Sports
Karim Alami urges the crowd to come and watch big tennis stars in Doha
The 28th edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open will take place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha between January 6-11, sharing the first week of the season with the inaugural ATP Cup. Unlike in the past, the organizers in Doha didn't have to compete against the [...]
Khalifa Stadium to host FIFA Club World Cup final
Khalifa International Stadium will host three additional matches during the FIFA Club World Cup 2019 after the official opening of Education City Stadium was postponed until early 2020. In addition to the double-header of games on December 17, the fifth-place play-off and the semi-final involving CONMEBOL Libertadores winners CR Flamengo, [...]
Football fever coming to Doha
A free festival of football will welcome fans from around the globe as Doha hosts the FIFA Club World Cup™ for the first time. The FIFA Club World Cup™ Fan Zone, in partnership with Alibaba Cloud, will run from 9-21 December (2 PM to 12 AM every day) at [...]
Iconic 2022 Building opens in Aspire Zone
Prime Minister and Interior Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, inaugurated yesterday the 2022 Building in Aspire Zone. After displaying a short film about the development of sports and sports facilities in Qatar, His Excellency listened to a brief explanation on the details of the [...]
Qatar’s Afif named Asia’s best football player
Qatar national football team player and Al Sadd Club striker Akram Afif won the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Player of the Year 2019 award today. The award was announced at a function held in Hong Kong today. He is the third Qatari player to receive this award. A driving force [...]
Qatar to host second round of 2020 world superbike championship
2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship (source: Gulf Times) Losail International Circuit is set to host the second round of the 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship as per the calendar adopted by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) and Dorna WSBK Organization. Taking place across 11 different countries [...]
