Qatar’s Al Rayyan and Al Arabi clubs kept their winning streak at the 35th GCC Clubs Volleyball Championship 2016 in Sohar, Sultanate of Oman on Saturday. Al Rayyan made their fifth consecutive victory after defeating hosts Sohar 3-1 and raised their tally to 15 points. On the same track of victory, Al Arabi recorded a...
Al Rayyan leads the GCC Volleyball Championship
Al- Rayyan Volleyball team led the completions of the 35th GCC Volleyball Championship for clubs after yesterday’s winning against the Saudi’s Al Ahli 3-0 in the match held at Sahar Sport Complex in Oman. Al Rayyan dominated the first half and did not find any difficulty to win 25-12. In the second half, the Saudi...
Al-Mawlawi: Piazza is right man to take Qatar forward
With important assignments like the FIVB World League and Asia Cup just round the corner, Roberto Piazza is the right man to take the country forward, said Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) President Khalid Ali Al Mawlawi. “We’re proud to have signed up well-known coach Roberto (Piazza). We’ll be working with him for the development of national...
Promise to deliver
The fortunes of Qatar volleyball will now rest in Italian hands with Roberto Piazza formally taking over the reins last week. Twin tasks beckon Piazza, who has been coaching since 1990, mostly in his native country, as Qatar are set to make their debut at the FIVB World League, to be held in Slovenia in June...
Kano attends AVC Sports Events Council Meeting in Bangkok
AVC Sports Events Council members have been asked to provide their expertise to the organisers of the AVC tournaments to help run those top-notch competitions smoothly, as all 2016 major events were officially confirmed to be held later this year. The AVC Sports Events Council and the AVC Development and Marketing Committee were the first...
Piazza signs contract with QVA
Roberto Piazza, a 48-year-old Italian with a coaching career of over two decades, is officially the new coach of the Qatar national volleyball team. The bespectacled Piazza had been appointed by the Qatar Volleyball Association in January. The Italian and QVA President Khalid Ali al Mawlawi signed a one-year contract in Doha on Monday. Also...
Qatari duo complete golden run on Kish Island
Kish Island, Iran, February 19, 2016 – Jefferson Santos and Cherif Younousse claimed their first ever FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold medals when they beat Oleg Stoyanovskiy and Artem Yarzutkin in the final of the inaugural Kish Island Open on Friday. Both teams were appearing in their first World Tour gold medal matches and...
Qataris reach new best
Jefferson Perreira and Cherif Younnousse are into a World Tour semifinals for the first time after they defeated Mexico’s Lombardo Ontiveros and Juan Virgen 2-0 (21-15, 21-19) in Kish Island Open on Thursday. The pair quickly grabbed control of the match and didn’t let go despite the Mexican duo’s best efforts. The result eclipses their...
Qatar shine in Kish Open
Qatar Beach Volleyball team confidently booked a seat in the last sixteen round of the prestigious FIVB World Tour Kish Island Open after defeating hosts 2-1 in Iran on Wednesday. Qatar’s duo, Jefferson Perreira and Cherif Younnosse sparkled to record a deserving 2-1 victory over Iranian counterparts to reach the 16th round of the event directly. The FIVB...
Police maintain good run in Men's League
Police beat Al Sadd 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 25-19 to maintain their impressive run in the Qatar Men’s League. After topping the standings in the league’s first phase, the cops are tightening their grip with two wins from as many outings in the second phase. Police who beat Al Wakrah in straight sets in the second phase’s...