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Al Sadd defeated Al Gharafa 5-0 in HH the Amir Cup 2021 quarterfinal clash that was played Wednesday at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. Nam Tae-hee put Al Sadd in the lead with the first goal in the 25th minute, before Baghdad Bounedjah added the second a minute later. Akram Afif then made it 3-0 at the stroke of halftime. Bounedjah scored his second goal and Al Sadds fourth in the 72nd minute, and then substitute Yousuf Abdurisag netted the fifth in the 80th

HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended Monday part of the opening day of the 19th Qatar Total Open 2021 for women's tennis held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. HH the Amir followed the match between Spain's Garbine Muguruza (the world no. 15) and Russia's Veronika Kudermetova (world no. 26) in the third round. The Spaniard won the match 6-2 and 7-6. The match was attended by a number of their excellencies guests of the competitions and tennis

Qatar's Rashid Hamad won the bronze skeet trophy at Thursday's ISSF Egypt World Shotgun Cup. Rashid ended the final round with a score of 41, behind first-placed Mikola Milchev of Ukraine with 53 and second-placed Jesper Hansen of Denmark with 52. After 50 rounds, 53-year-old former Olympic champions Milchev and Hansen ended with 45 and 43 hits both to send proceedings to a shoot-off where the former prevailed. The 24-year-old Rashid, who medaled at the Rabat Grand Prix shotgun event earlier this month,

As part of arrangements and preparations for the 2021 Qatar Cup final, to be played between Al Duhail and Al Sadd on Friday, Feb. 26, at the Al Duhail Stadium, the Qatar Stars League (QSL) held a Co-ordination Meeting at its Headquarters in Al Bidda Tower in the presence of the Executive Director of Sales, Marketing and Communication at the QSL Hassan Rabiah Al Kuwari, Director of Media and Communication at the QSL Abdullah Saleh Al Sulaiti, and the Head of Football Operations

The official ambassador delegate for Football World Heritage of UNESCO, Princess Rani Vanouska T-Modely visited Aspire Academy and met with football student-athletes and coaching staff, during one of the football training sessions. The UNESCO Official was met and welcomed to the world-renowned institution of youth sport development by Aspire Academy Deputy Director General, Ali Salem Afifa, who went on to accompany her to the academy outdoor football pitches where Aspire Academy football training sessions were taking place. "l am happy to come to

The secretary-general of the South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL) said on Tuesday that Australia and Qatar, the two non-South American sides scheduled to take part in this year's Copa America, have dropped out of the competition. In the tournament, which will be hosted by Argentina and Colombia in June and July, the two teams are expected to enter 10 others from South America. The Qatari FA apologized for the removal that it said followed the "decision to postpone the joint qualifying round for

Al Ahli beat Umm Salal 1-0 in Week 17 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Ahli Stadium on Tuesday. Hazem Shehata's strike in the 56th minute proved decisive as Al Ahli, playing with 10 men for around 30 minutes following red card to Jassem Al Sharshani, defended well late in the match to seal their eighth victory. Al Ahli now have 26 points, while Umm Salal remained on 15 points following their eighth defeat. After both sides fought to

The Qatar Football Association (QFA) has confirmed that the national team will not take part in this year’s Copa America. The tournament is scheduled to be held between 11 June and 10 July across nine cities in Argentina and Columbia. The decision not to take part in this year’s Copa American Cup comes after the decision made by Asian Football Federation (AFC), which postponed the joint qualifiers’ dates for the AFC Asian Cup 2023 and FIFA 2022 World Cup. The defending AFC cup

The Qatari Shooting Mission arrived in Cairo to participate in the World Cup for Shooting, which is organized by the Egyptian Federation for Shooting in the Shooting and Hunting Fields in Giza during the period from February 22 to March 5, and the Al-Adaam Skeet Shooting Mission finished the training yesterday morning at the Lusail Fields Complex for Shooting. Skeet is represented by Nasser Al-Attiyah, Rashid Saleh and Al-Atrab Muhammad Al-Rumaihi and Saeed Abu Sharb and the mission is headed by Ibrahim Al-Muhannadi,

Qatar has one of the best golf courses in the Middle East, and no doubt y'all have played the sport to take advantage of the provisions. And if you want to flaunt your skills, you can submit your registration for the Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship which is being held next week. Registration is open to all male players who are members of a recognized golf club with a WHS index of 12 and below. Approximately 120 players take part in the Championship

Reigning champions Al Sadd beat Al Rayyan 1-0 to reach the final of 2021 Qatar Cup. Santi Cazorla scored the only goal of the feisty semifinal contest by converting a penalty kick in the 84th minute at the Al Duhail Stadium on Thursday. He was declared the Man of the Match for his brilliant allround show in what was a pulsating clash. The start of the much-awaited clash was exactly how fans expect in matches involving the two sides - plenty of action

Qatar’s two brand new 2022 FIFA World Cup venues – Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium and Education City Stadium – have been nominated for a global ‘Stadium of the Year 2020’ contest.  A Polish website StadiumDB.com, based on Stadiony.net, is conducting the global vote, details have shown. The website hosts the annual ‘Stadium of the Year’ competition, which managed to bring record interest and became the world’s largest public vote on stadiums opened every year. In ‘Popular Vote’, people can select their ’top five’

Secretary-General of the Qatar Bowling Federation Bandar Mubarak Al Shafi won, for the second time, the membership of the Executive Office of the Asian Bowling Federation (ABF), for a four-year term. This came during the meeting of the ABF General Assembly, which was held Monday via videoconferencing in the State of Kuwait, during which Sheikh Talal Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, President of the Kuwait Bowling Federation and the ABF, won the presidency of the ABF for a new term. In a statement on this occasion,

Fullback Pavard scores only goal of final against Mexico's Tigres Benjamin Pavard scored the only goal as Bayern Munich beat Tigres to win the Fifa Club World Cup final in Qatar, their sixth trophy in nine months. Bayern have won the Uefa Super Cup, German Super Cup and are now world champions, to complete a clean sweep of trophies after last season's Treble. Pavard's goal was initially ruled out for a Robert Lewandowski offside but given after VAR consultation. Joshua Kimmich had earlier

By Samuel Eto’o This week, the eyes of the world will be on Qatar, as it takes another big step on its journey to the FIFA World Cup in 2022 by hosting the FIFA Club World Cup 2020 from 4-11 February. During my playing career, I was very lucky to have had the opportunity not only to compete in this great competition, but to win it with Inter Milan. My memories of the Club World Cup could not be better, as for the

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

Mall of Qatar welcomes football fans at the Oasis to watch FIFA Club World Cup 2021 taking place in Doha from February 4 to 11 in Education City and Ahmed Bin Ali (Al Rayyan) Stadiums. The Nation’s Mall offers its visitors the best opportunity to live the excitement by watching the matches on the giant screens at the 360 degrees Oasis stage, giving them an ideal alternative to live watching of the games, and allowing an integrated shopping, dining, and watching experience in

DOHA: Al Sadd maintained their lead in the Qatargas U-23 League by beating Al Khor 6-1 in a Round 14 match at Al Shamal Stadium. With this victory, Al Sadd maintained the three-point gap over Al Gharafa. Al Sadd have 36 points. Al Sadd’s goals scored were scored by Abdullah Ismail (40), Mustafa Tariq (42), Hassan Ahmed (47, 70 and 89) Asaad Riad scored the only goal for Al Khor in the 84th minute of the match. In another match, Al Gharafa beat

Taking place from 4 –11 February 2021, FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ will feature the world’s six continental club champions including Qatar Airways partner and European champions FC Bayern München                      DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways is proud to be the Official Airline Partner of the FIFA Club World Cup™, hosted in Qatar for the second year running, where the clash of the world’s continental club champions will take place between 4 –

Star striker Almoez Ali is confident of Al Duhail’s chances against Al Ahly ahead of their FIFA Club World Cup match at the Education Stadium on Thursday. The Qatari champions received a bye into the second round their scheduled first-round opponents, New Zealand side Auckland City, pulled out of the tournament due to the nation’s coronavirus restrictions. That does not mean to say, however, Duhail will have it easy in their bid to go far in the competition. Their first opponents will be