Qatar , Al Wakrah book spots in Emir Handball Cup Final

DOHA, April 27, 2018 - Qatar and Al Wakrah teams confidently reached the final match of the prestigious HH Emir Handball Cup Championship 2018 , following their deserving victories in the last four stage held at the Duhail Arena on Thursday.Qatar squad recorded a convincing 30-27 victory over Al Arabi to book place in the final match, meanwhile Al Wakrah reached the final stage, following a narrow 24-23 victory over Al Ahli.The finalists Qatar and Al Wakrah will shake hands for the title clash on Monday.

Qatar club win HH the Emir Table Tennis Cup Title

DOHA, April 27, 2018 – Qatar club made impressive performance to win the title of the prestigious HH the Emir Table Tennis Cup Championship 2018, following their deserving 3-2 victory over Al Sadd in the final match held at Al Khor indoor.Qatar team seized the prestigious title after 20 years since they won the last title in 1998.The team had wonderful campaign in this season by winning four titles, including Arab Club table tennis title in Lebanon, Qatar Cup title and Federation Cup title and finally the HH the Emir Cup title.Mr. Khaleel Al Mohannadi, the President of both Qatar and Arab Table Tennis Federation crowned the winners Qatar sc club and the runners-up Al Sadd in a festive sport scene.

HH the Emir Meets President of South American Football Confederation

DOHA, April 27, 2018 - (QNA) HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met on Thursday at his office at the Emiri Diwan with President of the South American Football Confederation and Vice President of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), Alejandro Dominguez, and the accompanying delegation, who called on HH the Emir to greet him on the occasion of their visit to the country.During the meeting, they reviewed the existing cooperation relations between the State of Qatar and the South American Football Confederation and means of developing them, as well as the State of Qatar's preparations for the 2022 World Cup and the progress made in the related projects.

Salmeen continues his winning run at Hathab Series

DOHA, April 25, 2018 - Salmeen Sultan Al-Suwaidi was once again the rider to beat as the Qatari topped the Big Tour class on the opening day of the 12th and the final leg of the Hathab national equestrian series.At the indoor arena of Al Shaqab yesterday, the 23-year-old Salmeen astride Guilder's Empire of the Sun posted the fastest time of 57.52 seconds to emerge triumphant. Salmeen had also stormed to wins in two categories in the 11th and penultimate round of the Hathab held at Souq Waqif fortnight ago.He and Guilder's Empire of the Sun was once again in their elements yesterday. They combined to a flawless and faultless routine in Table A, One round against the clock (130/140cm) 238.2.1 class event, which earned the rider QR8,250 in prize money. Salmeen, who also competes for Qatar internationally, has missed out on seven legs of Hathab but has dominant in the five including this round.Given his excellent show, he could well be among the top overall finishers tomorrow, when the winners will be declared as the six month long Hathab series come to an end.Hamad Nasser al-Qadi on S I E C Lonnie was second with a time of 61.19secs. He was followed by Nasser al-Ghazali on Quel Homme in third in a time of 63.73secs.In the Medium Tour, Mohamed Said Haidan riding mare Applebee took the top spot.The winning time was 62.87secs. The second place went to Mohamed Sultan al-Suwaidi on Numero Uno-T came in 65.63secs while Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser al-Thani astride Dollar Van De Zuuthoeve finished third in 69.50secs.The Small Tour was dominated by Abdulla Rashid al-Amri, who won the One round against the clock (100/115cm) 238.2.1 class event on his mount Cinderella B clocking 50.47secs. Mohammed al-Ghazali on Casanova SCH was second (50.65secs) and Ghanim Nasser al-Qadi third on Daydreamer EC (51.15secs).The final round of Hathab is a three-day competition and will continue till tomorrow. The best seven results out of the total twelve will be taken into account and accordingly the winners will be announced for each and every category.Hathab, meaning “Canter" in Arabic, is an initiative of HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee.The Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF) and Al Shaqab equestrian centre forged a new alliance to conduct the Hathab series which carries a total prize-money of QR1 million and began in October 2017.

Al Sadd to face Qatar in Emir Table Tennis Cup Final

DOHA, April 26, 2018 – Al Sadd will lock horns against Qatar SC in the final match of the prestigious Emir Table Tennis Cup Championship 2018 at Al Khor SC indoor on Thursday.It is worth mentioning that , Qatar booked place in the final stage after defeating Al Rayyan opponents 3-1 and Al Sadd side secured a narrow 3-2 victory over Al Arabi to reach the final.Both finalists have high level players and get equal chances to claim the prestigious title.

SOP chess competitions to conclude on Thursday

DOHA, April 26, 2018 – The chess competitions for primary schools (boys) at the prestigious Schools Olympic Program (SOP) will be concluded on Thursday.The event brings together 110 students from 26 schools across Qatar to compete in a friendly sport environment.It is worth mentioning that girls primary schools competitions were successfully concluded on Wednesday where Doha Modern School claimed the first place, Indian Modern school managed second and third place went to Birla Public School.The SOP is held annually as a collaborative effort of Qatar School Sports Federation (QSSF) and Ministry of Education and Higher Education, with hundreds of student athletes competing from all over Qatar.The SOP committee aims to spread a culture of sports throughout Qatar's schools and to engage the entire community in active and healthy lifestyles while retaining local values and traditions.