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The Evaluation Committee for 2030 Asian Games ended their three-day visit to the Qatari capital Doha on Friday by visiting various sports venues. Two cities Doha in Qatar and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, logger heads on the diplomacy front on account of the Gulf blockade, are bidding to host the multi-sport continental event in ten years’ time. The team which reached Doha on Tuesday, got themselves acquainted with the sports infrastructure projects that Qatar has mentioned in the bid document submitted to the

Doha: New Vision Badminton Sport (NVBS) trainee Rajatraj Ramesan showed off his athletic prowess by clinching gold in the QRS Spring Series 2020 in the Under15 category in Doha on Friday. The 14-year-old topped the 3k race with a time of 11:19.6 pushing Gullanam Alinier to the second spot Gullanam finished with a time of 11:50.2. In the last race of the QRS Spring Series 2020, Rajatraj had finished second. His Badminton coach Manoj Sahibjan attributed his success in athletics to his dedication,

Owned by Hamad Bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah, HAYZUM (FR) (Anodin x Sheema) proved an easy winner of the Grand Prix du Nord, a Listed race over 2,000 metres, at Chantilly on Friday, November 6. After a slow start, the Elias Mikhalides-trained colt found himself relegated to last position despite being drawn one. His jockey Grégory Benoist asked his mount to pick up on leaving the final bend and HAYZUM delivered a very exacting response by passing all his rivals in the straight before

The stage is set for an action packed Wednesday night at the Gharafa Sports Club for the 18th annual Amir Cup presented by the Qatar Basketball Federation. Coaches for Al Sadd (Vassilis Bratsiakos) and Al Arabi  (Hatem Mamlok) are set to heat up the sports stadium with the fire in their belly and are their very vocal sidelines antics and advice. The game will tip off 06.00pm Wednesday, November 4, 2020 and will be broadcast live on QBF YouTube and Al Kass Sports

The Qatar Classic starts from Sunday at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, with the PSA Platinum level tournament returning to the calendar after making way for the PSA World Championships in 2019. Ali Farag will be World No.1 come the start of the tournament, and the new man at the summit of the World Rankings will also be the defending champion when play begins on Sunday morning in the Qatari capital. The 2018-19 World Champion will be in the No.2 seed

New Vision Badminton Sport (NVBS) players have secured a place among winners in QRS Spring Series 2020 in the Under 15 Juniors category. In QRS (Qatar Running Series) Spring Series 2020, held on 30th October 2020 at Aspire Park, Doha Qatar. Rajat Raj age 14 years from NVBS has secured second place in Under 15 Junior (3 Kilometers) by completing the race in 11.04 minutes. Akshith Saravanan has secured first place in Under 15 Junior (3 Kilometers) who completed race in 10.58.9 minutes. Among

Round One Report American Johannes Veerman and Mitch Waite of England share the lead at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open after carding seven under par rounds of 64 in the first European Tour event to be held on the Mediterranean island. Cyprus became the 50th nation to host the European Tour in its 48-year history as the first round began today, with Veerman and Waite edging ahead on a low-scoring day in Paphos. Waite carded an eagle, seven birdies and two bogeys to

DOHA – The move comes as part of the Qatar Football Association’s commitment to fulfilling all hosting requirements according to the approved schedule, and in line with its aspirations to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup as per the highest international standards, in addition to providing a football experience that not only meets the ambitions of the Asian audience but also fosters social change and rapprochement between societies. The Qatar Football Association, represented by His Excellency Mr. Fahad bin Mohammed Kafood, the Ambassador

Vodafone Qatar continues to support the country’s sports sector, with Company named as the Official Sponsor of the 2020 Padel Tournament, organized by the Qatar Olympic Committee, which will take place from 27 to 31 October at Al Sadd Sports Club. A mix between tennis and squash, Padel is the fastest growing racket sport in Qatar and the world due to the fun, easy and social nature of the sport. As part of Vodafone Qatar’s sponsorship, its GigaNet network will power the venue

Fourteen teams have qualified for the Doha Masters part of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour - the number one event of the FIBA 3x3 professional circuit – which will be held on November 20 and 21 at Al Gharafa Outdoor Court, officials of Qatar Basketball Federation informed. The teams qualified for the Qatar event, after winning a qualifying tournament, based on the FIBA 3x3 Team Ranking (taking into account their performance at the first 3 Masters of the season) or as hosts. The

The Al Shaqab Racing’s runner Lucky Lycra (IRE) (Olympic Glory x Pearl Banks) ended her career in a blaze of glory by securing a well-deserved group success in the Grosser Preis der Mehl-Mulhens-Stiftung (Gr3) at Hanover, Germany on Sunday, 25 October 2020. The François Rohaut’s charge had landed the Prix Joubert (L) over 2,800m (1m 6f) as a three-year-old, and she was lightly campaigned this season. On Sunday, her young rider, Thomas Trullier, 20, decided to make this a true test by setting

The World No.1 spot will be up for grabs during the 2020 Qatar Classic, PSA Platinum tournament when three-time champion Mohamed ElShorbagy looks to wrestle it back from the grasp of fellow Egyptian Ali Farag at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex between November 1-7. Farag, the 2018 champion, will overthrow ElShorbagy as the world’s leading male player on the day the tournament kicks off courtesy of his run to the final at the CIB Egyptian Open last week in front of

Syed Azlan Amjad has broken through on the PSA Challenger Tour to lift his first ever title, after he won the QSF 3 Open on home soil at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha. Amjad has fond memories of the venue, as he was a wildcard at the 2019 PSA Men’s World Championship, held at the Khalifa Complex. The Qatari No.2 reached the second round of the Worlds last year. In this Challenger Tour event, which was held for Qatari-based

ZURICH: Qatar are ranked 57 in the latest FIFA rankings released by the world governing body. Coached by Felix Sanchez, Qatar were ranked 55 in the previous rankings issued last month. Qatar have a tally of 1391 points while Mali – a notch above – have 1394 points. Japan is the first Asian team and sits 27th in the world. Korea Republic rose to 38th, while Australia dropped to 42nd and AFC Asian Cup champion Qatar is 57th to complete Asia’s top five

JDG In the colours of her owner and breeder, Al Shaqab Racing, JALELA (FR) (Mister Ginoux x Nefertarie) demolished the opposition in the Prix Nevada II, a Group 3 race for Purebred Arabian fillies at Toulouse on Saturday, 24 October. Quickly up to the lead, she was then settled in behind the leader, GUINESS D’VIALETTES (AF Albahar x USA Des Vialettes), by jockey Jerome Cabre in the mile race on the turf track which read 3.3 (good to soft) on the going-stick. Moving

JDG The finish of the Prix Cheri Bibi (Gr3 PA) was hotly contested. With just 400m to the final post, the seven runners were still all together making it nearly impossible to call the future winner. In the final strides, HM JALFANE (Dahess x Al Musck), running in the colours of Abdullah Bin Fahad Al Attiyah, came with a late run, with Julien Augé in the saddle, to snatch victory by a quarter of a length. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Faleh Al Thani’s homebred

Spanish influence which is profound in Qatar football in terms of number of coaches - right from the top down to the grassroot level - is not limited to just the tactical part but also extends to the infrastructure that the FIFA 2022 World Cup hosts are putting together for the football extravaganza. The third stadium to be purpose built for the tournament, the Education City Stadium has Spanish roots as it is designed by a Spanish architecture firm Education City Stadium has

Al Shaqab Racing’s AL NAAMA (Majd Al Arab x Entisar) led a one-two for the colours and trainer Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle in the UMM BAB CUP (Purebred Arabians) at the turf track of Al Rayyan Park on Thursday. In the mile long feature, the 6yo mare had Soufiane Saadi for company for only the second time in her career and the two kept their 100 % win record intact together. Having won over C&D twice earlier in 2020, Al Naama beat

Developing alternative revenue streams as a contingency solution in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic and also as future risk management tools, took Centre stage at the Digital Learning Series of Qatar Football Association for ASEAN Football Federation officials. The officials made their own presentations and took part in the group discussions as they aim to rebalance the books and address the revenue shortfall while taking part in the topic “Bouncing back from Covid-19 – safely returning to play and rebuilding revenues,” is

Al Sadd defeated Al Duhail 3-1 in a 2020-21 season QNB Stars League match postponed from Week 3 at the Al Duhail Stadium on Wednesday. Nam Tae-Hee (22nd and 70th minutes), Guilherme Torres (38th minute) scored for Al Sadd. Eduardo Rodriguez (Dudu) reduced the margin for Al Duhail in the 86th minute. Al Sadd took their points tally to 10 to be placed second in the table, while holders Al Duhail, playing their first league match under French coach Sabri Lamouchi, stayed on