Category: Sports

Al-Sadd will face Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium on Sunday in the second round of Group B in the King Salman Club Cup, which is being held in Saudi Arabia until Aug. 12.

Speaking during the press conference ahead of the upcoming match against Al-Hilal, head coach of Al-Sadd Bruno Miguel stated, “We are still in the early preparation phase. We’ll be facing a strong and formidable opponent. We need thorough preparation for this tournament and the entire season ahead. It’s not just us; all the teams are currently in the preparation stage, and the competition is close.” He further added, “We expect a difficult and intense encounter against Al-Hilal. Having competed with Al-Hilal’s former coach in the Portuguese league, we know each other. I’ll prepare my team appropriately, knowing that Al-Hilal applies high pressure and denies the opponent space to maneuver.” Regarding the involvement of new players in the match, the Al-Sadd coach clarified, “Yes, there will be new faces in the match against Al-Hilal, but they will be on the substitutes’ bench. Only fully fit players will participate in the game.” Hassan Al-Haydos, the captain of Al-Sadd, emphasized the significance of the team’s upcoming match against Al-Hilal. Al-Haydos stated, “The match on Sunday will undoubtedly be challenging, as we face a championship-winning team. We are eager to engage in these strong encounters to gain valuable experience, especially since we are at the beginning of the season.” He continued, “Our aim is to deliver a powerful and commendable performance and secure the three points. In the first round, we admit that we didn’t perform at our best against Wydad from Morocco. We missed the opportunity to capitalize on the numerical advantage after they received a red card, as they displayed a solid defensive setup and limited our spaces.” Al-Haydos added, “The Wydad match is now behind us, and we will learn from our mistakes as we prepare to face Al-Hilal. As I mentioned earlier, we are still in the early stages of the season, and we are continuously evolving from one match to another. We must leverage our experience and approach tomorrow’s match with greater effectiveness.”

Source: Qatar News Agency

Turkish team qualified for the final of the Volleyball Challenger Cup after defeating its Ukrainian counterpart 3-2 in their match at the Aspire Zone Hall today.

In the final, the Turkish team will face the winning team from a match between Qatar and Chile which will be held later today.

Eight teams are taking part in the event namely: Qatar, Chile, China, Dominican Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkiye and Ukraine.

Tournament director Youssef Ahmed Kanoo praised the great success witnessed in the tournament matches and also hailed the technical level of the tournament as all its matches were strong and witnessed great competition.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Qatar’s parachute jump team, affiliated to the Qatar Air Sports Committee (QASC) at the Joint Special Forces, has won the Gold Medal in the cohesion quadruple parachuting at the conclusion of the CISM World Military Championship for 2023 held in Spain.

The team ranked first with 141 credit points, ahead of Spain and Turkiye. The cohesion quadruple parachuting team included Hamad Al Marri, Abdul Aziz Al Shammari, Rashid Al Kubaisi and Muhammad Al Namlan.

HE Commander of the Joint Special Forces Staff, Chairman of QASC Brigadier General Jassim bin Ali Al Attiyah said he was delighted to see this great achievement the team made, confirming that it was a natural achievement which came because of the unlimited support received by the Qatari sports from the wise leadership. He added that the team’s participation in this championship was distinguished, as the team was determined to achieve the best results to raise the Qatari flag on the platform of this incredible festival.

Vice chairman of QASC Abdullah Saeed Al Mansouri noted the achievement made Qatar’s team in this championship which came after a powerful contest among participants who competed to win first places, affirming that the achievement was made by virtue of the substantial support the team has been receiving, along with the champions’ determination who met the high expectations and keenness to raise Qatar’s flag in this tournament.

Qatar’s parachute jump team appeared well with full determination, Al Mansouri said, emphasizing that the presence at the platform is an overwhelming evidence of the gargantuan task QASC has been carrying out to graduate excelled jumpers in all contests.

In addition, secretary-general of QASC Captain Hazza Hamad Al Attiyah expressed his happiness for this great achievement, affirming that it came by virtue of the champions’ determination who meet all expectations and keenness to raise the flag of the beloved Qatar into the sky of Spain.

For his part, captain of the team Lieutenant Hamad Al Marri said he is so glad to have this achievement which came after powerful competitions among the contenders to achieve the first places, pointing out that the team’s appearance was excellent.

Source: Qatar News Agency

The Saudi chemistry team arrived home yesterday from Switzerland where it won four silver medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad, held during July 16-25, 2023.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the 56th edition of the Olympiad next year, from July 22 to August 1, 2024, in the city of Riyadh.

At past international chemistry Olympiads, the Kingdom garnered 14 silver medals, 25 bronze medals, and two certificates of appreciation.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Registration opened for the fourth edition of the show Seen Jeem (Q&A), on the directives of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Chairman of the General Sports Authority and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee.

The quiz show is part of HH Shaikh Khalid’s cultural and social initiatives and is produced in cooperation with Bahrain Television.

HH Shaikh Khalid said the return of the show for a fourth edition builds on its success in previous seasons, as a national initiative that encourages knowledge gain.

HH added that this success increases the responsibility to develop the show even further, commending the efforts of the organising committee and hoping for bigger participation this year.

Registration will be open on www.hhsk.bh until August 24.

The show tests general knowledge and quick thinking.

It carries a fun Bahraini family vibe in a studio with a retro classic quiz show feel from the 1960-80s.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

The Bahrain Basketball Association (BBA) takes pride in having two Bahraini

teams compete in the second edition of the Western Asia Super league (WASL) this year, with

Muharraq joining last year’s champion Manama, the Chairman Captain Waleed Al-Alawi.

The chairman of the affirmed that choosing Muharraq Sports Club to compete in WASL

demonstrated the overall advancement of Bahraini basketball on a regional level.

Al Alawi attributed this achievement to the support of His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa and

His Royal Highness Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

He said the follow up of His Highness Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the King’s Representative

for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports

and the efforts of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the

Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Chairman of the General Sports Authority and President of Bahrain

Olympic Committee have significantly driven the growth of the Bahraini sports scene.

Al-Alawi said that the participation of Muharraq Club in the (WASL) alongside last year’s

champion Manama Club, reflects the reputation of basketball in Bahrain.

He noted that Manama won last year’s championship despite the participation of strong

teams from the GCC and Western Asia.

Al-Alawi wished Bahrain’s representatives at WASL success in delivering their best

performance.

Source: Bahrain News Agency