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Zhu fairytale return continues with WTT Champions victory
Macau’s former World No 1 Zhu Yuling and Chinese Taipei’s Lin YunJu emerged champions at WTT Champions Doha, as the curtain came down on five days of high intensity table tennis at Lusail Sports Arena yesterday. Zhu completed a remarkable comeback by...
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Carlsen fumes in Doha as Erigaisi shares Blitz lead
Trust chess maverick Magnus Carlsen to create drama when things are not going to plan. The drama at the FIDE World Blitz Championships reached a fever pitch in Doha yesterday when world number No 1 Carlsen suffered a stunning ninth-round defeat to...
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Flair and focus fuel Morocco’s Arab Cup triumph in Qatar
FIFA tournament finals at Lusail Stadium have a special kind of buzz. Three years to the day after Argentina and France staged an incredible showdown in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final (3-3 extra time, 4-2 on penalties), the recently concluded FIFA Arab...
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Today’s matches
Oman vs Morocco at Education City Stadium Comoros vs Saudi at Al Bayt Stadium
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Fired up Qatar seek points against battling Syria today
Asian champions Qatar will look to recover lost ground at the FIFA Arab Cup today when they face Syria at the iconic Khalifa International Stadium. On Monday, Qatar – coached by Julen Lopetegui – were stunned by an own goal shocker against Palestine at...
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Saudi Arabia beat Oman 2-1, Egypt-Kuwait in feisty draw
Saleh al-Shehri produced a deft deflection in the second half to power Saudi Arabia to a feisty 2-1 win over neighbouring Oman on day two of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025. Al-Shehri, who charged into the Oman box, sent the ball home on a cross from the...
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Own goal shock: Palestine beat Qatar in stoppage-time
It was heartbreak for the home fans as Palestine yesterday picked up three points when an own goal by defender Sultan al-Brake in injury time saw hosts Qatar go down 1-0 at Al Bayt Stadium. With both teams struggling to find the goal in regulation...
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Verstappen claims Qatar GP as McLaren strategy misfires
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen kept his championship hopes alive under the Lusail floodlights, winning a chaotic and tactically fraught Qatar Grand Prix after McLaren’s bold, and ultimately disastrous, decision not to pit under an early Safety Car left both...
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Piastri takes pole, wins sprint to ramp up pressure on Norris
Oscar Piastri may have left it late in his title bid, but he is certainly not going out without a fight. The McLaren driver took pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix yesterday, just hours after winning the sprint to cut teammate Lando Norris’s lead...
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Cabral strike earns Portugal historic U-17 World Cup title
Portugal clinched their first-ever FIFA U-17 World Cup title after overcoming Austria in a gripping final in Doha. Anisio Cabral’s first-half goal sealed the triumph at Khalifa International Stadium, completing a remarkable 2025 double for the...
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Norris seeks reset in Qatar amid Verstappen threat
After a bruising Las Vegas Grand Prix, where Lando Norris lost the lead to Max Verstappen at the start and finished second before being disqualified for excessive skid-block wear, the championship leader is now looking forward to ‘warm weather, playing...
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Portugal and Austria reach historic U-17 World Cup final
Portugal held their nerve in a tense penalty shootout to overcome Brazil and secure a place in the U-17 World Cup final, where they will face Austria, who earned a composed 2-0 win over Italy in yesterday’s semi-finals at the Aspire Zone in Doha. It...
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Brazil-Portugal semi-final showdown primed to thrill
Brazil and Portugal headline today’s FIFA U-17 World Cup semi-finals in Doha, a meeting of two continental champions with everything on the line. The match kicks off at 7:00pm at Aspire Zone. Portugal continue their chase for a first-ever U-17 world...
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Qatar’s Ikhlef wins three gold at Islamic Solidarity Games
Qatari weightlifter Ouisal Ikhlef won three gold medals yesterday in the women’s over 86kg weightlifting competition at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Ikhlef secured first place and the gold medal in the snatch...
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Uganda, Czech Republic and Mali advance as Qatar bow out
There was drama and tension aplenty as the knockout-phase field was completed at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar yesterday. It was incredibly tight in Group K as all four sides finished level on points. Ultimately, France, Canada and Uganda progressed,...
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Colombia, England and Germany enter knockout stage
Colombia, England and Germany secured spots in the Round of 32 at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar yesterday at the Aspire Zone. South Korea, Switzerland and Venezuela also impressed with wins. Indonesia made history by recording their first World Cup...
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Morocco beat New Caledonia 16-0 as Qatar play draw
Belgium, Japan, Senegal, Croatia and South Africa booked their places in the knockout stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 at the Aspire Zone yesterday, as Groups A, B, C and D came to a close. There remains hope for the hosts Qatar, Morocco...
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USA, Austria and Ireland qualify into round of 32
The drama and excitement continued at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 yesterday as several nations booked their spots in the knockout rounds, while others kept their dreams alive with hardfought results. At the Aspire Zone, USA, Austria and Ireland...
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Qatar keep hopes alive after draw with South Africa
Hosts Qatar kept their qualification hopes alive with a draw 1-1 against South Africa at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar yesterday, while Argentina, Italy and Portugal secured their passage to the knockout stage. At the Mansour Muftah pitch in Aspire...
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France, Mali march on as Canada break Uganda hearts
The FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 continued yesterday with some impressive team performances, including Czech Republic putting six past Tajikistan and Ireland defeating Panama in style. There were also late winners for USA and Canada, the latter...
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Venezuela stun England as Brazil and Egypt cruise
The FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 continued yesterday with some impressive team performances, including Brazil finding the net seven times against Honduras, while Venezuela beating fancied England in style. Egypt, North Korea, South Korea,...
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Italy edge spirited Qatar in U-17 World Cup opener
Qatar’s passionate fans created a raucous atmosphere at Mansour Muftah Pitch in Aspire, urging their team forward from start to finish, but Italy held firm to claim a hardfought 1-0 victory in their opening match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. A fine...
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Hosts Qatar set for opening clash against Italy as FIFA U-17 World Cup kicks off
Hosts Qatar will take on Italy today as the biggest edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 kicks off in Doha. This will be the first edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup where a record 48 teams will aim for title glory in the November 3-27...
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Al Sadd end losing streak in Qatar Clasico against Rayyan
Defending champions Al Sadd were back to winning ways as they prevailed over a 10-man Al Rayyan in Qatar Clasico 5-1 in their Qatar Stars League (QSL) 20252026 season at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday. The Wolves took charge right from the...
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Al Sadd end losing streak in Qatar Clasico against Rayyan
Defending champions Al Sadd were back to winning ways as they prevailed over a 10-man Al Rayyan in Qatar Clasico 5-1 in their Qatar Stars League (QSL) 20252026 season at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday. The Wolves took charge right from the...
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Qatar’s home advantage makes opener a tough test: Italy coach
The start of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 is drawing ever closer, with Italy set to go into the tournament as one of the title favourites. They will head to expanded 48team competition on the back of reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA European...
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Doha Bay set for Aquabike World Championship finale
Qatar returns to the 2025 sporting calendar after a 10-year absence to host the final round of the UIM-ABP Aquabike World Championship this weekend (October 30-November 1). Aquabike Promotion and the Doha Marine Sports Club (DMSC) will host the...
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Pedro brace helps Qatar SC reach top of the table
Joao Pedro scored a brace to give 10-man Qatar SC 2-1 win in the Qatar Stars League (QSL) match against Umm Salal to lift them to top spot yesterday. Qatar SC are now top of the table with 17 points, one more than second-placed Al Gharafa, while Al...
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Gharafa beat Ahli to go top as Arabi shock champs Sadd
Al Gharafa went top of the table after defeating Al Ahli 3-1, while Al Arabi stunned defending champions Al Sadd 3-1 in the Qatar Stars League yesterday. Al Duhail, meanwhile, earned a crucial 2-0 win over Al Shamal, who slumped from top spot to...
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Mena Karting Championship Nations Cup begins at Lusail
The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) officially launched the Mena Karting Championship Nations Cup 2025 at the Lusail Karting Circuit. The opening ceremony welcomed drivers, officials, marshals, national federations, partners, and...
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Bajas World Cup entrants make final preparations
The Qatar International Baja will be the penultimate round of the FIM Bajas World Cup on November 6th-8th. While competitors in the FIA World Baja Cup wait for the outcome of this weekend’s Baja Portalegre 500 in Portugal before the latest championship...
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Lopez and Rashford inspire Barca rout of Olympiacos
Fermin Lopez bagged a hat-trick and Marcus Rashford struck twice for Barcelona in a 6-1 demolition of Olympiacos to get the Catalan giants back on track in the Champions League yesterday. Teenage star Lamine Yamal was also on target for Hansi Flick’s...
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Al Sadd eye points in key match against Al Hilal
Qatar football giants Al Sadd will be eyeing a win against Saudi side Al Hilal today when the two powerful sides meet in an AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 clash. Al Hilal will expect to stay on the winning ways when they face the Qatari side...
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Duhail aim for first win; Al Ahli hope to return to winning ways
Al Duhail will face UAE’s Al Wahda at the Al Nahyan Stadium for their AFC Champions League Elite 2025-26 match at the at the Al Nahyan Stadium today. Al Wahda will target maximum points when they welcome Al Duhail to the Al Nahyan Stadium for their...
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Postecoglou sacked after Forest lose, Arsenal stay top
Ange Postecoglou’s reign as Nottingham Forest manager was ended after a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea yesterday as Arsenal remained on top thanks to Leandro Trossard’s winner at Fulham. Postecoglou was sacked after just eight games and 40 days in charge at...
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Mejia excited to lead Qatar’s young stars at U-17 World Cup
Former Real Madrid centre-back Alvaro Mejia moved to Qatar in 2014 to play for Al Shahania SC. Six years later, he became assistant coach at the same club, and then took over as head coach in February 2022. It was less than nine months ago, in January...
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Lopetegui hails Qatar’s grit after sealing World Cup spot
Julen Lopetegui paid tribute to his players and the fans after Qatar booked their ticket to the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Tuesday. A 2-1 win over the United Arab Emirates confirmed the two-time Asian Cup winners’ first ever FIFA World Cup appearance...
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Qatar chase World Cup spot and redemption against UAE
History, form, and recent head-tohead records will all be against Qatar when they face the United Arab Emirates in a crucial Asian World Cup Qualifiers playoff at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium today. Despite enjoying home advantage and a six-day break...
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Mini Basketball World Cup in Middle East launched
The Organising Committee of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027, in collaboration with the Qatar School Sports Association, announced yesterday the launch of the inaugural Basketball Mini World Cup, to be held in Doha across two seasons (2025–2026...
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Lusail Circuit ready for F1 Qatar GP with new fan experiences
Lusail International Circuit (LIC) hosted a press conference to announce “50 Days to Go” for the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2025, announcing LIC’s readiness to welcome fans, drivers, and teams from November 28-30 for one of the most...
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Amoura scores twice as Algeria qualify for 2026 World Cup
Algeria added their name to the list of World Cup qualifiers yesterday, the fourth African team to book a berth at next year’s finals in North America, after a comfortable 3-0 win over Somalia. Mohamed Amoura netted twice – taking his goals tally in...
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Qatar’s World Cup hopes hit early hurdle after Oman draw
Qatar made their path to the 2026 World Cup more difficult after being held to a drab 0-0 draw by Oman in the opening match of the fourth round of Asia’s World Cup qualifiers yesterday at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. It was a below-par performance...
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Mental focus key, says coach Lopetegui as Qatar face Oman
Qatar head coach Julen Lopetegui has underlined the high stakes and intense pressure surrounding his side’s upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers play-off match against Oman, which will be played today at 6pm at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Al...
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Qatar step up preparations for World Cup play-offs
Qatar have intensified their preparations for two crucial matches that will decide their fate in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as they prepare to host Oman and the United Arab Emirates at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Al Sadd. Al...
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Al Ghadeer completes Qatar Arabian World Cup hat-trick
For the third consecutive year, the legendary Al Ghadeer produced a breathtaking performance to retain the Group 1 PA Qatar Arabian World Cup crown on the final day of Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp yesterday, reaffirming his...
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Hajmah wins Qatar Arabian Trophy des Juments
Al Shaqab Racing’s Hajmah triumphed in the Gr1 Qatar Arabian Trophy des Juments and Wathnan Racing’s First Look delivered a commanding performance to claim the Gr 2 Qatar Prix Dollar, defeating a strong field with authority on the first of the...
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QREC-sponsored Arabian classics to kick off Arc weekend at Saint-Cloud
Racing action associated with the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend gets underway today at Saint-Cloud Racecourse, with the spotlight firmly on two Group 1 contests for three-year-old Purebred Arabians, both sponsored by the Qatar Racing &...
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McLaughlin-Levrone steals the show, Kebinatshipi clinches men’s one-lap gold
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone brought the house down yesterday by coming within a whisker of breaking the four-decade-old women’s 400 metres world record while Botswana’s Busang Collen Kebinatshipi impressively won the men’s one-lap...
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Kipyegon sparkles, Tinch’s time away pays off with gold
Faith Kipyegon cemented her status as an athletics legend yesterday by winning her fourth world 1,500m title whilst Cordell Tinch’s decision to return to the sport paid off with 110m hurdles gold. The 31-year-old Kipyegon had bad news for those who...
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Duplantis reaches new heights, Beamish makes Kiwi history
The world athletics championships were, not for the first time, the Armand Duplantis show yesterday although New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish did his best to share the spotlight after a shock win in the 3,000 metres steeplechase. Duplantis kept the drama...
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Seville, Jefferson-Wooden enjoy maiden world titles as US savour field of gold
Oblique Seville and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden recorded their first major victories in winning the men’s and women’s 100m world titles yesterday, making it honours even between sprint powerhouses Jamaica and the United States. It was a good night in...
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A Tokyo full house revels in Chebet and sprinters
Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000m world title while the cream of sprinting delighted a sellout 55,000 crowd at the world championships yesterday – a stark contrast to the empty stadium at the Covid-affected Tokyo Games in 2021. Chebet, 25, added the...
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Lyles, Alfred the targets in 100m
Olympic champions Noah Lyles and Julien Alfred will take to the track in Tokyo tomorrow for heats of the 100m. Lyles will come under pressure from a top Jamaican duo seeking to break US dominance in the blue riband event. Alfred meanwhile will look to...
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Samba’s return to form adds extra spark to Warholm, Benjamin, Dos Santos clash
The men’s 400m hurdles is set for another historic showdown at World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, where the three fastest in history — Karsten Warholm, Rai Benjamin and Alison dos Santos — renew their rivalry with the world record always under...
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