Sports / Qatar Sport

SC starts deconstruction at Al Rayyan Stadium 01 Oct 2014 - 10:03 am

Deconstruction work underway at Al Rayyan Stadium. RIGHT: Minister of Youth and Sport, H E Salah Bin Ghanim Al Ali. AL RAYYAN: The...

Qatar 2022 staff move into Al Wakrah offices 01 Oct 2014 - 10:02 am

DOHA: The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy’s (SC) preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar reached another significant landmark recently as...

Work gets underway at five host venues 01 Oct 2014 - 10:00 am

Doha: With deconstruction beginning on Al Rayyan, work is now underway in different stages on five proposed host venues for the 2022 FIFA...

Aspire Under-16 team emerges victorious in football Tri-series 28 Sep 2014 - 06:22 am

Doha: Despite the 0-1 defeat in Wednesday’s game against Celtic Glasgow, Aspire Academy’s Under-16 team eventually won the age group 1999 Tri-series Tournament...

Qatar’s Al Garni powers to gold 28 Sep 2014 - 03:11 am

Qatar’s Mohamad Al Garni celebrates his victory in the final of the men’s 5,000m athletics event during the 17th Asian Games at the...

Qatar ready for summer or winter World Cup in 2022, says the Emir 26 Sep 2014 - 08:49 am

DOHA: Qatar is capable of hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup either in summer or winter, the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin...

Gutsy Qatar edge past Bahrain for fifth consecutive victory 26 Sep 2014 - 08:38 am

Qatar handball players celebrate their win over Bahrain at the Asian Games in Incheon yesterday. Qatar won 29-28. Incheon: Qatar notched up their...

Doha submit bid file to host 2019 IAAF World Championships 26 Sep 2014 - 08:34 am

The Khalifa International Stadium, home to the 2006 Asian Games and the centre piece of Doha’s Aspire Zone, is currently in the process...

Qatar 2022 a foregone conclusion: OCA Chief 25 Sep 2014 - 09:02 am

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah speaks during a press conference in Incheon in this September 21...

OCA slams bodies after Qatar row 25 Sep 2014 - 08:53 am

INCHEON: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has criticised the world governing bodies for basketball and men’s tennis, saying they were preventing athletes...

Beckenbauer lined up for Securing Sport conference 25 Sep 2014 - 08:44 am

London: German icon Franz Beckenbauer (pictured) has added his name to the list of key speakers at next month’s Securing Sport conference in...

QOA boost for Asian sports family 24 Sep 2014 - 03:29 am

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Academy and Secretary-General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), and Randhir Singh,...

Bevy of speakers at ICSS conference 23 Sep 2014 - 01:42 pm

London: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) yesterday announced that Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros — CEO of ICSS Europe and Latin America...

Qatar Juniors Tennis Tournament Kicks Off Today 21 Sep 2014 - 11:56 pm

Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) led by Nasser bin Ghanim Al Khelaifi is hosting Qatar Juniors Tournament that kicks off today at Khalifa International...

Steelers steal show at first Aspire Tri-Series 21 Sep 2014 - 12:29 am

DOHA: The first Aspire Academy “Tri-Series football tournament” of the new Academic year 2014-15 concluded last week at Aspire Academy and the final...

Asian Games: Qatar flag raised at Athletes Village 19 Sep 2014 - 03:24 am

Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary-general Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Chef-de-Mission Khalil Al Jabir and other officials pose at the Asian Games Athletes...

Qatar aim to soar high in Incheon 18 Sep 2014 - 12:57 am

Qatari athletes, part of the Asian Games squad, take a walk around the Athletes Village in Incheon, South Korea yesterday. The Asian Games...

Johoor Institute’s Course for Organising Major Events 18 Sep 2014 - 12:41 am

Speakers and delegates pose for a group photo at the conclusion of Josoor Institute’s course titled ‘An Introduction to Running Major Events’ at...