2020Journalism

  MUSCAT (OMAN): Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, the winner of a record-breaking 17 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) titles, tops the entry for the Oman Rally Sohar International 2021. The final round of the regional series takes place next weekend (December 2 nd -4 th ).   The six-time winner of the rally in Oman teams up with regular French co-driver Matthieu Baumel (a two-time winner) before heading off to Saudi Arabia to try and add the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies title to the 17 th  regional crown he earned in an Autotek Motorsport-run Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 when the fifth round of the series in Kuwait was cancelled earlier this month.   Al-Attiyah faces competition from 11 rivals in the FIA category and a further 11 drivers competing in the second and third rounds of the Oman Rally Championship that will run immediately behind the FIA homologated field.   Talented young Omani Abdullah Al-Ruwahi and experienced Qatari Nasser Khalifa Al-At...

      Nayeem helps CBQ pull off thrilling win over Firox Club   Warriors continue winning run in Qatar Airways cricket; Haq smashes brilliant ton in Royal Stars’ victory DOHA Commercial Bank Qatar hit back through Nayeem (four for 37) to snatch a pulsating one-run victory against Firox Club and holders Warriors Club registered their fourth triumph on the trot in the Premier Division of the popular Qatar Airways Cricket Tournament.   Qatar Airways is proud to be the official sponsor of the annual cricket tournament. As the country’s national carrier, Qatar Airways continues to play a vital role in enhancing the already flourishing sports activity in Qatar and is a keen supporter for developing the next generation of cricket players in the country.   At the West Bay Grounds, CBQ were restricted at 188 in 48.1 overs by Saleem (four for 28) and Hassan (three for 20). Zaheer hit seven fours to compile 61 in 94 balls and Abbas made 44 with four boundaries to be...

  Draw confirms FIFA World Cup™ intercontinental play-off pairings Play-offs to be single-legged and to be played in June 2022 Qatar confirmed as neutral venue Held today at the Home of FIFA, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ intercontinental play-off draw has determined the confederation pairings in the contest for the last two spots at football’s flagship global event. The pairings to be decided as a single leg are: AFC Team v. CONMEBOL Team Concacaf Team v. OFC Team With the aim of continuing to test operations ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022, FIFA has confirmed Qatar as the neutral venue for the intercontinental play-off matches, which will be played at one of the tournament venues featuring the country’s innovative cooling system on 13 and 14 June 2022. The play-offs were originally scheduled to take place in March 2022 but were rescheduled to June 2022 as a result of the unprecedented disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to the scheduling of FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers glo...

  Qatar’s amazing eight: the stadiums that will host next year’s FIFA World Cup  Every tournament venue – including Lusail Stadium – has been completed as the country marks a year to go until the big kick-off With exactly one year to go until the first FIFA World Cup™ in the Middle East and Arab world, Qatar has proudly completed construction work at all eight tournament venues. The finishing touches were recently applied to Lusail Stadium – the 80,000-capacity venue that will host next year’s final on 18 December. Lusail is one of seven venues to have been built from scratch, while Khalifa International Stadium was extensively redeveloped in preparation for the 22nd edition of football’s flagship international tournament. To celebrate the one year to go milestone, qatar2022.qa takes a closer look at the eight amazing stadiums that will host the FIFA World Cup™, which will kick off at Al Bayt on 21 November 2022. Khalifa International Stadium The first tournament-ready venue f...

  Rahul Sharma slams sizzling hundred   Qatar Airways T20 Division C line-up finalised DOHA Rahul Sharma’s sizzling century fetched QIECO a big 74-run victory over Deccan Warriors in a Division C match at the popular Qatar Airways T20 Cricket Tournament and the top spot in Pool D.   Qatar Airways is proud to be the official sponsor of the annual cricket tournament. As the country’s national carrier, Qatar Airways continues to play a vital role in enhancing the already flourishing sports activity in Qatar and is a keen supporter for developing the next generation of cricket players in the country. At the West Bay Grounds, Sharma hammered six sixes and 10 fours to post 102 to steer QIECO to a huge total of 199 for five. Deepak Verma also chipped in with 64, which contained two sixes ad six boundaries. Deccan Warriors failed to bear the run-pressure and collapsed at 125 in 19 overs, with Amir bagging three for 12 and Ankit Chauhan snapping two wickets.  ...

 Qatari driver Ahmed al-Kuwari emerged victorious in Auto Class 1 in Round 4 of the Qatar Off -Road Championship on Saturday. Driving with his navigator Nasser al-Kuwari, Ahmed clocked a time of 1 hour 39.06 minutes in the Yamaha YXZ 1000R at a gruelling desert loop in Abu Sidra to seal the win, their second victory in four rounds. The win places them in the second spot in the points tally as they tied with Ahmed Allough and Ali Hassan Obaid of Qatar who have 65 points, posing a threat to overall Championship leader Abdulla al-Khelaifi of Qatar. Ahmed al-Muhannadi and Mubarak al-Khelaifi fi nished second yesterday in their Yamaha YXZ 1000R, 38.22 seconds behind the race winner. Meanwhile, Abdulla al-Khelaifi and navigator Abdulaziz al-Jabri fi nished second in Class 3 behind Abdulaziz alBshayer and Martin Chalmers. Mohamed Ameer and Tamer Hijazeen came third. In two-wheelers, Russian rider Gennadii Korolenko topped the time sheet. Korolenko, completed the route in 2 hours 30.29 min...