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Spain Secures Historic European Gold in Water Polo Clash Spain clinched a remarkable victory against reigning champion Croatia in the European men’s water polo championships, winning 11-10. The flawless 3-0 final quarter performance led Spain to their first crown after reaching the finals four times. Alvaro Granados, crowned Most Valuable Player, played a pivotal role, scoring three crucial goals, including the match-winner. Croatia, aiming for a third title, couldn't hold their lead, and Spain's magical final eight minutes secured their historic win. Crowning

In the upcoming 2024 Water Polo World Championships in Doha, Hungary and the Netherlands find themselves in a formidable position as defending champions, facing the challenge of maintaining their world-class status. For the Netherlands, the triumph in Fukuoka marked a historic moment, ending a 32-year drought of World Championship titles. Evangelos Doudesis, head coach of the Dutch women's water polo team, expressed the importance of the victory, emphasizing its significance in Dutch water polo history. However, the focus swiftly shifted to the future,

The World Aquatics Championships in Doha promise an extraordinary men's and women's water polo tournament, providing a unique opportunity for athletes to claim the world title just months before the Paris Olympics in 2024. As the last qualification chance for the Olympics, teams have everything to gain, making this championship a crucial battle for the remaining spots. Qualifications for Paris 2024 Men's Teams: 12 teams will compete in Paris, with Hungary and Greece already securing spots after their performance in Fukuoka 2023.Women's Teams:

Doha 2024, the organizing committee for the World Aquatics Championships and World Aquatics Masters Championships, has unveiled exclusive travel packages for fans worldwide, marking 100 days until the World Masters Championships kick off. The packages offer fans the opportunity to witness these flagship aquatic competitions, held in the Middle East for the first time, while enjoying Doha's renowned hospitality and welcoming culture. The World Aquatics Championships are scheduled from February 2 to 18, followed by the World Aquatics Masters Championships from February 23

The 40-year-old Swiss, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, had two knee operations last year. In a video post on Instagram, Federer said he hoped the surgery would give him "a glimmer of hope" to return to action. He was knocked out in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in July and then missed the Tokyo Olympics. "I'll be on crutches for many weeks, and also out of the game for many months," Federer, who turned 40 a week ago, said on Sunday evening. "It's going

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 confirmed their participation. In a press briefing today attended by representatives of the Qatari media, the President of Qatar Air Sports Committee added that Qatar's hosting of this championship is

The CAF Super Cup 2020 Local Organising Committee (LOC) has announced that fans will be permitted to attend the 29th edition of the match will be played in Doha, Qatar. The tournament match will be played by the TOTAL CAF Champions League champions Al Ahly SC, of Egypt, and Moroccan team RS Berkane, who won the TOTAL CAF Confederations Cup. The match will be held at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar on Friday, as the game is scheduled to commence at 7pm.

After a long winter break and five days of official testing, the time has finally come to suit and boot up for racing. Are you ready? First we saw the liveries, then we saw the class of 2021 head out for testing. Now, at the floodlit oasis of Losail International Circuit, it’s time to get suited and booted for another season of stunning competition. Rarely is anything predictable in this era of MotoGP™, but there is at least one certainty everyone can agree

It was another incredibly close day on the timesheets for Moto2™, with the Brit taking top honours this time . Another day, another incredibly tight fight at the top of the Moto2™ timesheets? Yup. Sunday at the Official Moto2™ and Moto3™ Qatar Test saw Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) snatch P1 in the intermediate class, but the top three was covered by just 0.048 as Marco Bezzecchi (Sky Racing Team VR46) took second and Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) third. All

The Australian beats the Spaniard out the blocks as the pace starts hot in Doha, with Roberts slotting into third Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) starts 2021 where he’ll want to go on: at the top. The Australian put in a 1:59.074 to go fastest on Friday at the Official Moto2™ and Moto3™ Qatar test, pipping Aron Canet (Inde Aspar Team) to the post as he took over late on. Canet ends the day second and 0.269 down, with Joe Roberts (Italtrans

The Official Timekeeper of MotoGP™️ will take top billing at the second event at Losail International Circuit in 2021 Friday, 19 March 2021 Dorna Sports is happy to announce that TISSOT, the Official Timekeeper of the FIM MotoGP™️ World Championship, will be the title sponsor of the Grand Prix of Doha in 2021. The event, which is the second to be held at Losail International Circuit this season, takes place from the 2nd to the 4th of April and will be named the

In the last 25 years, Qatar's sporting landscape has changed dramatically. Through witnessing national teams in football, soccer, basketball, handball, and tennis, among other sports, in the 1980s and early 1990s, Qatar transformed the sports industry on a massive scale to make Doha the world's sports capital. Since the mid-1990s, there has been a significant shift in the sporting scene. Qatar, on the other hand, put together a careful schedule while vying to host the 2006 Asian Games. The bid was won in

Katie Ledecky won the 800m freestyle in Texas on Saturday night for her fourth title in her first national competition in a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Her winning time of 8 minutes, 13.64 seconds at the TYR Pro Swim Series was a whopping 12.3 seconds ahead of Leah Smith, who touched in 8:25.67. Haley Anderson, who already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in open water, was third. Ledecky also won the 200m, 400m and 1,500m freestyles over the four-day meet. She

Al Duhail emerged victorious with an impressive 3-1 win over Asian Champions League winners Ulsan Hyundai, fetching them a fifth-place finish in the FIFA Club World Cup Sunday. In the opening matches of the tournament, both sides had lost – Al Duhail to Egypt’s Al Ahly and Ulsan to Mexico’s Tigres UANL. Both sides were left with the rather unglamorous prospect of having to complete the formalities in what is pretty much an event where only the winners are honoured. However, with Edmilson

Tigres beat Palmerias, becoming the first Concacaf team to reach the finals of the FIFA Club World Cup. This historic moment came right after Andre-Pierre Gignac’s second-half penalty, securing the Mexican side a 1-0 win over Palmerias Sunday.  Palmerias entered the contest at the Education City Stadium as favorites, but the South American champions were clearly bested by Tigres in an entertainment match. In the final match that is scheduled to take place on Thursday, Ricardo Ferretti’s side will take on the winner

Roger Federer is hoping to make his comeback from double knee surgery in 2020 by competing at a smaller tournament after skipping the Australian Open; The 39-year-old is currently tied with Rafael Nadal on 20 Grand Slam titles Roger Federer is set to return to ATP Tour action in Doha, scheduled for the week of March 8, following an absence of 14 months due to injury. Federer made his last appearance at the end of January 2020, when he was beaten by Novak

DOHA: Reigning Asian champions Ulsan Hyundai (South Korea) and African champions Al Ahly arrived here for the FIFA Club World Cup.The players and officials underwent COVID-19 testing before departing for their designated hotel. They will remain in a medical bubble throughout the tournament in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A large number of Egyptian fans were at the Hamad International Airport to greet their favourite team. Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane said: “We are delighted to be in Qatar for this

Three more people linked to the Australian Open have tested positive for COVID-19 in Melbourne, increasing to 10 those associated with the Grand Slam tennis tournament which begins Feb. 8. Victoria state Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville confirmed the new cases had been detected on Wednesday, adding that authorities are "very confident" one of the cases is a tennis player who is shedding the virus and is not infectious. The player is already in hard lockdown as they were on board a flight

Doha: In a spectacular show of strength and stamina, the Hassan Ali Alabdulmalik-bred and owned She's Our Queen yesterday won the Class 2 Thoroughbred Pearl title on turf at Al Rayyan Race Park. Ivan Rossi rode the Debbie Mountain-trained 4-year-old filly to a 1¼-length win in the 2000m run for F & M. She's Our Queen clocked a winning time of 2:05.82 as jockey Rossi picked up the top prize of QR 57,000. Mahaarat, who had Alberto Sanna in the saddle, and Festive,

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