Qatar's Shareb wins Skeet in Bulgaria Grand Prix

SOFIA, BULGARIA, April 1, 2019 – Qatar's shooting star Saieed Abo Shareb confidently won the Skeet event at the prestigious Bulgaria Grand Prix in Shotgun which concluded in Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia on Sunday.Meanwhile his teammate, Reem Al Sharshani clinched the fourth place in women's skeet event.It is worth mentioning that the prestigious event brought together top shooters from different teams across the world.Qatar's participation in the event came in the frame of its preparations for the upcoming Al Ain 2019 World Shooting Cup in next week.

Hong Kong duo win men’s doubles crown in ITTF Qatar Open

Doha, March 31, 2019- Hong Kong duo of Kwan Kit Ho and Chun Ting Wong defeated Germany's Timo Boll and Patrick Franziska 11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9 on Saturday to win the men's doubles title in the ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open.Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu of China, seeded second in the tournament, bagged the women's doubles after the getting the better of compatriots and qualifiers Ding Ning and Wang Yidi 12-14, 16-14, 11-6, 11-13, 11-4.HE Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali attended Saturday's competitions.Secretary-General of the Table Tennis association Mohammed Abdullah Saleh, who is also the vice chairman of the organizing committee, handed out the trophies to the winners.Ma Long evening showed why he is extremely highly-rated and adored as a star after he fought back to beat top seed Xu Xin in the men's singles semifinalThe “Chinese Dragon", as Ma is fondly called by his fans, overcame the blip in concentration after losing the opening game to beat compatriot Xu 14-12, 6-11, 11-8, 10-12, 7-11, 6-11.The victory here would certainly boost Ma's confidence for next month's World Championships in Budapest (Hungary) and 2020 Olympic Games, where he will defend the crowns.It was a perfect return for the reigning Olympic and world champions following a seven-month lay-off due to injury.Missing action for long meant that Ma slipped from the world ranking, where he lost his number one status. But the 30-year-old, who has won the Qatar Open thrice, would be eyeing his fourth title that would help him gain him valuable points.

Qatar defeat Jordan in West Asian Rugby Championship

DOHA, March 31, 2019-The Qatari national rugby team began their campaign at the 2019 West Asia Rugby Championship with a 77-0 victory over Jordan on Saturday.To conclude on April 06, the event features a huge participation from men and women teams from different countries.Three titles apiece will be up for grabs for men and women teams in U-18, U-16 and U-14 age categories. The women's team will be in action in Rugby 7s while men's outfits will battle in Rugby 15s competitions.Yousef Jeham Al Kuwari, President of the Qatar Rugby, Hockey and Cricket Federation and Chairman of organizing committee was delighted by hosting one of the best Asian tournaments and wished the Qatari team can claim its title.

Curtains come down on QOC Winter Camp

DOHA, March 31 , 2019 - The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) through its sport Affairs Department organized the Beach Games Championship at the conclusion of its annual winter camp (Al Enna Project ) at Sealine resort on Friday.The championship brought together over 700 participants distributed into 42 teams and competed in seven sports including 3x3 Basketball event, football, handball , athletics, volleyball, Rugby and Hockey.Senior QOC officials, directors of departments, organizing committee members attended the winter camp closing scene on Friday. Directors of departments crowned the winners in festive sport scene.In the 3x3 Basketball event, Lebanese community team claimed the first place, while Red Devils team seized the first place in beach handball game. In athletics, Al Ahli stars grabbed the first place. In football game, Al Adaam team won the first place, Al Khor team claimed volleyball game title, Ummsaid team clinched the first place in Hockey , while Horikenz team won the Rugby game.The QOC's project brought together individuals of Qatar society with different age groups who involved in several sport, social and cultural events.Al Enna is a tourism development project that aims to enhance the winter camping experience in Qatar, protect the environment, and ensure public safety.

Ma qualifies to ITTF Qatar Open quarterfinals

DOHA, March 30, 2019-Reigning Olympic and world champion Ma Long outsmarted Germany's Timo Boll in his Round of 16 match to seal a quarterfinal place at the ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open here on Friday.The Chinese superstar, guided by national coach Qin Zhijian, won 12-10, 11-7, 11-4 and 11-8 against the fourth seed and will meet Japan's Mizutani Jun, who defeated Pavel Sirucek, in the last eight.After struggling to find the pace and zing against Frenchman Tristan Flore in the Round of 32 on Thursday, Ma, who has won thrice won the title here, seemed to have found his lost touch against the German.However, compatriot and top seed Xu Xin was stretched to six games by Japan's Oshima Yuya in their Round of 16 match.After losing the first two games 9-11 and 10-12, the Chinese had to work hard to bounce back into the match as a blip in concentration almost left him in disarray.But the 29-year-old regained composure and won the next four games 11-3, 11-8, 13-11 and 11-4 to progress to the next round.Japan's 15-year-old Tomokazu Harimoto had an easy 12-10, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 win over China's Liang Jingkun. The extremely talented world No.4 will not meet Sweden's Mattias Falck, who dispatched Belgium's Cedric Nuytinck 10-12, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4.Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov also saw his campaign end following a 4-11, 11-6, 11-13, 10-12, 11-9, 7-11 defeat against Chinese Taipei's Lin Yun-Ju.

HH the Amir attends final of 2019 African Super Cup

​DOHA, March 30, 2019 - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended the final of the 2019 African Super Cup between Tunisian club Esperance and Morocco's Raja Casablanca held on Friday at Al Gharafa Sports Club. The match ended with Morocco's Raja Casablanca securing a 2-1 win against Tunisian club Esperance. (QNA)