Sports / Qatar Sport

Aspetar’s conference on groin pain in athletes starts 01 Nov 2014 - 11:44 pm

The three-day Aspetar’s World Conference on Groin Pain in Athletes commenced yesterday, featuring a range of innovative discussions designed to help medical staff...

Doha 2019 is chance to advertise athletics to a new region 31 Oct 2014 - 09:21 am

H E Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani BY H E Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani The next two days have the...

Qatar set for Formula Kite Course Racing Championship next month 29 Oct 2014 - 02:45 am

A file picture of the Kiteboarding competition. Doha: The Qatar Sailing and Rowing Federation (QSRF) will host the 2014 Formula Kite Course Racing...

Qatar’s investment in football paying off, says Stielike 28 Oct 2014 - 10:26 pm

German legend Uli Stielike (right), a former Al Arabi coach, in this file picture of 2013. Doha: German legend Uli Stielike says that...

Qatargas Chess Championship begins next month 28 Oct 2014 - 01:55 am

Mansour Rashid Al Naimi (second right), Public Relations Manager, Qatargas and Mohammed Ahmed Al Modaihki (centre), General Secretary of the Qatar Chess Association...

Aspetar experts attend sports conference in Australia 27 Oct 2014 - 12:48 am

Doha: Aspetar showcased the latest cutting-edge practices and research in sports medicine and sports science during ‘be active’ conference, hosted by Sports Medicine...

Asian champs get heroes’ welcome 26 Oct 2014 - 03:42 am

Members of Qatar’s Under-19 national team, which won the AFC U-19 Championship in Myanmar, wave from the team bus at Hamad International Airport...

Rashid Al Athba wins Shotgun Double Trap 24 Oct 2014 - 08:49 am

Rashid Al Athba (, winner in the Shotgun Double Trap, celebrates on the podium at the Qatar Shooting and Archery Association Cup at...

Registration open for second Standard Chartered race 22 Oct 2014 - 08:02 am

Doha: Standard Chartered Bank has announced the second 10k race in partnership with Aspire Zone on December 13. Following the success of 2013...

Sultan excels at QTF-InterCon Tennis tournament 21 Oct 2014 - 08:50 am

Doha: Former Davis Cup player Sultan Khalfan won the Men’s Doubles and the Mixed Doubles to register a double at the QTF-InterCon Tennis...

Action from Schools Olympic Program 16 Oct 2014 - 06:52 am

Action from the Schools Olympic Program (SOP) in Doha yesterday. The Qatar Olympic Committee in partnership with the Supreme Education Council is organising...

Qatar shock more-fancied Socceroos 15 Oct 2014 - 04:38 am

Australian player Tim Cahill (centre) vies for ball with Qatar’s Almahdi Ali (right) and Ibrahim Majed during a friendly match which took place...

Aspire Academy Global Summit on Football Performance and Science and Aspire4Sport begins in Paris 07 Oct 2014 - 02:42 am

Pavillon Cambon, the venue of the two-day Aspire Academy Global Summit and Aspire4Sport, which kicked off in Paris yesterday. The two-day Global Summit...

Hijab must be accepted, says OCA chief 04 Oct 2014 - 11:26 pm

INCHEON: Asia’s Olympic chief yesterday urged all sports to let women wear the Islamic hijab headscarf, after an Asian Games row which saw...

Aspire Academy Global Summit to focus on football performance 02 Oct 2014 - 01:45 am

Ali Salem Afifa Chairman of Aspire Academy Global Summit. Doha: Leading football and performance optimisation specialists will meet to discuss football in the...

Qatar’s Carella eyes more success 02 Oct 2014 - 12:20 am

LIUZHOU, CHINA: The Qatar Team resumes its defence of the UIM F1 H20 World Championship crown at next Monday’s Grand Prix of China...

Aspire Academy directors talk to parents 02 Oct 2014 - 12:14 am

Chris Earle (left), Director of Sport at Aspire Academy speaking during “First parents meeting”, an event to which parents of all grades are...

Adams announce support for 2019 Doha Worlds Bid 01 Oct 2014 - 10:09 am

Doha: Kiwi Shot Put legend, Valerie Adams yesterday become the third athlete to announce their support for Doha’s Bid to host the 2019...