Sports / Qatar Sport

Al Rajhi wins stage while Al Attiyah extends lead 24 May 2017 - 08:53 am

Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al Rajhi led from the start of yesterday’s third stage around the remote deserts of the Mangystau oblast to record...

QSL champs Lekhwiya ready for 'tough match' in Tehran 23 May 2017 - 12:00 am

Qatar Stars League (QSL) champions Lekhwiya are expecting a feisty contest against Iranian hosts Persepolis when the two sides clash in the round...

Persepolis, Lekhwiya meet for the first time since 2015 23 May 2017 - 12:00 am

A close contest is expected when Persepolis take on Lekhwiya in the first leg of the 2017 AFC Champions League Round of 16...

Let’s make it a double celebration, says Tae-hee 22 May 2017 - 10:27 pm

Newly-crowned Qatar Football Association (QFA) Player of the Year Nam Tae-hee believes his club, Lekhwiya SC, has it in them to reach the...

Fossati names squad ahead of key clashes 22 May 2017 - 10:18 pm

Qatar football coach Jorge Fossati yesterday named a 16-player squad for a friendly against the UAE on June 6, the Qatar Football Association...

Indoor hockey to make debut at AZF Ramadan Festival 22 May 2017 - 10:13 pm

In its sixth Ramadan Sports Festival, Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) will unveil Qatar’s first indoor hockey tournament for men, with 8 teams set...

ICC World League: Qatar to start campaign against Cayman Islands 22 May 2017 - 10:12 pm

Qatar will take on Cayman Islands in their opening match of ICC World League Division 5, according to details revealed by the International...

Qatar to return from Baku Islamic Solidarity Games with 12 medals 22 May 2017 - 10:06 pm

Qatar finished with 12 medals at the Islamic Solidarity Games which concluded in Baku yesterday. On the final day, Qatar's tennis player Mubarak...

Rugby Players' union slams plan to extend English season 22 May 2017 - 10:00 pm

London: England's Rugby Players' Association hit out yesterday at a "detrimental" plan to extend the top-flight Premiership season to 10 months, saying it...

Przygonski seals first stage, Al Attiyah finishes second 22 May 2017 - 12:33 am

Aktau City: Poland’s Jakub Przygonski and Belgian navigator Tom Colsoul were the early leaders of the inaugural Rally Kazakhstan, after a 268.23km loop...

Qatar Volleyball Association signs cooperation agreement with Azerbaijan 22 May 2017 - 12:17 am

Baku: Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) has signed an agreement with its Azerbaijan counterpart on cooperation and exchange of experience and camps in the...

Qatar clinch silver in 3x3 basketball 21 May 2017 - 11:14 pm

Baku: Qatar continued their impressive run at the Islamic Solidarity Games by clinching one more silver in Baku yesterday. The men's basketball team...

Al Shaqab’s Denaar wins Olympic Glory Conditions Race 21 May 2017 - 11:14 pm

Ribchester was an impressive all-the-way winner of the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury race meeting while Al Shaqab’s Denaar won the Olympic...

Qatar confident of completing Cup preparations by 2020 21 May 2017 - 11:14 pm

Just two days after the country inaugurated its first 2022 FIFA World Cup venue with a spectacular ceremony, Qatar's Minister of Culture and...

Tae-hee is QFA Player of the Year 21 May 2017 - 12:05 am

Lekhwiya's goal-scoring machine Nam Tae-hee yesterday was named QFA Player of the Year. At a glittering ceremony, Tae-hee beat Al Sadd star and...

Xavi over the moon after Emir Cup win 21 May 2017 - 12:04 am

Spanish football legend and Al Sadd skipper Xavi Hernandez expressed his delight in winning the prestigious Emir Cup after defeating Al Rayyan 2-1,...