Individuals and doubles events at Arab Table Tennis Championship to begin on Friday

Cairo, August 3, 2018- The individuals and doubles events at the 2018 Arab Table Tennis Championship will begin on Friday.The draw for the two events was held on Thursday.The prestigious event is bringing together 17 Arab nations including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, Palestine, Sudan, Iraq, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon hosts Egypt who are competing in different categories.Around 386 players are competing in five different categories of Under-21, Under-18 and Under-15 years.

Al Tamimi breaks into top-30 World Ranking

Doha, August 03, 2018-Abdulla Al-Tamimi has added another historical achievement to his record. The 23-year-old squash player, who recently won the "Malaysia Open", has climbed the PSA World Ranking to position 28. It is the first time he has broken into the world's top-30. It is his best career ranking so far."I'm delighted to reach the top-30 this month. It's a great way to kick off the new squash season and I am looking forward to the rest of the year," Al-Tamimi, a graduate of Aspire Academy, commented on his achievement.Abdulla is only 23-years-old, yet most top squash players are older than 30. This has led to players and experts believing that the huge improvements in his performance over the last 12 months will continue over the next few years.In 2012, Al-Tamimi became world No.1 in the World Squash Federation's junior circuit rankings (Under-19). He has also won several other prestigious titles, including the Under-19 Qatar Youth Open Championship, again in 2012, and the Under-19 Dutch Junior Open in July 2013. He also finished fourth in the World Youth Championship, held in Poland in July 2013.Throughout 2014 and 2015, Al-Tamimi continued to shine at international squash championships in Qatar and around the world, reaching the final rounds of a number of different tournaments. These included the Guilfoyle Financial PSA Classic, the NASH Cup, the AnyPresence Open, the Qatar Classic Squash Championship, amongst others.In 2017, his progress continued as he achieved a career-best world ranking of 37 after reaching the second round of the World Squash Championships in Manchester. Heading into the 2018 season, Al-Tamimi is now hoping to improve on his current world-ranking of 28.

Qatar bowling team win two gold medals in World Youth Championship

​Washington, August 3, 2018- Qatar national bowling team claimed the gold medal of teams' event at the 2018 World Youth Bowling Championship in the United States of America.Earlier, Qatar's Ghanem Abu Jassum won the gold medal of individuals event.The President of Qatar Bowling Federation Abdulla Hassan, praised the results achieved by the Qatari team in this tournament, which brings together the best young players in the world.He thanked the technical and administrative bodies of the team and the committee of the national teams under the chairmanship of Abdullah Sultan Al Qattan for the efforts exerted by them in preparing the team for the World Youth Championship in the United States and wished them success in teams competition after qualifying for the golden box where Qatar play on Friday in teams competition and the team is eligible to win one of the top three places or to secure the trophy.

Outstanding results for Qatar Chess at Biel International Chess Festival in Switzerland

​Zurich, August 02, 2018- Qatar Chess team achieved impressive results during their participation in Biel International Chess Festival which concluded today in Switzerland. Salih al Hor finished second in the category of Under-18 rapid chess.Salih al-Hor won 6 points and a half and finished in ninth place among 150 players, which led him to get 300 points in the international classification.For his part, Ghanem Al Shamari got 5 points and a half in the category of Masters, while Mohamed Nasser Al-Sayed got 5 points at the end of the ninth round, and Husain Aziz succeeded to collect 4 points.The Chairman of Qatar Chess Association Mohammed Al Medaihki, expressed his great satisfaction with the results achieved by Qatar team at Biel International Chess Festival, pointing out that this participation was part of preparations for the World Olympiad, and the tournament provided important opportunities to play against world chess stars. (QNA)

Qatar team book place in Arab Table Tennis Championship Final

​CAIRO, Egypt, August 2, 2018 - Qatar U-21 team recorded confidently reached final stage of the Arab Table Tennis Championship 2018 , after defeating Bahrain counterparts in the semifinals stage in Cairo on Wednesday.Qatar team will shake hands with Egyptian counterparts in the title clash on Thursday.The prestigious event is bringing together 17 Arab nations including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, Palestine, Sudan, Iraq, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon hosts Egypt who are competing in different categories.Around 386 players are competing in five different categories of Under-21, Under-18 and Under-15 years.

Qatar Racing's Lighting Spear lands Sussex Stakes

LONDON, UK, August 2, 2018 - After 15 solid attempts at Group 1 glory, Qatar Racing's Lightning Spear powered to an impressive victory in the Qatar Sussex Stakes at the Qatar Goodwood Festival Wednesdayh.David Simcock's ward had some notable efforts, including a short-head second to in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (Gr1) at Newbury in May, coming into yesterday's miler.Under Oisin Murphy, the seven-year-old son of Pivotal travelled smoothly in fourth in yesterday's contest and made good use of the room on the home straight, quickening up smart to score by a length and a half. Michael Stoute-trained Expert Eye was second under James Doyle, while Daniel Tudhope rode David O'Meara-schooled Lord Glitters to third.The win was Simcock's 28th at Goodwood and naturally the Newmarket handler was effusive in his praise for Lightning Spear. “I'm delighted with Lightning Spear. He looked good today, quickened well and travelled well - he did everything properly. Oisin has grown up with the horse, he is a very confident jockey and he was very patient waiting for the gap today. Sheikh Fahad loves this horse and he will be absolutely delighted. Unfortunately, he can't be here today, but he'll be made up," said Simcock, who has also enjoyed Classic success this year with Teppal in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches at Longchamp.“Lightning Spear has done very little wrong apart from win a G1 up until now. He is a lovely horse to train and a lot of work goes into him. He has placed in six G1s I think and has never really let us down, though he was little bit inconsistent last season. To win a G1 is not easy and you have to accept it.“Lightning Spear is a wonderful horse and is very talented. To win a G1 is extra special. He was going really well and I thought if he got a gap he would win. They didn't go much of a pace, but that did not really matter. You are trying something different all the time, trying to change something. To see him fill up and quicken up like that was great, and it is the horse we see at home an awful lot. It is just getting it all to click, with that little bit of luck that we haven't had at times.“I am just really pleased for the horse. More pleased for the horse than anybody. It is great for Sheikh Fahad, the Qatar Racing team, the yard, but for the horse to get his G1 like that is great. It's nice to win a G1 at Goodwood and any G1 victory is great. He has run just twice out of G1 company for me and won two G2 events, so he has always had to run in G1s really."Lightning Spear had finished third in the race last year, besides having notched up two wins at Goodwood in G2 Celebration Mile last two years. David Redvers, racing and bloodstock manager to Sheikh Fahad, said, “From some time ago we felt this was his race, and the way he has been running this year we knew he had a fine chance. The way the race was run suited him.“There was a moment when I was worried, but he needs riding like that [covered up] because he has such a turn of foot. He's seen too much daylight on occasions in races, but fair dues to the Simcocks [David and his wife Jenny, who rides the horse each day] because they have the key to him. They and the boss were patient and it has paid off."Redvers confirmed that Lightning Spear would join the Qatar Bloodstock roster of stallions at his Tweenhills Stud in Gloucestershire, adding: “He's one of the best-looking horses in racing, he's won a stallion-making race and he's by Pivotal."Jenny Simcock, fighting back tears of joy, said: “That means everything. I'm spoilt and ride him every day, and he's a gentleman, a very expressive horse, and he leads the string." Murphy said: “The pace was slow, but he relaxed, and I got a little bit of cover off James Doyle [on runner-up Expert Eye].“I never ever get nervous before G1s - before the Derby and that I like making fun of the other jockeys - but I was nervous today and down at the start I was trying to hide it. I am over the moon - what a horse! And what a training performance. He deserves to win a major G1 and at seven years of age, it is outstanding.“I always reflect on races and I possibly left a G1 behind me this season on this lad. I am lucky I have a good boss in Sheikh Fahad and a supportive trainer in David Simcock."