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Qatar needed three late goals from substitutes Almoez Ali, Akram Afif and Hassan Haydoos to put away Iraq and maintain their perfect record at the Arab Cup in a pulsating contest at Al Bayt Stadium. Felix Sanchez rang the changes for already qualified Qatar against Iraq. Despite nine new faces from the side that edged out Oman last time out. Al Annabi side bossed the early exchanges but didn’t have the firepower to trouble Iraq, striker Mohamed Muntari was guilty of fluffing his

Qatar's National Football Team will be facing Iraq in the quarterfinals of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021™? today, December 6, 2021. Show your support by cheering for Team Qatar live at the match. Grab your tickets now from the following ticketing centers: Doha Exhibition CenterVillaggio MallMall of QatarDoha Festival CityKatara Cultural Village - St 21Msheireb Downtown Doha - Electricity St The Hay'ya Card (Fan ID) is now optional for the FIFA Arab Cup 2021™? matches. Fans will only need to show a

Asian champions Qatar started their FIFA Arab Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over Bahrain in second Group A match at the brand new Al Bayt Stadium on Tuesday.   Abdulaziz Hatem scored the winner in 69th minute off an assist from striker Akram Afif. With Iraq and Oman playing a 1-1 draw earlier in the day, the win took Qatar on top of Group A. The hosts will meet Oman in their next match on December 3 at Education City Stadium.

As anticipation builds across the world for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Qatar is ready to host the event ahead of a year unlike other countries, said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.  “I have never seen a country which is so ready to host FIFA World Cup. One year ahead, all venues are ready, unlike other countries,” said Infantino yesterday, while speaking at the latest edition of Education City Speaker Series.  The virtual event, under the theme ‘FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: The Countdown

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) and FIFA yesterday celebrated the one-year to go milestone for the World Cup Qatar 2022 in a colourful ceremony at the picturesque Corniche Fishing Spot in Doha. In an amazing evening, the Countdown Clock was unveiled in front of a gathered crowd of FIFA World Cup legends, invited guests and fans.  The launch ceremony also featured a drone show, special guests and other surprises, ramping up the anticipation as the first FIFA World Cup in

Qatar's beach volleyball team consists of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan (Qatar 1) and Mahmoud Essam and Said Al Mageed ( Qatar 2) will participate in the 2021 Asian Men's Beach Volleyball Championships which will run from Nov. 23 to 27 in Phuket city of Thailand. Most notably, this championship was scheduled to be held in July 2020 in China, but has been postponed twice, until finally approved to be held in Thailand according to the applicable measures of COVID-19. Qatar's beach volleyball

Team Qatar boosted its chances of qualifying for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Australia 2022) after beating its Saudi counterpart, 134-130 in the match that took place today in the Asian qualifiers currently held in Doha since last Saturday, and will conclude next Friday, also includes the teams of Kuwait, Bahrain and the Maldives. Team Qatar had started its qualifying campaign by losing to its Bahraini opponent 133-134, but it managed to compensate by achieving a broad victory in its second match,

Qatar beach volleyball team's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan defeated Italys Adrian Carambula and Enrico Rossi 2-1 (16-21, 23-21, 15-10) in their second Pool B match of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals in Sardinia, Italy, on Thursday. Earlier on Wednesday, Qatari pair defeated Russias Ilya Leshukov and Konstantin Semenov 2-0 (21-14, 21-8) in their first match. In their next match Younousse and Tijan will take on the Netherlands Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen on Friday. Source: QNA

Qatar men's team won the third place in the West Asia Rugby 7s Trophy 2021 which concluded Saturday at Aspire. Al-Adaam achieved the third place in the tournament after defeating its Lebanese counterpart (36-10) in the ranking match on the third and fourth places. The UAE team won the title of the tournament after defeating its Iranian counterpart (31-14) in the final. In the women's competitions, Qatar team won the second place after loosing to the UAE in the final. Iran's team came

Ahmed Al Amri has claimed the iconic ‘King of Drift’ title for Qatar’s 2021 Red Bull Car Park Drift. The prestigious drifting event returned after a 2 year wait for a memorable qualifying round in Doha that drew motorsports fans and enthusiasts to the Katara Cultural Village Southern Parking Lot. Ahmed Al Amri received his well-deserved first place trophy with 286 points in his Nissan Silvia S13, after putting on a spectacular performance that wowed the judges and spectators, making him stand out

 Al Rayyan beat Al Ahli 1-0 in Week 5 of 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday. Yacine Brahimi (83rd-minute penalty) scored the only goal of the match. Al Rayyan took their points tally to six with their first victory and Al Ahli stood on three points following their second defeat. The match got off to a fast-paced start. Al Rayyan's Hashem Ali picked on a neat cross from the centre, but his rushed shot went wayward but

The deal has taken months to be finalized, with rumors speculating the addition to the F1 calendar. However, due to commercial arrangements being completed, they could not announce the track earlier.  The race will take place from November 19-21, 2021, in the Losail Internation Circuit. The two parties agreed on a long-term 10-year deal from 2023 to 2032. The deal will start in 2023 since they will not race in 2022 due to the World Cup. For this year, the event will occur

Qatar has returned to the European qualifiers for 2022, where it will compete in Group A against Serbia, Portugal, and Luxembourg. Qatar’s national team is set to play against Serbia in the FIFA World Cup European Qualifying match at the Nagyerdei Stadion in the Hungarian city of Debrecen on Wednesday evening. The reigning Asian champions Qatar, a guest team in the qualifiers, are placed in Group A along with Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Serbia, and Azerbaijan. “The match is of great importance especially as

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

Gyasi Zardes might not be the perfect all-around player, but he cannot be accused of failing to produce goals as he's matured in his late-20s, and on Thursday night, he provided yet another crucial finish to bail out the U.S. men's national team. The 29-year-old, so often criticized for other aspects of his game, scored the Gold Cup semi-final winner for the USMNT after 85 minutes to earn a 1-0 victory and end Qatar's Cinderella run as CONCACAF visitors. Qatar was, in many

Gold Cup debutants Qatar defeated Honduras in a tightly contested 2-0 match to decide first place in Group D of the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup on Tuesday at BBVA Stadium in Houston. The win at the BBVA Stadium meant Felix Sanchezs side finished top of Group D with seven points, one ahead of Honduras, with both sides advancing to the quarter-finals. Honduras came into the tie on the back of consecutive victories. At the same time, Qatar playing in the competition on an

You were part of the gold medal-winning team for Cameroon at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. How did it feel to stand on top of the podium? It was an incredible feeling, especially because we had some difficulties during the tournament. I want to take this opportunity to say thank you again to all my teammates, my ”fellow soldiers”, during this tournament. Because it was really tough – but in the end we won the gold medal by beating Spain despite trailing by

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

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

Al-Arabi and Al-Duhail handball teams will leave Thursday for Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to participate in the 23rd Asian Championship for Champions League Clubs, whose competitions will start next Saturday and continue until June 21.