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QFA's Disciplinary Committee announces new decisions

Doha, 9 July 2020 - The monthly meeting of QFA’s Disciplinary Committee, which was held via video call on Tuesday, was chaired by Chairman Hassan Al Hammadi in the presence of all members of the Committee. The Disciplinary Committee issued many important decisions, including warnings to a series of players for their lack of commitm

09 Jul

Tim Cahill: 'Education City Stadium will leave a legacy for Qatar and the world'

By Tim Cahill /Supreme Committee For Delivery & Legacy AmbassadorAlthough I would have much preferred to be there in person, I was still honoured and excited to take part virtually when the completion of Education City Stadium – the third tournament-ready venue for the next FIFA World Cup – was marked in Doha, Qatar. Havin

07 Jul

H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s wins Prix De Bournazel on debut

Paris, 7 July 2020 - The three-year-old Purebred Arabian SAYAAD (FR) (Dahess x Al Shahania Aseala), a homebred for H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani, won the Prix De Bournazel on his debut at Pompadour, France on Sunday 5 July. The black colt broke out well of the starting stalls and sat in fourth position, with the runners

05 Jul

Staying connected with the next generation inspires youth across the world

By Nasser Al Khori, Programmes Director at Generation Amazing The cheers of fans in a stadium, the laughter of children during a five-a-side game at school or the feeling of connection you get with someone on public transport wearing the same jersey as you when you are heading to a game. These are just three simple yet important elements

02 Jul

Clubs complete second round of Coronavirus tests

Doha, 2 July 2020 - All QNB Stars League clubs have completed the second round of Coronavirus (Covid-19) tests as per the schedule set following each team’s entry into their team hotels, and according to the general plan and protocol developed ahead of the resumption of 2019-20 season QNB Stars League. Al Arabi were the last t

02 Jul

Al Shaqab’s Chorba races to second victory in France

Doha, 2 July 2020 - Al Shaqab Racing’s homebred Chorba was the favourite coming into the Prix des Bains Pompeins, a Class 1 for three-year-olds over 2,000m, at Compiegne, France, yesterday. And she proved she was the best.The Jean Claude Rouget-trained bay filly settled well in mid-division under Cristian Demuro. She was relaxe

01 Jul

Al Duhail undergo second Coronavirus (Covid-19) tests

Doha, 1 July 2020 - Al Duhail club squad members underwent the second round of Coronavirus (Covid-19) tests after they completed a period of 14 days in hotel, as per the general plan and protocol developed ahead of the resumption of 2019-20 season QNB Stars League. The players and also the technical and administrative staff und

29 Jun

Qatar Racing Limited’s TIME SCALE wins Listed Empress Fillies’ Stakes at Newmarket

London, 29 June 2020 - In the colours of Qatar Racing Limited, TIME SCALE (GB) (Charm Spirit x An Ghalanta) lined up in the Listed Empress Fillies’ Stakes at Newmarket as 6/4 favourite on Sunday, 28 June, following her impressive six-length victory at Chepstow a fortnight ago on her second career start. The Ralph Beckett-traine

25 Jun

Qatar Stars League continues to meet coaches

Doha, 25 June 2020 - As part of arrangements being made ahead of the resumption of 2019-20 season QNB Stars League, the Qatar Stars League kept meeting the clubs’ coaches. Mr. Ahmed Khellil Abbassi, Executive Director of Competitions and Football Development at the QSL, held a meeting with coaches of Al Sadd, Al Gharafa,

24 Jun

Qatar Women’s Sports Committee to resume activities in September

Doha, 24 June 2020 - The Qatar Women’s Sports Committee (QWSC) has confirmed that the resumption of sports activities will begin in September after it had been suspended in the last period due to the spread of the global pandemic due to coronavirus (COVID-19).Sheikha Al Qahtani, Secretary-General of the Qatar Women’s Spor

23 Jun

QMMF Team to clash with star-studded Leopard Racing

Doha, 23 June 2020 - Luxembourg’s star-studded Leopard Racing Team will take on Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation rivals in an online six-race challenge, which is starting in Barcelona, Spain today.QMMF Executive Director Amro Al Hamad, while outlining the details of the event, informed that the fourth version of the Qatar

23 Jun

No Serie A on beIN Sports

Doha, 23 June 2020 - With a tweet, beIN Sports has announced that it will not transmit the matches of the Italian serie A this week. “ For legal reasons, beIN had to take the unfortunate decision not to broadcast matches from the Serie A. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we hope that you continue

22 Jun

QFA announces dates of medical tests for 2nd division players

Doha, 22 June 2020 - The Qatar Football Association has announced a medical examination schedule for Second Division sides Al Kharaitiyat, Al Markhiya, Muaither, Mesaimeer and Al Shamal. The COVID-19 tests will be carried out as part of the final preparations for the start of the third round matches set to commence on August 4. The

22 Jun

Al Shaqab Racing’s NAMIRA AL CHAM Prix Fernand Flottes at Toulouse

Doha, 22 June 2020 - NAMIRA AL CHAM (Azadi x Al Mazina) landed her first victory in the colours of Al Shaqab Racing at Toulouse. Having run in a highly competitive company on her first three starts, the chestnut filly lined up in the Prix Fernand Flottes, run over 2,100m for four-year-old and older Purebred Arabians, wearing blinkers for

21 Jun

Qatar Racing Limited’s THE LIR JET wins Gr2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot

London, 21 June 2020 - THE LIR JET (IRE) (Prince Of Lir x Paper Dreams), in the colours of Qatar Racing Limited, stayed unbeaten landing the Norfolk Stakes (Gr2) at Royal Ascot. The bay colt was ridden to his second straight victory by Oisin Murphy, following an impressive win on debut earlier this month. The precocious colt

21 Jun

Al Rayyan train ahead of QSL resumption at Al Rayyan Stadium

Doha, 21 June 2020 - The Al Rayyan football team began training ahead of Qatar Stars League resumption at Al Rayyan Stadium, FIFA World Cup 2022 venue, on Saturday. QSL will resume from July 24 after the forced virus break.

18 Jun

QOC to host ‘Team Qatar Virtual Games’

Doha, 18 June 2020 - The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), in partnership with Ooredoo (the Platinum Sponsor), Sports Corner (Platinum Sponsor) and ‎Snoonu App (Golden Sponsor), will be organising the “Team Qatar Virtual Games” for adults and kids during the next four weeks.The first week of the event will feature the gl

18 Jun

Koora Time’s virtual football programme a great success

Doha, 18 June 2020 - Koora Time, an award-winning partnership between Qatar Shell and the Qatar Football Association (QFA), wrapped up its virtual football programme, a novel initiative aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.The initiative, attracted 1,309 participants, while 729 new participants