Qatar basketball team arrive in Iran

DOHA, February 21, 2018-The delegation of Qatar's basketball team arrived Iran on Tuesday to take on Iraq in the Asian Zone qualifications for 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup to be held in China.The match will be staged on Thursday then they will fly to Kazakhstan to play their fourth match in the qualifications. The Qatari squad included Mansour Al Hadari, Abdulrahman Al Muftah, Abdulrahman Saad, Mohammad Abdulmoati, Abdulrahman Yahya, Erfan Saeed, Ahmad Darwish, Abdullah Shaher, Mohammad Yousef, Saeed Al Malki, Dadr Mohammad, Malik Saeed, Khalid Adam, Khalid Abdi, Nasser Al Rayes, Mohammad Abdulaziz and Terry Johnson.

Commercial Bank Qatar Masters to begin on Thursday

DOHA February 21, 2018-Reigning champion Jeunghun Wang and 2013 winner Chris Wood are the men in form as the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters tees off at the Doha Golf Club on Thursday.There are plenty of big names in the fray, including 2011 winner and Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn, ever improving Indian youngster Shubhankar Sharma, Spain's Pablo Larrazabal, former Open Champions Darren Clarke and Paul Lawrie and Ryder Cup Vice Captain Robert Karlsson to promise plenty of trills in the 21st edition of the European Tour Event which has a prize money of $1.75m.The tough field consists of 138 players, including Qatar's Ali Saleh Al Kaabi and Ali Al Shahrani as well as Pakistan's Ahmed Baig, who won the Qatar Amateur Open.Qatar Golf Association President Hassan Nasser Al Naimi welcomed the players, the media and the sponsors to the event.“We are happy to have the support of Commercial Bank, all other sponsors, media etc," said Al Naimi, at a Press conference at the Doha Golf Club on Tuesday.The tournament, which was held in January last season was moved to February this time around and Al Naimi said the change was to ensure the participation of top players.Logistic reasons also played a part plenty of players were already in the Middle East playing at the Oman Open, where Joost Luiten, won the title on Sunday.Commercial Bank EGM and Chief Marketing Officer Hussein Al Abdulla said they were proud to sponsor the tournament and support the game in Qatar.“We've been sponsoring this event for the last 13 years. This is part of the overall Vision of Qatar 2030 where basically we support its sports activities and make sure the county becomes a sports hub of the world," said Commercial Bank EGM and Chief Marketing Officer Hussein Al Abdulla. “We are proud to sponsor not only on the financial side but also other activities including volunteering managing promotion, media, etc."Qatar Golf Association General Secretary Fahad Nasser Al Naimi, European Tour Chief Operations Officer Keith Waters, and Doha Golf Club General Manager Gary McGlinchey also attended the Press conference.

QOC Course on Loyalty and Work Ethics concludes

DOHA, February 21, 2018 – The Human Resources and Administrative Services Department at the Qatar Olympic Committee has concluded a productive training course titled “Loyalty and work ethnics" at the QOC building on Tuesday.At the course opening day session, Dr. Haya Mohammed Al Madaadi, Human resources consultant and PHD holder in Human resources briefed the trainees on the concept of loyalty (patriotism) as a basic pillar of national values.Dr. Al Madaadi also described the national education as a collective responsibility for all community members including family , school, mosque and media outlets.In the closing sessions, Dr. Haya focused on the pressure management, its definition, forms and how to tackle them in the work environment.The QOC Secretary General, HE Jassim bin Rashid Al Boenain handed over the appreciation certificates to the trainees in recognition to their effort and contribution in the course.

Skeet competitions at Qatar Open Shotgun to begin on Wednesday

​DOHA, February 21, 2018 – The skeet competitions at the 2018 Qatar Shotgun Championship will get underway at the Losail Shooting Range in Doha on WednesdayThe two-day competitions bring together more than 100 shooters (men and women) who will compete for top medals.In a pre-event release on Tuesday, the Championship executive director, Mohammed Taher has confirmed that all managerial and technical arrangements were made in collaboration with the government bodies to host an exceptional event.

Al Rayyan cruise to Arab Volleyball Championship quarterfinals

​Tunisia, February 21, 2018- Qatar's Al Rayyan qualified to the quarterfinals of the 36th Arab Club Volleyball Championship after beating Sinjel SC of Palestine 3-0 (25-12 25-10 25-9) on Tuesday. The event is held at Al Zawawi Arena in Tunisia until February 25. The victory braced Al Rayyan to take the second place behind leaders Asswehly SC of Libya. On Wednesday, Al Rayyan will take on Al Ettihad of Saudi Arabia.

Qatar basketball team ready for FIBA World Cup qualifiers

DOHA, February 20, 2018-The delegation of Qatar's basketball team will leave for Iran on Tuesday to take on Iraq in the Asian Zone qualifications for 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup to be held in China.The match will be staged on Thursday then they will fly to Kazakhstan to play their fourth match in the qualifications. The Qatari squad included Mansour Al Hadari, Abdulrahman Al Muftah, Abdulrahman Saad, Mohammad Abdulmoati, Abdulrahman Yahya, Erfan Saeed, Ahmad Darwish, Abdullah Shaher, Mohammad Yousef, Saeed Al Malki, Dadr Mohammad, Malik Saeed, Khalid Adam, Khalid Abdi, Nasser Al Rayes, Mohammad Abdulaziz and Terry Johnson.