Al Rayyan emerge Arab champions

Doha, February 26, 2018- Qatar's Al Rayyan won the Arab Clubs Championship in majestic style on Sunday.In the final match in Tunis, they defeated hosts Esperance Sportive de Tunis in straight sets (25-22, 25-18, 25-23).Qatar League leaders Rayyan, who thrashed Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal 25-15, 25-14, 25-18 in the semifinal, dished out another stunning show in the title clash and the Tunisians had simply no answers.Esperance Sportive de Tunis defeated Qatar's other representative Al Arabi 25-19, 25-19, 25-15 in the semifinal.

Al Khelaifi shines in Greek International Swimming Championship

Greece, February 26, 2018- Qatar's Yaqoub Abdulaziz Al Khelaifi recorded the qualification time for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games to be staged in Argentine in October. Al Khelaifi recorded the Olympic qualification time in 100m butterfly event at the 2018 Greek International Swimming Championship. Qatar's Waleed Daloul participated in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games held in China.

Pepperell wins Commercial Bank Qatar Masters

Doha, February 26, 2018- Englishman Eddie Pepperell survived a strong challenge from his countryman Oliver Fisher to win the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club on Sunday.There was nothing to choose the two when they started the final day and even though Pepperell threatened to break free, Fisher kept pace to be in line for a final assault. However, Pepperrell made sure he held his nerve and carded a two-under par 70 to bag his first European Tour title.Pepperell finished with a total of 18 under while Fisher, who carded a 71, was 17 under.Swede Marcus Kinhult carded an impressive 68 but it only fetched him a third place at 16 under.“I am as pleased as I can be. I was super-confident today. I said to my friend it's an inevitability. I don't wish that to sound arrogant, I want it to sound confident," said Pepperell.“This will give me confidence. When you win, you know you can win. I've always felt and believed I will win out here but it hadn't happened before today. You've always got to take that step and that's uneasy but at some point in everyone's career, they've got to do something for the first time. Hopefully, this is not my last," said the 27-year-old.Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Pablo Larrazabal, Frenchman Gregory Havret and Italian Renato Paratore followed the top three with a 15 under.South African George Coetzee, who carded 66 on the final day, finished with 14 under alongside Germany's Sebastian Heisele while Spain's Adrian Otaegui, who led after the second day finished with 13 under for a share of 10th place.

Kazakhstan defeat Qatar in FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers

KAZAKHSTAN, February 26, 2018 – Qatar basketball team suffered defeat at the hands of Kazakhstan in the fourth round's encounter of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers held in Kazakhstan on Sunday.Hosts Kazakhstan were the dominant side on Sunday's clash where they recorded a comfortable 96-63 victory over Qatar.It is worth mentioning that Qatar national team has secured a deserving 77-66 victory over Iraq earlier in the third round encounter held in Teheran on Thursday.Qatar will shake hands with Iranian counterparts in the fifth round's match scheduled on June 29 in Doha.

Qatar defeat Denmark in World Schools Handball Championships

​Doha, February 26, 2018- Germany, Austria, Croatia and Brazil boy's and girl's teams qualified for the next stage of the 24th ISF World Schools Handball Championships here yesterday.Four other countries qualified for the second round of the nine-day championship played at three venues in Doha and organized by Qatar School Sports Association (QSSA), in technical collaboration with Qatar Handball Federation.In boy's section, France, Turkey and Poland moved to the next round while in the girl's section, Hungary, Slovenia, Denmark and Romania complete the eight teams which have qualified for the second phase of the championships.Yesterday hosts Qatar defeated Denmark 19-18 to register their second win in Group A, but the two wins were not sufficient for Qatar to qualify for the next stage.Austria and Poland qualified from Group A while Qatar finished third followed by Denmark and Morocco.In Group B, France and Croatia qualified at the expense of Serbia and BulgariaIn Group C, Turkey and Brazil qualified while Germany made it from Group D.In the girl's section, besides Germany, Austria, Croatia and Brazil, the four other teams which will get a chance to have a shot at the title on February 28 are Hungary, Slovenia, Denmark and Romania.In Group A, Germany and Romania made it past tough competition while Hungary and Slovenia qualified from Group B, while Slovenia and Brazil saw off tough competition but qualified for the second phase.

Qatar go down fighting to Austria

DOHA, February 25, 2018-Qatar boys' team went down battling to Austria 17-20 at the ISF World Schools Handball Championships at the Ali Bin Hamed Al Attiyah Arena yesterday. It was the hosts' second successive defeat after they were beaten by Poland in a Group 'A' clash on Friday. They now have just one win from three matches, having won against Morocco on the opening day of the championship. Austria had a fruitful day yesterday, as they had beaten Poland earlier in the day 29-21. And they showed no signs of fatigue against Qatar to all but confirm their spot in the knockout stages.Qatar team manager Ali Meddi now has an uphill task with just Denmark match left for the hosts to play, a match in which they need a win to keep any hopes of survival alive. Poland redeemed their chances in the group after an earlier defeat to Austria as they thrashed Morocco 29-17. The North Africans also lost their final match against Poland in what confirmed their exit from the competition.The tournament for 16-18 year olds (born in 2000, 2001 and 2002) will run until next Wednesday (28 February). For the first time in 24 editions, the championship is taking place outside of Europe and the competition is set to be fierce with 19 girls and 18 boys teams from 21 countries across Africa, Asia, Pan America and Europe competing for glory.