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HE President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, Chairman of Doha 2030, yesterday inaugurated the Doha Majlis in the Omani capital Muscat to promote Qatar's bid to host the 2030 Asian Games.

Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah held his nerve to set a second successive fastest time and seal victory in Hail Baja 1, round four of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, on Saturday.

The 2020-21 season QNB Stars League’s Week 8 matches were played on Tuesday, December 8th and Wednesday, December 9th respectively at different stadiums in Qatar, and a total of 18 goals were scored - an average of three goals per game.

In what is a first for any country outside of Europe, the Qatar National Team has been invited to participate in the UEFA’s FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign which will be held in home-and-away format between March and November 2021.

Al Rayyan Venue is the latest FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 stadium to be completed by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy.

Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), Hassan Al Thawadi, believes the FIFA World Cup has the potential to transform people’s attitudes to sustainability in Qatar.

After months of waiting Qatar’s national basketball men’s team will step on the court this week to continue its effort to qualify at the final phase of Asia Cup 2021.

The tournament will be held from December 1 to 18, 2021 in the majority of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums. It will see a total of 32 matches over 18 days.

Samuel Eto’o believes the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will offer many unique and memorable experiences for fans when the next edition of football’s showpiece event heads to the Middle East and Arab world in two years’ time.

A total of 13 goals were scored across the six matches of the QNB Stars League’s Week 6 fixtures played on Saturday and Sunday, November 21 and 22.

The Al Rayyan Stadium will host the Amir Cup 2020 final between Al Sadd and Al Arabi on December 18.

The FIBA 3x3 World Tour Doha Masters 2020 ended on a high-octane note on Saturday night at the Al Gharafa Sports Complex with Riga’s Karlis Lasmanis hitting an impossible buzzer-beater to earn his Latvian team the tournament's title on what was a fantastic night.

Saturday, November 21 marks exactly two years until the next and ground-breaking edition of the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar.

Under the theme, “One World, Our Health,” Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), Hassan Al Thawadi delivered a keynote address at the 2020 World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), which is being held virtually from November 15-19.

FIBA 3x3 Head of Events and Partnerships, Ignacio Soriano, recently sat down with the QBF media team to discuss several 3x3 topics, including the sports battle against the Coronavirus pandemic.

After the overwhelming success of last year’s edition in Katara, the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters has returned to Doha once again, thanks to the efforts of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF).

With the AFC Champions League kick-off tomorrow, the first half-dozen clubs have arrived in the Qatari capital ready to take on the best the continent has to offer.

The exciting race to join the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis FC in the 2020 AFC Champions League final on December 19 will kick-off on Wednesday in Doha, Qatar as Asia’s top clubs from the East Zone restart their eagerly anticipated Group Stage campaigns.

The Doha 2030 Asian Games Bid Committee welcomed members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Evaluation Committee to Doha to show the capital’s Games readiness and commitment to serving as a gateway to legacy now for Asia.

Egypt's World No.1 Ali Farag successfully defended his Qatar Classic title on Saturday as he edged New Zealand's World No.5 Paul Coll 3-1 (11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9) in 61 minutes in the final at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex.