Qatar defeat Egypt in IHF World Men's Handball Championship

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, January 14, 2019 – The first game in Group D this Sunday was the match between Qatar and Egypt. Both teams had zero points after their opening game and were therefore eager to get the win. Qatar hit the ground running and within three minutes of the first half they had scored a goal (Frankis Marzo), conceded a yellow card (Ameen Zakkar) and a two minutes suspension (Rafael Capote).Halfway through the first half Qatar managed to take the lead when Rafael Capote scored his second goal of the game – Capote had a good game scoring a total of five goals. The first half was a fairly even affair as the lead rapidly changed between the two teams, resulting in the fact that neither of the teams had more than a three-goal lead at any time.Towards the end of the half Egypt's goalkeeper Karim Hendawy made a couple of great saves which kept Qatar from taking the lead.Egypt's Karim Hendawy began the second half with a tremendous save that led to Egypt scoring their second goal of the half, getting them within one goal of Qatar. At the seven-minute mark Mohamed Shebib scored from close distance to level the game. Afterwards, Qatar's coach Valero Rivera called for a timeout. This led the Qataris to score two consecutive goals, bringing the team in front by 19:17. The Egyptians struggled to get the ball past Danijel Saric in the Qatari goal, as the 41-year-old keeper had a terrific second half. With only a 15 minutes left Qatar had taken a six-goal lead (23:17). The game ended with a victory for Qatar.

Qatar to take on Egypt in Handball Worlds

Copenhagen, Denmark, January 13, 2019-The Qatari handball team will take on their Egyptian counterparts on Sunday in their second match at the 2019 Men's World Handball Championships. Earlier on Friday, Qatar narrowly lost to Angola 24-23 in their opening Group D match.In the match played at Copenhagen's Royal Arena, Qatar trailed 12-8 at half time. Allaedine Berrached top-scored for Qatar with six goals while Rafael Capote and Youssef Ali scored four each. For Angola, Rome Hebo was the star, with seven goals, with Taca Gabriel adding five.On the other hand, Egypt began their campaign in the championships with a 24-27 defeat at the hands of Sweden.

Qatar to face North Korea in AFC Asian Cup

Al Ain, January 13, 2019 - Qatar's football team on Sunday will face North Korea's team in the second round of Group E matches in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in Al Ain.The Qatari team held their final exercise before the game in presence of HE Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani, President of Qatar Football Association. The team showed up great shape and exhibited strong determination to achieve their second consecutive win and boost their chances of qualifying for the next round, (the last-16).In the first round of Group E, the Qatari team beat Lebanon 2-0 and Saudi Arabia beat North Korea 4-0 to top Group E standing, ahead of Qatar, the second, with a goal difference. Lebanon are third and North Korea are forth with zero points each.Qatar coach Felix Sanchez has stressed his team will not be changing their style of play when they take on North Korea in their next Group E clash in Al Ain on Sunday despite struggling to turn their dominance into goals when they met Lebanon last Wednesday.

QOC winter camp hosts first Beach Cricket Championship

DOHA, January 13, 2019-The winter camp of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) hosted the first Beach Cricket Championship under 14 years on Friday. The QOC winter is organized in cooperation with the Qatar Tourism Authority at Sealine Beach. The Championship featured the participation of 10 schools represented by 120 students. Pak Shama School team (RED) claimed the title. The other Pak Shama School team (GREEN) finished second ahead of Bravo Academy in the third place. Mohammad Abdullah Al Meer, Head of the QOC Accounts Section honored the winning teams as the QOC allocated valuable prize money for the winners. Al Meer hailed the success of the championship and wide participation of the students in the event. “The success of the championship will motivate us to organize similar championships and community activities in the future" He said. “The camp provides the perfect setting for families and friends to experience a wide range of sports and entertainment activities" He added. Al Meer also thanked the officials of the Qatar Cricket Association for their contribution to this success.

Angola defeat Qatar in IHF World Men's Handball Championship

COPENHAGEN, Denmark ,January 12, 2019 – Qatar's handball team suffered a narrow 24-23 defeat on Friday at the hands of Angola in its opening game of prestigious IHF World Men's Handball Championship 2019 taking place in Germany and Denmark.Qatar team made impressive performance in the game and was closer to victory , but the Angolan side was stronger, dominated and took the victory.Qatar team will lock horns against Egypt in the same group D on Sunday, followed by the third encounter against Hungary on Monday and will face Sweden on Wednesday.The participating teams are distributed into four groups; Qatar is pooled in group D alongside Sweden, Hungary, Argentina, Egypt and Angola.World Men's Handball Championship 2019 is the 26th event hosted by the International Handball Federation taking place in Denmark and Germany from 10 to 27 January 2019

Qatar Youth team wins third place in FIBA 3x3 teams rankings

Switzerland, January 10, 2019 – Qatar's youth 3x3 national basketball team claimed third place overall in the FIBA 3x3 teams ranking 2019 according to the announcement of the FIBA on Wednesday.Qatar's finished in third place, behind Russia the first place winners and china in the second place. Qatar occupied the first place at Asian level.It is worth mentioning that Qatar youth team had confidently won the FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018 title in Kazakhstan.