Sports / Basketball

GCC U-18 Basketball Championship 16 Dec 2012 - 12:29 am

Bahrain Under-18 Basketball team along with Qatar Women’s Sport Committee (QWSC) President Ahlam Salem Al Mana (bottom row, centre) and officials pose for...

GCC Basketball Championship 15 Dec 2012 - 01:06 am

Hassan Faried Yusef (right) of Bahrain attempts to take a shot during her side’s GCC Girls’s U-18 Basketball Championship match against Qatar at...

GCC Basketball Championship 14 Dec 2012 - 12:56 am

Yasmin Mohamed Kaskash (left) of Qatar dribbles past Badariya Issa Abdulla Al Mansouri of the UAE during their GCC Girls’ U-18 Basketball Tournament...

Qatar ready to host GCC basketball event for girls 09 Dec 2012 - 01:45 am

FROM LEFT: Dr Mostafa Diab, QBF Technical Expert, Qatar Women’s Sport Committee (QWSC) President Ahlam Salem Al Mana, and QWSC Assistant Secretary General...

Lowly Wizards stun Heat 06 Dec 2012 - 12:28 am

WASHINGTON: The Washington Wizards posted just their second win of the NBA season yesterday overcoming a triple-double by Miami’s LeBron James to stun...

Eljaish win thriller against Qatar SC 03 Dec 2012 - 08:01 am

By Danotzki Santos Doha: Fadi Abilmona helped Eljaish to clinch a thrilling 77-76 win over Qatar Sports Club in the Qatar Men’s Basketball...

Team Creation beat One Family Express Cargo in PIBAQ League 02 Dec 2012 - 12:20 am

By Danotzki Santos DOHA: Team Creation edged One Family Express Cargo, 87-82, in a tightly contested Pinoy Basketball Qatar League match at the...

Lakers rout Nuggets; Nets topple Magic 02 Dec 2012 - 12:15 am

LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers rebounded from their worst offensive performance of the season with an all out blitz from the bench...

Al Wakra hold off Al Ahli; Al Gharafa win 01 Dec 2012 - 12:55 am

By Danotzki SantoS DOHA: Al Wakra quashed a late Al Ahli comeback to record a 65-61 win in the Qatar Basketball League (QBL)...

QBF, Seashore Group sign deal 29 Nov 2012 - 12:06 am

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, President of Qatar Basketball Federation, and Saqr bin Saeed Al Mohannadi, Vice Chairman, Seashore Group, at Qatar...

Pacers take down Lakers with last-second basket 29 Nov 2012 - 12:00 am

LOS ANGELES: Indiana guard George Hill delivered the kind of last-gasp, game-winning basket Kobe Bryant is famous for to give the Pacers a...

QBL: Al Arabi stun Al Rayyan 28 Nov 2012 - 12:13 am

Players of Al Gharafa and Al Sadd try to get the ball during their Qatar Basketball League (QBL) match at Al Gharafa Sports...

Qatar SC edge Al Shamal; Al Sadd maintain perfect start 25 Nov 2012 - 11:46 pm

By Danotzki Santos DOHA: Qatar SC collected seven straight points and blanked Al Shamal in the endgame to register a 79-73 victory, in...

PIBAQ League attracts huge crowds in Doha 25 Nov 2012 - 11:40 pm

DOHA: The popular professional teams of Pinoy Basketball Qatar (PIBAQ) has attracted hundreds of Filipino fans at the Al Gharafa Indoor Arena during...

Lakers thrash Mavericks for first road win 25 Nov 2012 - 11:11 pm

Los Angeles Lakers’ forward Pau Gasol shoots over Dallas Mavericks’ centre Bernard James during the second half of their NBA game in Dallas,...

Ndoye dazzles in Eljaish’s win 24 Nov 2012 - 08:36 am

BY Danotzki Santos DOHA: Alioune Ndoye hit an outside bomb that gave Eljaish a pulsating 73-71 victory over arch rivals Al Arabi last...

Basketball: Al Arabi trounce Al Wakra 22 Nov 2012 - 01:16 am

By Danotzki Santos Doha: Al Arabi shook off a sloppy first quarter, went to work in the next two periods and nursed their...

QBL: Al Rayyan made to work for win over Eljaish 21 Nov 2012 - 01:30 am

By Danotzki Santos DOHA: Defending champions Al Rayyan notched their fifth win this season against Eljaish, who proved to be a hard nut...