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French and Qatari Olympians inspire kids on ANOC eve CULTURE

French and Qatari Olympians inspire kids on ANOC eve

Double gold medallist Teddy Riner walked up to the mat with judokas of Lycee Voltaire looking up at him, the giant of a man that he is at 6 feet 8 inches.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sandbetweenourtoes takes season-opening Al Safliya Cup CULTURE

Sandbetweenourtoes takes season-opening Al Safliya Cup

Khalifa bin Sheail al-Kuwari was all smiles on the first day of the season yesterday, with Sandbetweenourtoes racing to victory in the Al Safliya Cup, a Class 2 Thoroughbred Handicap race for horses rated 91-105, on the dirt at Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC).

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Jalwa Al Jazeera takes Club Breeders Trophy in thriller CULTURE

Jalwa Al Jazeera takes Club Breeders Trophy in thriller

The 2015-16 horse racing season came to a thrilling conclusion with a photo-finish deciding the winner of Club Breeders Trophy at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s Al Rayyan racetrack yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Winning five on HH The Emir’s Sword Day was special: champion trainer Ghazali CULTURE

Winning five on HH The Emir’s Sword Day was special: champion trainer Ghazali

He may have only half as many winners this season as compared to the last, but Jassim Ghazali is not complaining. He has retained the title of Champion Trainer and so has British jockey Harry Bentley, who Ghazali works with closely and regularly.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Itorio reigns supreme in Al Gharafa Cup victory CULTURE

Itorio reigns supreme in Al Gharafa Cup victory

Itorio didn’t have the best of the starts to the season when he finished at the back of the pack in the Qatar Derby in December.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar overcome Jammal and Lebanon to lift title CULTURE

Qatar overcome Jammal and Lebanon to lift title

Qatar lifted the title in the Asian Rugby Championship Division III West Central when they beat a formidable Lebanese team 25-19 in a nail-biting finish at the Aspire Warm Up track yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Huw’s that? Qatar power past Iran in Asian opener CULTURE

Huw’s that? Qatar power past Iran in Asian opener

Qatar made a winning start to the tri-nations Asian Rugby Championship Division III, beating Iran 35-12 at the Aspire Warm Up and Purpose-Built Rugby Track yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rugby fast catching the imagination of Qataris CULTURE

Rugby fast catching the imagination of Qataris

Maybe renaissance is too big a word, but rugby in Qatar is definitely undergoing a churn. After staying dormant on the national scene for many years,

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Zman Awal makes Loyalty Cup her own CULTURE

Zman Awal makes Loyalty Cup her own

After a win eluded her on three previous runs, Zman Awal was guided to her second win this season by Marco Monteriso in the Loyalty Cup – The Late Yousef Al Romaihi, yesterday’s feature race at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC).

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar ready for Iran, Lebanon in high stakes Asian C’ship CULTURE

Qatar ready for Iran, Lebanon in high stakes Asian C’ship

There is a lot at stake for Qatar at the upcoming tri-nation Asia Rugby Championship Division III, which is scheduled for April 16, 19 and 22.

4:45 AM November 25 2016