Sports / Qatar Sport

School Olympic Program fencing competition 30 Nov 2014 - 09:51 pm

School students compete during a fencing competition, held under the Schools Olympic Program (SOP) in Doha yesterday. The Qatar Olympic Committee in partnership...

Chess: Action from Qatar Masters Open 2014 in Doha 30 Nov 2014 - 08:05 am

Grandmaster Anish Giri of Holland and top-ranked player at the Qatar Masters Open 2014 in action during the fourth round match at Hotel...

FIA Prize-giving ceremony to be held in new format 29 Nov 2014 - 05:17 am

Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation President and FIA Vice-president Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah (left) with FIA President Jean Todt. Doha: The prestigious...

Chess: Qatar Masters Open 2014 28 Nov 2014 - 08:28 am

LEFT: Former world champion Vladmir Kramnik makes a move on the second day of the Qatar Masters Open 2014, yesterday at Hotel Crowne...

Chess: Qatar Masters Open 2014 kicks off in Doha 28 Nov 2014 - 08:15 am

Action from the first day of the Qatar Masters Open 2014 chess tournament at Hotel Crowne Plaza in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Former world...

Qatar’s sporting ambitions soar 27 Nov 2014 - 04:47 am

H E Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser Al Ali, Minister of Youth and Sports. RIGHT: A beautiful view of illuminated Qatar Handball Association...

CISM officials heap praise on Doha for a perfect show 27 Nov 2014 - 04:45 am

Doha: International Military Sports Council (CISM) officials have praised Qatar Emiri Naval Forces for a perfect organisational at the 47th World Military Sailing...

Qatar pledges $1m fund to fight doping 26 Nov 2014 - 12:16 am

QOC Secretary-general Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani speaking to reporters at Athletes Village in Incheon, South Korea during the Asian Games in...

Khalifa Stadium’s new design unveiled 26 Nov 2014 - 12:08 am

Computer-generated images, released by the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, show the renovated design for the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. The...

England legend Shearer to talk in Doha 26 Nov 2014 - 12:02 am

Doha: Former England international and Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer will take part in a charity talk at Grand Hyatt Hotel Doha tomorrow,...

In-form Qatar gear up for Gulf Cup final 25 Nov 2014 - 07:47 am

Qatari team players flexing their muscles ahead of their Gulf Cup final against hosts Saudi Arabia, to be played at Riyadh’s King Fahd...

InterContinental Hotel Bay club juniors excel in QAFCO tennis 23 Nov 2014 - 12:30 am

InterContinental Hotel Bay Club tennis players pose with coach Cliff Acaso (right) after the victory ceremony at the QAFCO tennis tournament in Doha...

Golden jubilee celebrations of Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) 23 Nov 2014 - 12:21 am

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, President of Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) and other office bearers of QBF pose for a picture during...

Al Attiyah reaches Spain to contest FIM elections 20 Nov 2014 - 09:54 am

Jerez, Spain: Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah (pictured), Head of QMMF and FIM Vice-President arrived here yesterday to contest the elections of the...

Josoor Institute looks at the legal implications for sports and events practitioners 19 Nov 2014 - 11:32 pm

Speakers and delegates, who participated in Josoor Institute’s course titled ‘The Law and its Implications for Sport and Events Practitioners’, pose for a...

Course on legal implications for sports practitioners begins 19 Nov 2014 - 07:02 am

DOHA: Josoor Institute’s two-day course, designed to educate local sports and events practitioners and prepare them for the legal implications that come with...

AAB named as main sponsor for Qatar Masters Open 2014 18 Nov 2014 - 12:01 am

AAB Managing Director Nasser Al Abdulghani (right) and QCA President Khalifa Mohamed Al Hitmi at a press conference. PICTURE: Abdul Basit Doha: Abdullah...

Qatargas Chess Championship concludes 17 Nov 2014 - 11:59 pm

Doha: The second edition of the Qatargas Chess Championship, organised by the Qatar Chess Association (QCA), was held from November 13–15 at the...