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Qatar 2022 a foregone conclusion: OCA Chief 25 Sep 2014 - 09:02 am

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah speaks during a press conference in Incheon in this September 21...

OCA slams bodies after Qatar row 25 Sep 2014 - 08:53 am

INCHEON: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has criticised the world governing bodies for basketball and men’s tennis, saying they were preventing athletes...

Beckenbauer lined up for Securing Sport conference 25 Sep 2014 - 08:44 am

London: German icon Franz Beckenbauer (pictured) has added his name to the list of key speakers at next month’s Securing Sport conference in...

QOA boost for Asian sports family 24 Sep 2014 - 03:29 am

Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Academy and Secretary-General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), and Randhir Singh,...

Bevy of speakers at ICSS conference 23 Sep 2014 - 01:42 pm

London: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) yesterday announced that Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros — CEO of ICSS Europe and Latin America...

Qatar Juniors Tennis Tournament Kicks Off Today 21 Sep 2014 - 11:56 pm

Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) led by Nasser bin Ghanim Al Khelaifi is hosting Qatar Juniors Tournament that kicks off today at Khalifa International...

Steelers steal show at first Aspire Tri-Series 21 Sep 2014 - 12:29 am

DOHA: The first Aspire Academy “Tri-Series football tournament” of the new Academic year 2014-15 concluded last week at Aspire Academy and the final...

Asian Games: Qatar flag raised at Athletes Village 19 Sep 2014 - 03:24 am

Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary-general Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Chef-de-Mission Khalil Al Jabir and other officials pose at the Asian Games Athletes...

Qatar aim to soar high in Incheon 18 Sep 2014 - 12:57 am

Qatari athletes, part of the Asian Games squad, take a walk around the Athletes Village in Incheon, South Korea yesterday. The Asian Games...

Johoor Institute’s Course for Organising Major Events 18 Sep 2014 - 12:41 am

Speakers and delegates pose for a group photo at the conclusion of Josoor Institute’s course titled ‘An Introduction to Running Major Events’ at...

Eighth edition of Schools Olympic Program begins 17 Sep 2014 - 01:10 am

Children at the Al Sadd Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Schools Olympic Program (SOP). The eighth edition of the hugely successful...

Josoor Institute hosts course on organising mega events 17 Sep 2014 - 12:44 am

Fatma Al Remaihi, CEO (acting) at Doha Film Institute speaks on the opening day of two-day short course on organising mega events being...

Qatar chase hoop dreams at Incheon Asian Games 17 Sep 2014 - 12:00 am

Incheon, South Korea: With almost a week to go before their first match on September 23, Qatar’s basketball players are sweating it out...

Doha set for a festival of aquatics 16 Sep 2014 - 04:04 am

Swimmers Chad Le Clos of South Africa (left) and Katinka Hosszu of Hungary pose at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha before the...

OCA Youth Training Camp concludes with competition 14 Sep 2014 - 11:24 pm

DOHA: For almost two weeks, Asia’s most talented long-jump athletes and middle-distance runners between the ages of 16 and 17 years have been...

Chance for Qatar’s Al Attiyah to seal MERC title glory 12 Sep 2014 - 04:42 am

NICOSIA: Qatar’s rally ace Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (pictured) and co-driver Giovanni Bernacchini are part of the top draw entry list at the...

FIA vice-president leaves for General Assembly meet in China 12 Sep 2014 - 04:42 am

DOHA: FIA vice-president Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah (pictured) will leave for Beijing today to attend the federation’s three-day General Assembly meeting. More...

Wales to train in Qatar for 2015 World Cup: Report 12 Sep 2014 - 04:40 am

London: Wales intend to train in the searing heat of Qatar to prepare for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, which is scheduled to...