18 November 2016 New Delhi English Daily 'The Times Of India' reported that Israel and India has agreed to intensify counter-terror efforts to deal with “constant” security threats posed by terrorism. Kallol Bhattacherjee reports Welcoming visiting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that both sides would work to counter terrorism, radicalism and...

Supreme Committee For Delivery & Legacy Qatar By Matthias Krug, 01 December 2016 Six years after Qatar was awarded the rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup™, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) Secretary General HE Hassan Al Thawadi is dynamically leading preparations for a country in full swing towards hosting the greatest...

28 November 2016 Doha, Qatar 14 competitors, largest number till 2016 4th Annual competition “Qatar’s Strongest Man” will be displaying their strength on Friday 2nd of December 2016. The competition to be held in Aspire Zone is organised by Aspire Sports Academy, a unique and the only of its kind in Middle East. Abdullah Al...

Doha 21 November 2016 (QNA) The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) released today new stats using a new bespoke satellite mapping tool that calculates the distances and travel times between the eight currently under construction stadiums that are set for completion by 2020. The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar will be the "ultimate...

Doha, November 18, 2016 QNA Egypt's Karim Abdel Gawad won today Qatar Classic 2016, after defeating his compatriot Mohammed El Shorbagy 3-0. The final, which took place in Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, ended 12-10, 15-13 and 11-7 for 25 year-old Abdel Gawad. Nabil Ali bin Ali, President of Qatar Squash Federation and Alex...

Doha, November 15 (QNA) Los Angeles, Paris and Budapest presented their proposals before the 21st general assembly of the Association of the National Olympic Committees (ANOC), today held in Doha. Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles and head of the delegation mentioned said city has the ability to stage the best ever Games along with...

Doha November 10 2016 (QNA) FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura praised today the level of planning and enthusiasm Qatar shows for hosting World Cup 2022. Visiting FIFA Chief toured five of the eight proposed host venues, a transportation network overview of the road network, Qatar Rail sites and Hamad International Airport. Fatma Samoura said during...

Friday 04 November 2016; Lausanne: The Association of National Olympic Committee (ANOC) today announced that five world-class musical and dance performances will be interspersed throughout the ANOC Awards 2016 in Doha taking the ceremony’s global audience on a journey through music and sport and reflecting the power of sport to unite the world. The ANOC...

UCI Road 2016 World Championship 16 October 2016 – Doha, Qatar: Peter Sagan will wear the rainbow jersey for at least one more year. The 2015 Champion defended his title in style when he beat Mark Cavendish and Tom Boonen in a sprint of Champions at the UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016. Cavendish, the...

15 October 2016 Denmark’s Amalie Dideriksen outpowered all the favourites to capture the 2016 UCI World Championships Elite Women’s Road Race Gold in a fast and furious bunch sprint finale. Dideriksen narrowly beat the Netherlands’ top contender, Kirsten Wild, by half a wheel’s breadth at the end of a drawn-out bunch sprint. Finland’s Lotta Lepisto...