Doha, 18 Feb. 2023 (WTA) World No.1 Iga Swiatek successfully defended her title at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Saturday, sweeping past fourth-ranked Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-0 in the Doha final. No.1 seed Swiatek topped No.2 seed Pegula to capture her first Hologic WTA Tour title of the year, and the 12th title of her...

Doha, 16 Feb. 2023 (WTA) World No.1 Iga Swiatek made a triumphant return to competition at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open. Swiatek raced past No.42 Danielle Collins 6-0, 6-1 and is into the semifinals after her quarterfinal opponent Belinda Bencic withdrew from the tournament due to fatigue. Last season, Swiatek kicked off her 37-match win streak...

Doha, 12 Feb. 2023 (QTF) The draw for the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2023 was held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on Saturday. Secretary General of Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation Tariq Zainal, Tournament Director Saad Al Mohannadi, Member of Organizing Committee Karim Al Alami and Deputy VP HR, Communications & CSR...

Manama (Bahrain), 01 Feb. 2023 Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, President of Qatar Football Association (QFA), was elected as a member of the FIFA Council, the main decision-making authority of world football’s governing body, at the 33rd Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress in Manama, Bahrain. The victory of QFA President was confirmed...

Istanbul, 29 Jan. 2023 (Anadolu News) The Serbian powered his way to a 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 victory at the Rod Laver Arena in just under three hours to equal Rafael Nadal men’s record of 22 Grand Slam crowns. Djokovic’s latest success in Melbourne also catapults him from No. 5 to No. 1 in the ATP...

Doha, 22 Jan. 2023 Nine out of the world's top ten players including World No 1, confirmed to participate in the 2023 21st edition of the WTA 500 tournament. The world No. 1 and defending champion Iga Świątek of Poland leads the star cast of 32 players for the singles and 16 pairs for the doubles...

Doha, 16 Jan. 2023 (QT) By ASHRAF SIDDIQUI FIFA will start an 18-month long accredited course for technical directors from May this year through which the first-ever diploma certificate by FIFA will be issued by the end of 2024, said Jamie Houchen, head of Technical Leadership, a department under ‘Global Football Development Division, Federation Internationale...

Doha, 21 Dec. 2022 Qatar Rail announced today that 18.2 million passengers used Doha Metro and Lusail Tram networks during 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar between November 20 to December 18, 2022. Among 18.2 million included 17.4 million and 0.8 million passengers travelled respectively by Metro and Lusail Tram. This translates to an average daily...

Doha, 18 Dec. 2022 As Qatar Deserved The Best so the World Cup Qatar - 2022 concluded this evening leaving behind the greatest game ever played in the history of FIFA World Cup tournaments.  After 64 matches between 32 World's best teams, the final match between Argentina and 2018 Champion France on Sunday at the...

Doha, 18 Dec. 2022 (QT) “I feel so fortunate to be part of the largest ever recruitment programme for volunteers in Qatar for any sport event. Only 20,000 volunteers from 145 countries were selected for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 out of the 420,000 applicants from 207 countries,” said Ashraf Siddiqui, 72, a Pakistani...