Under the patronage of the Qatar Olympic Committee, the Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) will organize the 2015 Ramadan Volleyball Championship for the amateur players who are not registered at the sport clubs or any organization affiliated to the QVA. The event will be staged at Al Gharafa Sport Club from June 27 to July 03....
Qatari duo ready for Beach Worlds
Qatar, who finished third at the Asian Championship in Thailand last year, will be represented by Jefferson Pereira and Cherif Younousse at the FIVB World Beach Volleyball Championship, to be held at Hague, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn and Rotterdam in the Netherlands, from June 26 to July 5. Pereira and Cherif, his partner since the start of the season...
National team prepares for Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship
Qatar senior volleyball team will resume their training sessions on Monday, that in preparation for the upcoming 18th Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship 2015 scheduled to take place from 31 July to 8 August in Tehran, Iran. Qatar team is pooled in group B with Australia, India and Turkmenistan. While group A includes, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kuwait,...
Grand farewell to retired Saeed
Qatar’s most committed and passionate volleyball player Saeed Juma al Hitmi formally ended his playing career after 29 long years at his home Al Arabi Club Indoor Hall on Sunday. Saeed’s young son was also with him at the emotionally-charged function that the Qatar Volleyball Association had hosted to accord him a befitting farewell. The...
Al Arabi Club win Emir Cup 21st time
Holders Al Arabi Club overwhelmed GCC and League champions Al Rayyan Club in straight sets to win the Emir Cup Volleyball Championship with surprising ease on Saturday. At the home court, Al Arabi had to battle hard in the opening set but they rattled the rivals in the second with compact play and went on...
Thrilling Emir Cup volley final in store
Defending champions Al Arabi Club and Al Rayyan Club have assembled attractive line-ups in a bid to win the premier volleyball championship of Qatar the Emir Cup. The Qatar Volleyball Association has placed a big prize money on offer in the final at the Al Arabi Club Indoor Hall on Saturday at 6.30 pm. The...
HH Emir Cup: Al Arabi spikers bounce back and Al Rayyan to the final
Al Arabi Club squared the Emir Cup Volleyball Championship semi-final playoffs against El Jaish with a fighting four-set triumph and forced the decider on Thursday. At their home court, the 20-time champions had lost the opening game in four sets and when the army team, fired by Gyorgy Grozer’s brilliant spiking, clinched the first set...
Al Rayyan and El-Jaish victorious in HH Emir Cup
Al Rayyan and El Jaish teams made deserving wins in the prestigious HH Emir Volleyball Cup Championship 2015 on Sunday. Al Rayyan recorded an easy 3-0 victory over Police team (25-23,25-19 and 25-19) , likewise El Jaish made a comeback 3-1 victory over Al Arabi. Both teams became closer to reach the final match.
Al Arabi keep Qatar Cup
Holders Al Arabi Club lost the opening set but bounced back with their brilliant net play to pull off an electrifying four-set victory against high-flying Al Rayyan Club and keep the Qatar Volleyball Cup at their home court on Saturday. Al Arabi, already winner of the two titles in the season but missed out on...
Al Arabi, Al Rayyan to clash in blockbuster Qatar Cup final today
The Qatar Cup volleyball final, featuring holders Al Arabi Club and Al Rayyan Club, is expected to be a blockbuster with both the teams armed with plenty of talent and strike force. The match is scheduled at the Al Arabi Club Indoor Hall at 6.30 pm and carries QR300,000 for the champions. The losers will...