QSL Holds Extraordinary General Assembly

​Doha, June 04, 2018 - Qatar Stars League (QSL) held on Sunday evening an Extraordinary General Assembly under the chairmanship of HE Qatar Football Association (QFA) President and QSL Chairman Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani.QSL's executive committee members and QNB Stars League clubs' presidents and representatives attended the assembly.It was decided to postpone the changes in current regulations and return to the previous regulations in order to give the clubs the opportunity to put forward their suggestions to approve them.

Doha to host contract signing ceremony of 2019 World Table Tennis Championships

DOHA, June 4, 2018 - International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has granted State of Qatar the honor to host the contract signing ceremony of the prestigious 2019 World Table Tennis Championship will take place in Hungary in 2019 .In a press conference took place in Doha on Sunday, Mr. Khaleel Al Mohannadi, the president of Qatar and Arab Table Tennis Associations and the first vice president of both Asian table Tennis Federation and ITTF has confirmed that the contract signing ceremony will take place on July 5 in Doha between Hungarian Table Tennis Federation (host federation ) and ITTF.Mr. Al Mohannadi gave a letter of thanks to IFFT for granting Doha the honor to host the contract signing ceremony and appreciated the international federation confidence on Qatar, he also unveiled that Doha will host senior ITTF officials meeting in July who meet to set up strategies of ITTF for one year.

Qatar's Athletics Team to Take Part in Asian Youth Tournament in Japan

​Doha, June 4, 2018 - Qatar's Athletics team will participate in the Asian youth and youth Championship, which will be held in Japan, from June 7 to 10.Secretary-General of the federation and head of the mission Issa Al Fadalah said that the Qatari team has eleven players who will be looking to get a medal to showcase Qatar's excellence in athletics. Al Fadalah said that the members of the team are Jabor Hilal, Saud Al Humaidi, Rashid Al Suwaidi, Abdulaziz Salem, Moaz Ibrahim, Ahmed Al Haj, Jalil Badawi, Basim Mohammed, Muhannad Khamis, Nouh Abdul Qader and Awab Osman.The head of the mission said that the chances of the team are good in terms of getting results, especially that the current generation includes a group of talented people who have achieved many impressive achievements recently, and proved their position on the continental and international arena in the youth segment.

England defeat Qatar in Toulon Football Championship

DOHA, June 2, 2018 – Qatar's Under 19 football team suffered its second defeat in Toulon International Football Championship 2018 at the hands of England in Toulon city, France on Friday .England was the dominant side in Friday's clash and Qatar team not lived-up to expectations . It is worth mentioning that Qatar team suffered a shock 1- 4 defeat in its opening game in Toulon Championship at the hands of Mexico on Saturday.The Junior team participation in Toulon Championship comes in the light of its training program in preparation for the upcoming AFC Under 19 football Championship will take place from 18 October to November 4 in Jakarta, Indonesia.In Toulon championship, Qatar is pooled in group A alongside Mexico, China and England.

Qatar volleyball team line up for Asian Cup

Doha, June 02, 2018- Qatar coach Camilo Soto yesterday announced a 13-man Al Anabi squad to participate in the AVC Volleyball Cup to be held in Chinese Taipei in August.Argentinean Soto, who became Qatar's coach in December last year, picked the players from various clubs on basis of their performances in various international assignments and the recently-concluded domestic season. The list includes Mubarak Dahi, Bilal Abunbout, Sulaiman Saeed and Milos of Al Rayyan – the Amir Cup champions. The list also includes Sultan Hussein, Othman Abdul Wahed (Qatar Club), Ghanem Al Rumaihi, Ahmed Bassam, Rennan, Ibrahim Said (Al Arabi), Ali Al Kanani (Al Ahli), Khalid Shamia (Al Gharafa) and Nadir Abubaker (Police).Ali Ishaq has been appointed as Assistant Coach while Said Aman has been named as the Managing Director. Said Salem Al Jamaani will serve as General Supervisor.The squad will undergo a strenuous training camp in Doha during which the national team will also play a couple of friendly matches as part for preparations the Asian challenge. The AVC volleyball Cup, which will be held from August 8 to 15, will feature 10 teams divided into three groups. Qatar have been bracketed in group C also including Australia, Vietnam and Thailand.The group B comprises Iran, China and Chinese Taipei while group A includes Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea.Qatar will start their AVC Volleyball Cup campaign against Vietnam on August 8 and will play their second match on the following day against Thailand. Qatar's last group match against Australia is scheduled on August 10.All the teams except for Chinese Taipei qualified for the event after the 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship in Gresik, Indonesia. Chinese Taipei are taking part in the event by virtue of being the hosts. The Al Anabi's training camp will start later this month and will continue till almost two months. During the camp the team will play friendly matches against India and Azerbaijan.

Qatar to take on England on Friday at Toulon International Championship

Toulon, France, June 01, 2018 - Qatar will take on England on Friday in their third match, at the Toulon International Championship.Qatar lost to Mexico (4-1) in the first match and drew (1-1) with China in the second match .There are 12 teams in the tournament, divided into three groups. The first group includes Qatar, Mexico, England and China.The second group includes France, South Korea, Scotland and Togo. The third group includes Canada, Japan, Portugal and Turkey.The first and second teams from each of the three groups will reach the quarter-finals, while the rest of the teams play for positions from ninth to 12th. The tournament only open for players born in 1997 and beyond.The Qatari team is participating in the event to prepare for the AFC U-19 Championship to be held in Indonesia from 18 October to 4 November.Qatar will start their Asian Cup 2018 match against UAE on Oct. 18. In the second game, Qatar will face Indonesia on Oct. 21 before taking on Chinas Taipei team on the 24th of the same month.