score of 18-25, 14-25, 26-28, the
Doha, 26 August 2023 - Al Duhail laid low a resurgent Muaither 4-1 in the opening match of Week 2 of the 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League at the Khalifa International Stadium. This was the defending champions’ second successive win of the new season. While the promoted Muaither had somewhat brightened their hopes, coming back after
Doha, 24 August 2023 - Al Duhail coach Hernan Crespo spoke to the media ahead of their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League Week 2 match against Muaither. “Everyone classifies Al Duhail as the best, which seems clear on paper, but we know we will face a team that will throw its weight on the field in order to come up with a positive result.
Doha, 24 August 2023 - Al Markhiya coach Anthony Hudson spoke to the media ahead of their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League Week 2 match against Al Gharafa. “We have prepared well for this match without looking at the result of the opposing team in the first round and we know that Al Gharafa are a very strong team. They have a coach with
Singapore, 22 August 2023 - Qatari bowler Badr Khalid Al Sada claimed the silver medal in the 22nd Asian Junior Bowling Championship. Al Sada won the silver medal in the Boy's Singles with 1366 points in a total of 6 rounds. Singaporean player Aiman Lim won the gold medal and Japan's Daiya Saito won the bronze medal. Qatar is participating in
London, 21 August2023 - The filly Al Doha, owned by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Thani, won the Gr.1 UAE President Cup (UK Arabian Derby) at Doncaster Racecourse in England. Al Doha crossed the line in a close finish next to the runner-up Al Shaqab Racing's homebred Ghadah, who completed the one-two for the winning trainer Thomas Fourcy and