Doha: HE Minister of Sports and Youth Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani honored Akram Afif, Qatar’s national football team and Al Sadd player, who was awarded the 2023 Asian Player of the Year. In a statement on Sunday, HE the minister prais…

Doha: The Qatar Basketball Federation has officially appointed Turkish coach Hakan Demir as the head coach of the national team, succeeding Greek coach Thanasis Skourtopoulos. During a press conference attended by Demir, Saadoun Sabah Al Kuwari, Secre…

FIFA: FIFA and Hawk-Eye Innovations have joined forces to establish the Football Technology Centre AG, a joint venture that will explore and develop emerging technologies in football with a focus on the generation of algorithms to automate the detecti…

FIFA: FIFA and Hawk-Eye Innovations have joined forces to establish the Football Technology Centre AG, a joint venture that will explore and develop emerging technologies in football with a focus on the generation of algorithms to automate the detecti…

Kobe: Vissel Kobe of Japan defeated Gwangju FC of the Republic of Korea 2-0 on Tuesday in matchday 4 of the AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25. Goals from Taisei Miyashiro and Daiju Sasaki saw Vissel Kobe end Gwangju FC’s perfect start to the AFC Cham…

Tashkent: Al Rayyan defeated Uzbekistan’s Pakhtakor 1-0 on Tuesday in the AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 at JAR Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Hazem Ahmed scored the match’s only goal in the 51st minute, securing a crucial victory for the Qatar …

Doha: Aspire Academy is marking two decades since one of the foremost national sports academies in the world first opened its doors in 2004. The Academy, currently home to 273 student-athletes across various sporting programmes, will be marking the oc…

Napoli: Napoli held onto its top position in Serie A despite a 3-0 home defeat to Atalanta in Round 11 on Sunday. Ademola Lookman scored twice for Atalanta, netting in the 10th and 31st minutes, with Matteo Retegui adding a third goal in injury time (…