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...
Al Wakrah and Al Shamal record victories in Men's league
Al Wakrah and Al Shamal teams made deserving wins in the Qatar Men’s Volleyball League 2016-2017 encounters held at Al Arabi FC indoor on Monday. Sky blue (Al Wakrah) registered a convincing 3-0 victory over Al Khor ( 25-22, 25-19 and 25-20) to get three valuable points and backed its place in the middle of...
Al Rayyan and Al Ahli victorious in Men's League
Al Rayyan and Al Ahli teams recorded convincing wins in the second section encounters of the prestigious 2016/2017 Qatar Men’s Volleyball League held at Al Arabi indoor on Monday. In the first match , Al Rayyan showed impressive performance to record easy 3-1 victory over Al Sadd and to raise their points tally to 35...
Al Rayyan and El Jaish to represent Qatar in Arab club Championship
The draw ceremony of the prestigious 35th Arab Club Volleyball Championship was held in Manama, Bahrain on Saturday. The two week-long event will bring together 17 clubs representing 11 countries who will compete for top honors in Cairo, Egypt. Qatar’s El Jaish are pooled in group A alongside Zamalek (Egypt), Shabab Al Hussein (Jordan) and...
Victories for El Jaish and Al Arabi in Men's League
El Jaish came from one set down to defeat Al Gharafa 20-25 25-22 25-23 25-20 in the second stage of Qatar Volleyball League on Saturday. The victory brought the points’ tally of El Jaish to 35 to settle in the third place. On the other hand, Al Arabi eased past Al Khor 25-23 25-22 25-16....
Police defeat Qatar in Men's League
Police team confidently led the Qatar Men’s Volleyball League standings, following their 3-0 victory over Qatar at Al Arabi indoor on Friday. Police team showed impressive performance to beat Qatar ( 25-20, 25-15 and 25-17) raised their points tally to 42 at the top of the standings, while Qatar dropped to sixth place (26 points)....
Al Kuwari: QVA will work on a roadmap to broaden the base of local players
It has been barely a month since Ali Ghanim Al Kuwari took over as president of the Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA). The telephone keeps ringing, interview requests keep flooding, but Al Kuwari, a former international, makes it a point to answer all calls and pay heed to them. For someone who has come up through...