Sports

All eyes on young riders as Al Shaqab Arena hosts round 1 of ‘Hathab’ series 13 Oct 2017 - 12:21 am

Qatar is hoping the QR1m ‘Hathab’ showjumping series, set to kick off today Al Shaqab Arena, would pave way for young talent in...

Rugby: 12 teams to participate in touch division tourney 13 Oct 2017 - 12:17 am

Qatar Touch and the Hurricane Storm Touch Rugby Club (HSTRC) will host the open men’s touch division tournament today at the Iranian School,...

Qatar and Oman join hands for football development 13 Oct 2017 - 12:17 am

The Qatar Football Association (QFA) signed a cooperation agreement with its Omani counterpart here yesterday at QFA’s headquarters, Al Bidda Tower. The agreement...

Al Sadd target big win over Qatar SC 13 Oct 2017 - 12:09 am

Al Sadd will take on Qatar SC with full strength, hoping to continue their winning run as they resume their QNB Stars League...

Aspire Academy holds meet with parents 12 Oct 2017 - 04:03 pm

Aspire Academy concluded its first Parents’ Meeting for the Academic Year 2017-2018 yesterday. Parents of new students were welcomed by Ali Salem Afifa,...

Stage set for Hathab at Al Shaqab Arena 12 Oct 2017 - 04:00 pm

The inaugural edition of the QR1m league ‘Hathab’ will kick off at Al Shaqab this weekend with competitions set to be held in...

QSL: Umm Salal aim to extend unbeaten run 12 Oct 2017 - 03:58 pm

Umm Salal – the only unbeaten side so far along with leaders Al Duhail and Al Sadd in the new season – will...

QSL Cup: Al Rayyan trounce Al Sadd 12 Oct 2017 - 03:49 pm

A full-strength Al Rayyan trounced an experimental youth team of Al Sadd 5-1 in the QSL Cup Group B league match at Al...

QFA President meets Philippine counterpart 12 Oct 2017 - 03:46 pm

Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani met yesrterday the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) President Mariano Araneta, who...

Barcelona promise to try again for Liverpool's Coutinho 11 Oct 2017 - 07:07 pm

Barcelona: Barcelona are planning a fresh assault on Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho in the January transfer window, the Catalan club's CEO Oscar Grau promised...

Portugal legend Figo becomes UEFA advisor 11 Oct 2017 - 07:04 pm

Nyon, Switzerland: Former world player of the year Luis Figo has joined UEFA as a football advisor, European football's governing body said on...

Chile's Vidal retires from national team 11 Oct 2017 - 04:17 pm

Paris: Arturo Vidal says he is retiring from international football with his "soul crushed" after Chile failed to qualify for the 2018 World...

Ronaldo and Messi make it safely to World Cup but no U.S. 11 Oct 2017 - 03:26 pm

ZURICH: The possibility of a World Cup without Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi turned out to be a false alarm, yet next year's...

Tottenham Hotspur must match Kane's ambitions: Anderton 11 Oct 2017 - 03:22 pm

London: Harry Kane will only stay at Tottenham Hotspur if the club are ready to match his ambitions and brave enough to reject...

Nadal races into Shanghai third round 11 Oct 2017 - 03:16 pm

Shanghai: Rafael Nadal made light work of the unseeded American Jared Donaldson to sprint into the third round of the Shanghai Masters on...

Serie A foreign TV rights sold for 371m euros 11 Oct 2017 - 01:43 pm

Rome: International broadcasting rights for Serie A football over the next four years have been sold for twice as much as the previous...

Messi treble fires Argentina to World Cup as Chile exit 11 Oct 2017 - 12:49 pm

Montevideo: Lionel Messi fired Argentina into the World Cup with a brilliant hat-trick on Tuesday as South American champions Chile suffered a shock...

QCA Under-19 Schools Championship begins 11 Oct 2017 - 02:22 am

Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) officials and school cricketers pose for a photograph during the opening ceremony of the QCA organised Under-19 Schools Championship...