Breathtaking actions await volleyball enthusiasts when a total of eight top-flight AVC indoor tournaments will be held this year, with lots for six competitions having been drawn by the Asian Volleyball Confederation at Dusit Princess Srinakarin Hotel here on Monday. Dr Eom Han-Joo, Chairman of the AVC Sports Events Council, presided over the drawing of...
Arab Championship: Jaish spikers go down fighting in final and Al Rayyan finishes third
Qatar’s El Jaish fought hard before going down 25-27, 28-26, 25-21, 21-25, 13-15 to Bahrain’s Al Ahli in the final of 35th Arab Clubs Volleyball Championship in Manama on Tuesday. This is Jaish’s best-ever performance in the championship, surpassing the third-place finish in 2015 in Egypt. The Armymen, who had won all their group matches, beat...
QVA Beach Volleyball Series 2017 (Information+Registration)
To: ALL Volleyball Federation ALL QVA CLUBS To the attention of: Beach Volleyball Department Subject: QVA Beach Volleyball Series 2017 Dear All, We are very glad to inform ALL of YOU that during the Sport Season 2017 QVA will organize 5 Beach Volleyball OPEN Events FIVB and AVC Homologated (distributing FIVB ranking points as per...
Police: QVA League champions overcome Al Arabi in a match for pride
Police’s pride and reputation were on the line in the last match of the QVA League against 25-time winners Al Arabi Club on Wednesday. It was a slow start for the Cops, who had already won the maiden League crown with a game to spare. And they were 0-2 sets down and faced a match...
Police bag elusive QVA League crown after Al Arabi pip El Jaish in five sets
Defending champions Al Arabi Club clinched their crucial 19th round match against El Jaish in the QVA League at the Qatar Sports Club Indoor Hall on Saturday. However, the five-set 23-25 25-15 26-24 15-25 15-9 victory in 70 minutes for the 25-time champions hardly did any good to them. Rather, it handed table-toppers Police the...
Police crush Al Rayyan, inch closer to elusive QVA League crown
Police thrashed former champions Al Rayyan Club and moved closer to winning the elusive QVA League crown this season. At the Al Arabi Club on Friday, the twice runners-up brushed off the resistance by the rivals, posting a 25-17 25-16 26-24 win in 63 minutes. This was their 17th victory in 19 matches, which raised...
QVA League: El Jaish clear first test against QSC and Al Wakrah post a fighting victory
El Jaish, chasing an elusive QVA League crown, kept themselves on the course with a spirited straight-set victory over Qatar Sports Club at the Al Arabi Club Indoor Hall on Wednesday. The army team, whose previous best has been third-place finish on two occasions in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons, defeated the rivals by 25-19...
Four-way race for QVA League crown begins today
The QVA League is now on the home stretch. Only nine matches are left before the champions of the 2016-17 season are determined. The leaderboard, with Police on the top, looks a bit heavy as there are four teams within the striking distance. Police, who have finished runners-up twice as their best performance in the...
Al Rayyan surprise Al Arabi in Men's League
Al Rayyan Club made the life of holders Al Arabi Club difficult in the QVA League as the former eight-time champions twice came from behind to win the crucial match on Saturday. After Al Wakrah Club took four sets to beat the hosts Qatar Sports Club, there was an intense and intriguing battle between Al...
Al Rayyan defeat Al Ahli in Men's League
Al Rayyan held their nerves to defeat Al Rayyan 25-23 25-23 22-25 25-10 at the indoor hall of Al Arabi Sports Club. On the other hand, hosts Al Arabi edged out Qatar SC in straight sets on Wednesday. Al Arabi showed a strong performance throughout the match to thrash Qatar SC 25-15 25-13 25-21. The...