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Al Rayyan beat Al Wakrah 1-0 in Week 4 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Monday. Yohan Boli netted the all-important goal in the 49th minute as Al Rayyan, the previous season’s league runners-up, now have seven points. Al Wakrah stood on six points. Al Rayyan were held 1-1 by Al Sailiya in their opener, but they put that defeat behind them by defeating Al Gharafa 3-1. However, The Lions, coached by Uruguayan Diego Aguirre, lost

Al Azraq Stable’s BINT SAFFIAN (Arcano x Saffian) made it raced to her second straight victory on Wednesday, having won a handicap on her last outing in March, as the mare won the AL GHARIYA CUP feature for Thoroughbred fillies and mares at the dirt track at Al Rayyan Park. Starting wide in Gate 7, the Bader Al Balushi ward had Alberto Sanna for company in the 1100m sprint and the two cruised along to a dominant five length and three quarters victory, as Gassim

In line with the Qatar government guidelines, Evolution Sports is continually ensuring our members a safe return to physical activities with a range of fun sports and activities delivered by our specialist qualified coaches. Kicking-off at Doha College (Al Wajba) and Park House English School (Abu Hamour) on Sunday 25th October, the highly successful #IAMEVO holiday camps are back. The camps are designed for young learners aged between 6 to 13 years old. The week will include a mixture of exciting games and

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) recently showcased its cybersecurity preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ during Oman’s Future Tech Summit and Expo, which was held earlier this month. During her presentation, Maryam Al Muftah, the SC’s IT Director, highlighted the importance of cybersecurity preparations and the challenges that come with hosting a mega sporting event, such as the potential for cybercrime, data security breaches and information systems failure. Speaking about the lessons learned from other major sporting events,

“The League championship is very important to us this season and our first goal is to win the title, so we are ready to compete for it. The international players are back with us after several days’ absence and we won the Ooredoo Cup,” said Al Sadd coach Xavi Hernandez ahead of their 2020-21 season QNB Stars League Week 4 match against Al Khor. “We are in good condition to face Al Khor which we know will be difficult because we will face

Al Arabi defeated Al AhlI by three sets for one (23-25, 25-21, 25-21 , 25-15) to win the Qatar Volleyball Cup at the Qatar Volleyball Association Hall, held amidst strict precautionary and health measures to ensure the safety of everyone from the Coronavirus. Al Arabi won the championship cup and gold medals, in addition to a financial prize of 300 thousand Qatari riyals, while Al-AhlI won the silver medals and a financial prize of 200 thousand Qatari riyals. Ali bin Ghanem Al-Kuwari, President

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), together with the Qatar Football Association (QFA), have today confirmed Doha, Qatar as the venue for this year’s AFC Champions League single-leg Final, which will be held on December 19, 2020. With the successful conclusion of the AFC Champions League 2020 (West) in Qatar recently, as well as the upcoming preparations to host the East region matches next month, the AFC noted that the QFA met all the necessary hosting capability and capacity and medical infrastructure to host

Ali Adnan, one of Iraq’s most successful footballing exports, is no stranger to breaking new ground during his career. The attack-minded left-back became the first Iraqi player to play in Italy’s Serie A when he signed for Udinese in 2015. The 26-year-old then created more history when he moved to North America to play for Vancouver Whitecaps in 2019. By joining the Canadian outfit, Adnan became the first Iraqi-born player to appear in Major League Soccer. Having set these unique milestones, the Iraqi

Al Gharafa picked up full points while Al Arabi, Al Rayyan, Al Ahli and Umm Salal picked up a point each in 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup on Wednesday. At the Al Duhail Stadium, Al Gharafa beat Al Kharaitiyat 3-1 in Round 3 (Group B). Al Kharaitiyat took the lead through Hassan Ali in the 30th minute, but Al Gharafa struck back through Ahmed Al Janahi (34th minute), Sofiane Hanni (45+2) and Almahdi Ali (90th minute). The result saw Al Gharafa move to nine

Nike and Qatar Football Association revelead on Sunday the new 2020 Qatar Football National Team collection that will be the official kit for the team in the coming competitions. The new Home and Away collection fuses traditional colours with the latest Nike innovations to create a sophisticated and modern look. The customary maroon home kit pulses with national pride, alongside an elegant white away in a collection befitting a nation gripped by football fever. In two years, Qatar will host the world game’s

For New Zealand’s kata star Andrea Anacan, competing in an ANOC World Beach Games in Doha was not where she would have anticipated being last October. Kata is not a sport traditionally associated with the beach and it took Anacan a moment to get her bearings. “When we arrived in Doha and I saw the venue my jaw dropped,” she said. “I thought, this is so beautiful. I had to refocus myself and remind myself you’re here to compete. Looking at the beach

The ANOC World Beach Games was created as an opportunity to connect NOCs with new sports and new stars. Germany’s Florian Gruber was one such star who took full advantage of this opportunity. “Kite surfing is a pretty young sport, for them it is really important to have a platform where we can present how good we are; how cool the sport is,” Gruber said. “The ANOC World Beach Games was a really nice opportunity for everyone.” Like many of the athletes in

Al Wakrah and Al Khor collected full points while Al Sadd and Al Sailiya share points in eight-goal thriller in the 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup. At Al Duhail Stadium, Al Sailiya and Al Sadd played out a dramatic 4-4 draw in Round 3 (Group A) match. Striker Tiago Bezerra led Al Sailiya’s charge with a hat-trick (58th-min penalty, 74th and 78th-min-penalty). Mohanad Ali was their other scorer (72nd minute). Rami Sohail (13th minute), Nam Tae-Hee (19th-min penalty), Yousef Abdulrazaq (47th minute) and substitute

The third kit that follows the first two home and away jerseys that paid historical homage to the original club jersey, also highlights the burgundy color alongside black and white accents on the shoulders and sleeves. The jersey also features gold accents on the logo, a nod to the club's 50th anniversary and stripes. This new collab between Jordan and Paris Saint-Germain which was such a hit worldwide, offers a fourth collection that is out now. The collection includes a complete range of

The ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 officially got underway a year today (12 October). Preliminary competitions in some of the team sports had begun the day before, but today was the day this inaugural flagship event began in earnest. For the next five days, some of the world's best athletes battled it out across 13 dynamic, young and fun beach, water and action sports. Nearly 1,300 athletes took part and represented almost 100 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from all five continents, making

Dear Olympic Stakeholders, Dear Friends I hope you and your families are all safe and in good health. The pandemic has hit the whole world and our societies in a way we could never imagine 10 months ago. Sport is no exception and we have all been struggling to support sport in our countries; to support our athletes to prepare for the upcoming Olympic Games and other sport events; and of course also to support and help the different Organizing Committees that have

The Indian Sports Centre (ISC), an apex body under the patronage of the Indian Embassy, will host more than 30 sports events as part of the Year of Sports campaign in Qatar, it was revealed. HE Dr. Deepak Mittal, the Indian Ambassador to Qatar, inaugurated the Indian Sports Centre's Year of Sports campaign at a ceremony recently at the IICC premises in Thumama. The Year of the Sports campaign is to promote the message of the Fit India Movement, which aims at promoting

Qatar SC defeated Al Sadd 3-0 in the first round matches of the Amir Volleyball Cup 2019-2020 at the Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) Hall at the Al Arabi Stadium in Doha on Saturday. Qatar SC won 25-20, 25-22 and 27-25. Earlier, Al Gharafa and Al Khor defeated Al Shamal and Al Shamal respectively in the first round matches respectively. Al Gharafa pulled off to a convincing 25-12 25-18 25-11 victory over Al Shamal in the curtain-raising Group A match. In Group B, Al

Al Arabi registered a second successive win over Al Rayyan in the return leg of the Qatar Cup semi-final at the Qatar Volleyball Association at the al Arabi Stadium on Friday. Al Arabi easily won by the first three sets to make it to the final. In the first leg, Al Arabi had won 3-2 on Wednesday night. The second semi-final is between Al Ahli and Police. Al Ahli won the first leg 3-0, in case of a tie, the teams will again

Al Arabi will look to end a 23-year wait for a title when they take on Al Sadd in the 2019-20 Ooredoo Cup final at the Al Duhail Stadium on Saturday at 18:00. “The Ooredoo Cup final is an important milestone for us as it has been almost 23 years back when Al Arabi won a trophy. It is also a good opportunity for us to turn things around. We need to win this trophy,” said coach Heimir Hallgrimsson, a former coach of