QLSports

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended part of the opening day of the 19th Qatar Total Open 2021 for women's tennis yesterday.

German Christian Ahlmann, riding the 11-year-old stallion Dominator 2000 Z, emerged champion after clocking 36.17 seconds in the jump-off round.

Defending champions Al Sadd defeated rivals Al Duhail 2-0, thanks to a sublime brace from star Algerian striker Baghdad Bounedjah, to retain their Qatar Cup crown at the Al Duhail Stadium yesterday.

Show jumping’s premier horses and riders have arrived in Qatar's dazzling capital city Doha, for the first round of action on the Longines Global Champions Tour 2021.

A total of 14 goals were scored in the six matches played across the fixtures, with the Al Wakrah versus Qatar SC match being the only game that ended in a goalless stalemate.

The stars have started arriving in Doha for the Qatar Total Open 2021, with the world No.11 Kiki Bertens of The Netherlands being the first player to touch down at the Hamad International Airport on Monday night.

A star-studded contingent of 85 riders from 27 countries around the world has descended upon Doha to compete in the spectacular Commercial Bank CHI AL SHAQAB Presented by Longines 2021 event.

With about two weeks to the Qatar Total Open 2021, the number of stars confirmed for the WTA Tour Premier event has continued to grow with Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, the first Arab woman to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament, entering into the main draw of the tournament.

The HH Amir Sword Festival came to an exciting conclusion yesterday with Mon'nia, owned by HE Sheikha Yasmeen bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and Al Wasmiyah Farm's Noor Al Hawa claiming the Amir Sword and Trophy prizes.

As the action unfolded during the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 final between Bayern Munich and Tigres UANL at Education City Stadium, a much quieter space was made available for fans with autism in the upper bowls of the stadium.

With the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 drawing closer by the day, Qatar's preparation for the ultimate football fiesta has continued to receive worldwide applause with the latest being the nomination of two of the Qatar 2022 stadiums, Ahmad Bin Ali and Education City, for the 2020 Stadium of the Year Award by StadiumDB.com.

Over 100 riders will feature in the His Highness The Amir Sword Equestrian Festival, a prestigious competition jointly organized by Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF) and Al Shaqab, a member of Qatar Foundation.

The 2020-21 season QNB Stars League’s Week 16 fixtures, held on Saturday and Sunday (February 13 and 14, 2021), witnessed hot action. A total of 11 goals were scored over six matches, all of which ended in victories.

With less than a month to the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2021, the rank of superstars on the cards for the annual Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour 250 series tournament has continued to swell with the US Open defending champion and World No.3 Dominic Thiem confirmed as the event's top-seed.

Following the implementation of stringent health and safety protocols, Qatar completed the successful hosting of the 17th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup on Thursday night.

With under two years to go until Qatar hosts the region's first FIFA World Cup, tremendous efforts are underway to ensure the accessibility of tournament venues, including stadiums and fan zones.

As anticipation builds for the tournament’s final matchday on February 11, the ‘Diamond in the Desert’ is ready to showcase an exciting conclusion to the week-long event by staging the third-place play-off between Al Ahly SC and SE Palmeiras and the final between FC Bayern München and Tigres UANL.

Tennis lovers are in for a splendid time as nine of the World's top-ten players have confirmed their participation at this year's Qatar Total Open to be held from March 1 to 6 at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha.

Despite Al Duhail's impressive performance, the QNB Stars League champions suffered a slim 1-0 defeat to Egypt's Al Ahly in the second round of the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 at the Education City Stadium yesterday.

Al Gharafa claimed their second title within ten days as they trounced familiar foe Al Shamal 86-77 to emerge champions of the 2020-21 Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) Qatar Cup at the Indoor Hall of the Al Gharafa Sports Club yesterday.