2020Journalism

  India can play in FIFA World Cup Finals in another 15 to 20 years’ time: AIFF President Chaubey is hopeful that India can reach the top level in football, not immediately, but it's going to be a long-term plan which the AIFF is going to be working on in the months and years ahead which he is hopeful that will take them to the summit. By Armstrong Vaz Doha (Qatar): If you are a football fan from India and was hoping the world’s second most populous country could make it to the FIFA World Cup Finals soon, then hold your breath. You will have to wait for another 15 to 20 years for it to become a reality if one goes by the words of All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey.   The former goalkeeper, who took charge as AIFF chief is quite hopeful that India can reach the top level in football, not immediately, but it's going to be a long-term plan which the AIFF is going to be working on in the months and years ahead which he is hopeful that will take t...

Doha Music Lovers organised “Super Dancer Dance Competition” in association with Emote Edition Dance Studios. The event was organised to offer a platform to all the dance enthusiasts who are passionate about    dancing. More than 200 contestants enrolled in this mega dance competition and after a month long auditions 42 contestants were taken to grand finale. The programme started with national anthems of Qatar & India. It was an amazing night with contestants dancing in glittering clothes with fashionable jewellery and full of passion and enthusiasm. The program was hosted by beautiful Aafrin Khan and Mohinder Jalandhary. Talking about the winner and runner up’s victory and his experience with this season, Organiser Syed Rafi said, “these contestants are fabulous performers, and I have seen their evolution at every stage of auditions and now in finals. They are true winners and deserves a lot. I must add that as an organiser and founder of Super Dancer Dance Competiti...

  By Armstrong Vaz Doha, Qatar: Bahrain helped by the batting heroics of Sohail Ahmed clinched the Malaysia Quadrangular Series defeating hosts Malaysia by six wickets in the final of the T20 tournament at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday while Qatar finished third ahead of Singapore. In the four-team event final match, Bahrain’s Ahmed kept his cool in the final over of the innings to score 12 runs and give his team the title, finishing off the contest in fourth delivery of the 20 th over much to the delight of his team mates. Bahrain reached the winning target losing four wickets with top scorer Ahmed (66) holding the innings together and guiding them to the finish. Ahmed’s 66 came off 44 balls and contained four hits over the fence and three boundaries. Chasing 154 for a win, Bahraini suffered two early blows losing two wickets with only 37 runs on the board. However, opener Prashant Kurup and Ahmed added 57 for the third wicket to steady the innings and also k...

  Gold-plated FIFA trophy goes under hammer along with Messi and Maradona’s jerseys   BY ARMSTRONG VAZ Doha (Qatar): An exact replica of the gold-plated FIFA World Cup trophy along with 55 other football related items including shirts worn by late Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi has gone under the hammer at an online auction which began at the start of this month and one which ends on December 22. The auctions are conducted online, through their website www.matchdayauctions.com. With the FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France a few days away and a new champion to be spotted on Sunday the organizers have tried to catch on to the football fever and give away a replica of the FIFA World cup trophy. "Taking advantage of the World Cup fever, we are auctioning off an exact replica of the gold-plated World Cup trophy ($9,000) and many national team jerseys,” said Yael Rodríguez, one of the three partners of the Matchday the Argentine company behind the auction, whi...