Qatar to face Iran in basketball world cup qualifiers

​Doha, June 29, 2018 - Qatar's basketball team will face their Iranian counterparts at Al Gharafa Hall in the fifth and final round of the 2019 World Cup qualifiers in China.Qatar is ranked 60th in the world and 11 in Asian ranking, and are third in fourth Group with 5 points behind Iran with 7 points and Kazakhstan with the same balance, while Iraq is fourth and last with 5 points.The Qatari team will also play against their Iraqi counterpart on July 2 in the sixth and final round of the first round of the qualifiers, and the two teams are competing for the third qualifying place, after the two teams Iran and Kazakhstan qualified for the second round which is crucial for World Cup qualifiers.The top three teams from each group climb to the second round, which includes 12 teams, divided into two groups, each with six teams.Three teams from each group will qualify in the second round, straight to the 2019 World Cup in China as well as the best in fourth place. Asia secured seven seats in the World Cup in the next qualifying round through qualifications, especially as China has qualified as the host country of the global competition.The Qatari team recently participated in the International Tripartite Basketball Tournament in Lebanon as part of preparations for the last two games in the Asian qualifying for the World Cup 2019 China.

Qatar team ready for Asian U-18 Volleyball Championship

​TABRIZ, Iran, June 29, 2018 – Qatar Junior volleyball team concluded a productive training program in Tabriz city, Iran on Thursday ahead of their official participation in the prestigious Asian U-18 Volleyball Championship 2018 which will get underway in Tabriz city, Iran on Friday.Qatar junior volleyball team played a number of friendly matches against Municipality of Tabriz, Oman, Pakistan and New Zealand during four day - training program.The Qatari team will begin campaign in their respective group F against Malaysia on Saturday, followed by another match against Turkmenistan.

Qatar football team line up for AFC Asian Cup

DOHA, June 28, 2018- The Qatari national football team began their training camp in Vienna, Australia on June 24, 2018 in preparation for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup to be staged in UAE from January 05 to February 01, 2019.The Qatari squad included; Saad al-Shaib, Meshaal Barsham, Pedro Miguel, Salem al-Hajri, Ibrahim Majed, Abdul Karim Hasan, Hassan al-Haidos, Khohei Boualem, Akram Afif, Ali Assad and Ali Faridoun (Al Sadd), Abdul Karim Salim al-Ali, Bassam al-Rawi, Sultan al-Brik, Ismail Mohamed, Almoez Ali, Abdullah Abdul Salam al-Ahraq, Abdulrahman Mohamed Fahmy, Mohammed Ahmed al-Bakri (Al Duhail), Yousef Hassan, Assem Madbo, Mahdi Ali, Abdulaziz Hatem, Khalid Abdul Raouf Hassan (Al Gharafa), Yazen Naim, Jassim Mohamed Omar (Al Ahli Club), Mohamed Alaa (Al Rayyan), Ahmed Fathi (Al Arabi), Ahmed Mouin, Tariq Saliman Sulaiman and Hashem Ali Abdullatif (Leeds United).Qatar's coach Felix Sanchez made some changes in the training program to be concluded on July 12 instead of July 16. Also, as per the new changes made by the coach, the training camp will feature two friendly matches on July 05 and 11.

Qatar beach handball team head to Hungary for a training camp

DOHA, June 28, 2018-Qatar's beach handball team will head to Hungary on Thursday to hold a training camp from June 28 to July 21 in preparation for the 8th Beach Handball Word Championships to begin in Kazan, Russia on July 24.Qatar will play in Group C alongside Oman, Australia, and Denmark.The Qatari team qualified to the world championships after claiming the title of the Asian championships held in Thailand last year.

Qatar to take on India in a Friendly Volleyball Match

DOHA, June 28, 2018 – Qatar senior volleyball team will shake hands with their Indian counterparts in a friendly game at the Federation hall in Doha on Thursday.The game comes in the light of national team training program for the upcoming Asian Men's Volleyball Cup scheduled from 6-12 August in China Taipei.In the Asian Volleyball Championship event, Qatar is pooled in group C along with Vietnam, Australia and Thailand.

Al Ahli, Al Arabi to Participate in Arab Handball Championship

​Doha, June 27, 2018 - Al Arabi and Al Ahli handball teams will participate in the 34th Arab Handball Championship of Champions, which will be held in Alexandria, Egypt, in October.Al Arabi were the runners-up of the last edition, which was held in Morocco, whereas they were defeated 37-38 by Tunisia's CS Sakiet Ezzit in the final.Al Rayyan are the only Qatar team to win the Arab Handball Championship of Champions, as they captured the championship title in 2000 at Sharjah.Al Duhail and Al Wakra teams will participate in the 21sth Asian Champions League Handball Championships, which will be held in Amman from November 10 to 23, qualifying for the 2019 Super Globe. Al Duhail will participate as the winners of Qatari handball league, and Al Wakra will participate as the winners of HH the Amir's Handball Cup in the 2017/2018 season.