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New Zealand’s Paul Coll and Egypt’s Fares Dessouky will face off for a place in a maiden Qatar Classic final following respective victories over World No.6 Marwan ElShorbagy and World No.41 Youssef Ibrahim earlier today at the Khalifa International & Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar. Quarter-finals day of the PSA World Tour Platinum tournament saw all four matches go all the way to five games, with Coll kicking things off with an 8-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-9, 11-5 victory to book his spot in the

Al Thumama Racing’s X FORCE (Bungle Inthejungle x Nafa) raced to his second straight victory when the Ibrahim Saeed Ibrahim Al Malki trained gelding topped the UMM AL HOUL CUP for Thoroughbreds on dirt at Al Rayyan Park on Wednesday. The 3yo bay horse had bagged a handicap race on dirt last week under Soufiane Saadi. On Wednesday, they duo combined well again as they landed the six furlong sprint with four lengths to spare. X Force stayed on the heels of Injaaz

Tournament Preview Last week’s Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open winner Callum Shinkwin is still riding the wave after his maiden European Tour victory, as he prepares to tee it up at the very same venue upon which he triumphed for this week’s Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown. It is the second event to be held at the same golf course on the Mediterranean Island, with the Englishman sealing last week's title courtesy of a play-off victory over Finland’s Kalle Samooja. Shinkwin had fired a course-record

World No.41 Youssef Ibrahim came back from match ball down to cause one of the biggest upsets in Qatar Classic history earlier today, sending top seed Mohamed ElShorbagy out of the 2020 edition of the PSA World Tour Platinum event held in Doha following a five-game thriller. Ibrahim, 21, is appearing in only his fifth Platinum tournament, while 29-year-old ElShorbagy is a seasoned professional and has notched up three Qatar Classic titles in the past, while the Bristol-based Egyptian held the World No.1

Richard Mansell has his sights set on earning his first European Challenge Tour victory during the end of season Spanish Swing, which starts with this week’s Andalucía Challenge de España at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri. This week’s event precedes the Andalucía Challenge de Cadiz, which takes place at the same venue next week, before the Challenge Tour Grand Final brings the season to a close in Mallorca a week later. The Englishman currently lies second on the Road to

Wales’ World No.10 Joel Makin has reached the quarter finals of the 2020 Qatar Classic after defeating France’s World No.38 Lucas Serme 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex. The match was strongly contested all the way through with Serme forcing Makin to work hard for every point, but it was the Welshman who prevailed with his accurate shot-making and incredible retrievals seeing him come away with a straight-games win at the PSA Platinum event. Makin will face either

Egypt’s World No.6 Marwan ElShorbagy took out Germany’s Raphael Kandra by an 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 scoreline to reach the quarter finals at the 2020 Qatar Classic taking place in Doha. The two players have met four times previously on the PSA Tour with their last three encounters being tight battles. However, today proved to be a straight-forward win for ElShorbagy, who is arguably the in-form player on the men’s tour right now, as he saw out a comfortable victory in 34 minutes. The

New Zealand’s World No.5 Paul Coll was forced to come from 2-1 down against France’s World No.17 Gregoire Marche to book his place in the Qatar Classic quarter finals in Doha. Coll is no stranger to the glass court in Qatar, having reached the PSA World Championship final on this court 12 months ago. However, the Kiwi was out of sorts in the first game with Marche punishing Coll with his accuracy to open up a one game lead. The second proved vital

Peru’s World No.7 Diego Elias ended home hopes at the 2020 Qatar Classic, PSA World Tour Platinum event after downing the country’s No.1 player - Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi - in the second round earlier today at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex. Elias had never beaten Al Tamimi in three attempts prior to today’s encounter, but came through to win 11-9, 11-4, 11-8. The No.5 seed was also helped by a hamstring strain sustained by Al Tamimi, who was forced off

This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2020 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2020 to be held virtually on Saturday 5 December. World Athletics is pleased to confirm a list of 10 nominees for Female World Athlete of the Year who were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics. The nominations reflect the remarkable range of exceptional performances that the sport has witnessed this year, despite

WorldSBK's Executive Director sheds light on the upcoming 2021 calendar, the COVID-19 situation and discussions of regulation changes in the future. Following on from the first part of WorldSBK´s interview, the Executive Director of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, Gregorio Lavilla, speaks about topics ahead of 2021. With a brief glance at the 2021 calendar, possible regulation changes in WorldSSP and also comparing the growth of WorldSBK’s popularity now to what he experienced when he was a top-level racer. Can you tell

World No.6 Marwan ElShorbagy has booked his spot in the third round of the 2020 Qatar Classic, PSA World Tour Platinum tournament after getting the better of former World No.1 Gregory Gaultier at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar earlier today. ElShorbagy had beaten Gaultier in their last meeting all the way back in 2017 and controlled the match masterfully, refusing to get drawn into any discussions with the referee in a match that went through its scrappy periods.

Spain’s former World No.5 Borja Golan battled past Egypt’s World No.16 Omar Mosaad to reach the third round of the Qatar Classic with an 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 13-11 victory in 68 minutes. The two experienced players are no strangers to each other having played each other nine times previously on the PSA Tour with Mosaad winning the last three. However, it was World No.26 Golan who took the victory today after holding off a fightback to reach the last 16 of a Platinum

France’s World No.17 Gregoire Marche secured his place in the last 16 of the Qatar Classic after he overcame Egypt’s World No.32 Mohamed ElSherbini, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 in Doha. The last time the two players faced each other on Tour, it was ElSherbini who walked away with a 3-0 victory earlier this year at the Motor City Open. However, a clinical performance from Marche on the cold glass court at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex saw him able to advance at

Germany’s World No.33 Raphael Kandra upset the seedings on day two of the Qatar Classic after he took out World No.13 Saurav Ghosal 10-12, 11-9, 11-4, 11-7, with the Indian struggling with an injury towards the end of the match. Kandra was 8-6 down in the first but managed to claw his way back into the game to hold two game balls. A lengthy rally with some sublime retrievals on show from both players saw Ghosal save one of those game balls before

This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2020 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2020 to be held virtually on Saturday 5 December. World Athletics is pleased to confirm a list of 10 nominees for Male World Athlete of the Year who were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics. The nominations reflect the remarkable range of exceptional performances that the sport has witnessed this year, despite

75 points remain on the table, Mir has an advantage of 14, and MotorLand put yet more names in the hat. 11 races ago, the MotoGP™ class of 2020 started with a clean slate. Several months, one double- and three triple-headers later and we're heading into the final three-race stint with just a 14-point advantage for the Championship leader, eight different winners, 15 podium finishers and six riders in with a very real shot at the crown. And the man in the lead hasn't

A look back on a challenging but successful 2020 season, from new formats and on-track action to the season finale and the COVID-19 protocols. Gregorio Lavilla gives his thoughts on the unique 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship season. The ex WorldSBK racer talks protocols, new formats, the title battle between Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) and Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) and sheds some light on 2021’s goings on. How do you think the season went? “Well, I think we are

Qatari No.1 Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi got his 2020 Qatar Classic campaign under way with a win over England’s Patrick Rooney as the PSA World Tour Platinum tournament began at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha. The Qatar Classic returns for the first time since 2018 after taking a year out to host the PSA Men’s World Championship in 2019, and Al Tamimi will appear in the second round of this tournament for the first time after beating Rooney in

The Junior Talent Team was back in action on Sunday for two more races to round out the 2020 FIM CEV Repsol season, taking home some more solid points finishes. The best came from Takuma Matsuyama in Race 2 as the Japanese rider came sixth, showing more of his impressive form at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo to fight at the front throughout and miss out on the top five by just 0.001. After a crash out of contention in Race 1, it was