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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

06 Jul

QFA announce nominees for the 2020-2021

Doha, 6 July 2021 - The Board of Trustees of Qatar Football Association (QFA) Award discussed the preparations for the Best Awards for the 2020-21 season and approved the final list of nominees for the awards. A total of 55 forms were sent out to participants in the voting process and 45 of them were approved while 10 forms were reject

04 Jul

Ashraf El Seify qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

Doha, 4 July 2021 - Qatar's hammer thrower Ashraf Amgad El Seify has qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games by virtue of his world ranking of 19. Ashraf, who recently won a silver at the Arab Championships in Tunisia, is the eighth Qatari qualifier in athletics. A total of 15 Qatari sportspersons have made the grade for Tokyo across various

01 Jul

Football is our source of happiness, says Palestine super fan

Doha, 1 July 2021 - There was an electric atmosphere during the Palestine versus Comoros match at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium last week. The FIFA Arab Cup qualifier attracted thousands of passionate fans, including Palestine supporter Mohamed Abdel Hadi.Mohamed led celebrations throughout the match as Palestine claimed an emphatic 5-1 victory to boo

28 Jun

SAMLLA Remains Unbeaten Taking Qatar Coupe De France

Paris, 28 June 2021 - The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC)-sponsored Group 2 Qatar Coupe De France Des Chevaux Arabes was won by SAMLLA (FR) (Assy x Djakera des Forges) at Chantilly on Friday. Carrying the colours of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Thani, who also bred the colt, and trained by Franois Rohaut, SAMLLA retained his 10

24 Jun

Final chance to book Olympic berths as Doha World Cup begins

Doha, 24 June 2021- The 2016 Olympic champion Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece and three-time Olympian Vanessa Ferrari of Italy are among those aiming to clinch tickets to this summer’s Tokyo Games at the Doha Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup, which runs till Saturday at the Aspire Dome. The final major event in Artistic G

23 Jun

Qualifiers advance to face Carlsen in final

Doha, 23 June 2021 - A total of 15 qualifiers, including wildcard entrant GM Alexander Grischuk of Russia, have advanced to face 7-time world champion and defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the 2nd edition of the Katara International Chess Tournament 2021 which began on Sunday.The qualifiers emerged from among 5143 participants w

15 Jun

beIN Sports signs deal to broadcast W Series

Doha, 15 June 2021 - beIN Media Group, the global sports and entertainment group, has secured the exclusive broadcast rights to the first and only women’s motor racing championship in the world, W Series, in 24 countries in the Middle East & North Africa (Mena) and in the United States. W Series will form a key part of beIN’s

10 Jun

Sheikh Mohamed’s Khateer Alkhalediah takes third straight win

San Sebastian/ Spain, 10 June 2021 - In the colours of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalifa al-Thani, Khateer Alkhalediah kept his winning streak when victorious at the Spanish track of San Sebastian in the Wathba Stallions Cup on Wednesday. This was a third straight win for this five-year-old Purebred Arabian horse, who is trained in France

09 Jun

Josoor Institute opens applications for new cohort of diploma programmes

Doha, 9 June 2021 - Josoor Institute, the education and training arm of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), is inviting people to sign up for its flagship diploma programmes in sports and major events management. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 legacy project will once again deliver the programmes in partnership with SDA Boc

08 Jun

Al Shamal and Al Gharafa Set to Meet in Arab Super Cup

Doha, 8 June 2021 - The 3rd Arab Super Cup for handball will be a Qatari affair as Al Gharafa and Al Shamal are set to meet today at Duhail Sports Hall. Al Gharafa will feature in this year's edition as the winner of the Arab Club Championship for handball in its 35th edition, which was held in the Jordanian capital, Amman back in 201