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Son Heung Min's Top Athletes List Tottenham Hotspur's star player, Son Heung Min, rattled the sports world by omitting LeBron James from his list of the four greatest athletes of all time, which included Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, and soccer maestros Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Son's bold choices have ignited debates and speculation about the criteria he used to curate this exclusive roster of sporting legends. "Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Messi & Ronaldo," Son Heung Min said. Tom Brady reigns supreme in

A total of 15 athletes will represent Qatar in 7 sports at Tokyo 2020 Olympics which will be hosted by Japan from July 23 to August 08, 2021. Team Qatar roster in Tokyo 2020 Olympics includes: Mutaz Barshim, Abderrahman Samba, Abubaker Hayder, Abdirahman Saeed Hassan, Musab Adam, Ashraf Amgad El-Seify (Athletics), Femi Ogunode, Mohamed Ahmed Al Rumaihi (Shooting), Fares Ibrahim (Weightlifting), Cherif Younouse, Ahmed Tijan (Beach Volleyball), Ayoub Al Idrisi (Judo) and Abdulaziz Al Obaidly (Swimming). The Qatari women will be represented by

Stefanos Tsitsipas has learnt the hard way over the last two months that Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will take some shifting from the top of the men's game. The Greek led world number one Djokovic by two sets in the French Open final on Sunday, but still ended up losing and it has become a familiar feeling to be so close and yet so far. Tsitsipas led Djokovic in the Rome Masters quarter-finals this year, but lost. He also pushed 13-time French

Chesson Hadley was on the cusp of his first PGA Tour win in seven years on Sunday until a disastrous finish at the Palmetto Championship at Congaree where he bogeyed the final three holes to finish one shot back. Hadley, who missed the cut in 10 of his last 12 events, started the final round with a four-shot lead but fell apart in spectacular fashion as he carded a four-over-par 75 at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina. That left Hadley, who

For the second time in six years Novak Djokovic is halfway to a calendar year sweep of all four Grand Slam titles after winning the French Open for a second time on Sunday. The 34-year-old dug deep into his reserves of resilience to hit back from two sets down against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 and increase his Grand Slam tally to 19. That takes him only one behind the men's record 20 held by Rafa Nadal and

Rory McIlroy shot 3-under-par 68 to win his first PGA tournament in more than 18 months on Sunday, finishing at 10-under 274 in capturing the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. McIlroy finished one shot ahead of Abraham Ancer, who shot a 5-under 66. McIlroy overtook 54-hold leader Keith Mitchell, who shot 72 and finished tied for third with Viktor Hovland (67) at 8-under par. Gary Woodland, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, rounded out the top-five at 7

Chelsea held their own away to Real Madrid but had to settle for a 1-1 draw in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg after Karim Benzema scored an acrobatic goal to cancel out an early strike from Christian Pulisic. Chelsea made a bright start in heavy rain at the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium and deservedly went ahead when U.S. forward Pulisic rounded Thibaut Courtois to score in the 14th minute. Thirteen times European Cup winners Real looked ragged and short on ideas but

Lionel Messi broke the club's appearance record on Sunday as the Argentine featured in his 768th game for the Catalan giants. Messi celebrated in style, working his now famous magic in Barcelona's 6-1 victory over Real Sociedad, as he superseded the landmark set by former teammate and club legend Xavi Hernandez, who appeared 767 times for the club. Barcelonaa's official Twitter account dubbed the Argentine an "otherworldly player" and called his record-breaking appearance figure a "stratospheric number." Messi's eighth assist of the season

Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at Juventus beyond this season, the club's managing director Fabio Paratici said after a 1-0 defeat to Benevento. Ronaldo, who joined the Italian side on a four-year deal for a reported $117 million transfer fee in 2018, is the top scorer in Serie A so far this season with 23 goals. He also recently scored the 770th goal of his career to move ahead of Pele's tally of goals scored in official matches. "He's the best in the world

Pele has congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese forward surpassed the Brazilian soccer great's tally of goals scored in official matches. Ronaldo netted a hat trick in Juventus' 3-1 win over Cagliari on Sunday to move onto 770 career goals, three more than Pele. The 35-year-old Ronaldo took to Instagram to recognize his achievement as well as the Brazilian's influence on his career, prompting Pele to reply. "Life is a solo flight. Each makes his own journey. And what a beautiful journey you

The 20-times Grand Slam champion had match point in the third set but Basilashvili held on for a deserved victory Roger Federer’s hopes of a fairytale title on his return from injury were cut down by the big-hitting Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili as the world No 42 came from behind to beat the 20-times Grand Slam champion 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the quarter-finals of the ATP event in Doha on Thursday. The 39-year-old, who played superbly to beat British world No 28 Dan Evans

Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from her Qatar Total Open semifinal against Garbine Muguruza due to a back injury. The Belarusian, a two-time champion in Doha in 2012 and 2013 as well as runner-up to Lucie Safarova in 2015, sustained the injury during her quarterfinal win over No.1 seed Elina Svitolina. Azarenka said in a press statement: "Unfortunately, the pain in my back that I experienced during yesterday's match has not gone away enough in order for me to be able to compete tonight.

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) today reiterated its total commitment to maintaining continuous dialogue with the IOC's Future Host Commission as it moves forward in its bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games for the first time. The QOC presented its initial plans to the Future Host Commission on 3 February 2021 as part of the continuous dialogue phase of the IOC's new bid process. The QOC showcased how its bid is fully aligned with Qatar's National Vision 2030 to advance Human,

No.4 seed Petra Kvitova came through a stellar hard-hitting clash 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 over Anett Kontaveit to reach her third Qatar Total Open semifinal in one hour and 46 minutes. In the last four, the 2018 champion will face qualifier Jessica Pegula, who needed just 57 minutes to upset No.2 seed Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-1. WTA's official website said that Both players have been in top form this week, reaching the quarterfinals without dropping more than five games in any match, and were

HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended Thursday the competitions of day 4 of the 19th Qatar Total Open 2021 for women's tennis held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. HH the Amir watched the match between Ukraine's Elina Svitolina and Victoria Azarenka played in the quarter-finals, which ended with a 6-2, 6-4 win for Victoria Azarenka. HH the Amir watched the match between Czech Karolina Pliskova and American Jessica Pegula, where Jessica Pegula secured 6-3, 6-1 win to

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

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

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