The Qatar Volleyball Association will provide Mikasa playing kit to its various teams in the upcoming international events. QVA President Ali Ghanim al Kuwari and Sportivo CEO Uros Stanic signed the Mikasa kits sponsorship agreement at the QVA headquarters in Doha on Sunday. Under the deal, which will last four years, the senior, junior and...
Bahrain’s Dar Kulaib lift GCC Clubs Volleyball trophy
Defending champions Al Rayyan of Qatar stumbled when and where it mattered most to hand over victory on a platter of gold to Dar Kulaib of Bahrain as the 36th GCC Clubs Volleyball Championship came to an end in Doha on Friday. Topping the table with 12-point as against Dar Kulaib’s 10 going into the...
Al Rayyan lay claim to GCC Clubs Championship title defence
Barring any upset in their last match on Friday, Al Rayyan is all set to defend their GCC Clubs Volleyball Championship on home soil after posting a commendable performance in their 3-0 defeat of Al Ain of UAE in Doha on Wednesday. The fifth match of the tournament for ‘The Lions’, three-time champions of the...
Different strokes for Qatari clubs at GCC Clubs tourney
Three-time champions Al Rayyan bounced back to winning ways with a resounding straight sets (25-21, 25-21, 25-21) victory over Al Ahli of Bahrain at the 36th GCC Clubs Volleyball Championship in Doha on Tuesday. The Qatari side, who are the defending champions, were clearly the better side in what was an almost no-contest at the...
GCC tourney: Al Arabi win; Al Rayyan falter against Bahraini clubs
Qatar’s Al Arabi, the 2010 champions, on Sunday emerged victorious in their clash against Al Ahli of Bahrain at the ongoing 36th GCC Clubs Volleyball Championship being held at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in Doha. The ‘Dream Team’, who lost to local rivals Al Rayyan on Saturday, bounced back to winning ways...
GCC tourney: Al Rayyan come out tops in all-Qatari clash
Qatar’s Al Rayyan continued their dominance of local foe Al Arabi on the regional stage on Saturday with their emphatic straight sets (25-21, 25-23, 25-19) trouncing of their opponents at the 36th GCC Clubs Volleyball Championship in Doha. It was a clearly one-sided affair inside the impressive Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena, in the...
Draw of 2017 Emir Cup held
The draw ceremony of the 2017 edition of the HH Emir Cup volleyball tournament was held in Doha on Friday with the top five teams on the league table gaining automatic qualifications into the main rounds. League-winners Police are joined by El Jaish, Al Rayyan, Al Arabi and Shamal for the main rounds of the...
Al Rayyan, Al Arabi post impressive victories in GCC tourney
It was a good day for the Qatari sides at the ongoing 36th GCC Clubs Volleyball Championship as the country’s representatives Al Rayyan and Al Arabi both posted convincing wins in their matches on Thursday. Defending champion Al Rayyan Club of Qatar began the defence of their title on a victorious note as they walloped...
Al Arabi suffer setback in GCC Club volleyball opener
Qatar’s Al Arabi, the 2016 finalists, began their title challenge at the 36th GCC Club Volleyball Championships at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in Doha on Wednesday on a losing note after suffering a 2-3 (21-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 13-15) defeat at the hands of Al Salam of Oman. The encounter, the last...
36th GCC Clubs Championship to kick-off today in Doha
After below par performances in recent tournaments, defending champions Al Rayyan are aiming to bounce back in the 36th GCC Clubs Volleyball Championship which begins today at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena. Rayyan finished third in the Arab Clubs Championship last month and fourth in the recently-concluded Qatar Volleyball League. “Finishing third in...