 | Gharafa draws, Lekhwiya loses IT was mixed fortunes for Qatari
teams in the AFC Champions
League on Wednesday as Al
Gharafa forced Al Hilal of Saudi
Arabia to an exciting 3-3 draw
with a stoppage time equaliser,
while Lekhwiya conceded a 90th
minute goal against Al Nasr of
the UAE to lose 2-1.
Othman...
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| | Al Rayyan braces for tough fight against Al Arabi in semi-final |
 REELING under pressure, Al
Rayyan Club will not lower its
guards against the resurgent
Al Arabi Club in the semifinals
of the Heir Apparent
Cup for basketball . The first
semi-final is scheduled to be
held at the Al Gharaffa Club
indoor hall on Thursday at
5.15 pm.
Rayyan coach Brian
Rowsom termed the rival
team as ´good and dangerous´,
adding that his team
was under stress for having
failed to win any ´cup´ since
2009 and will not take Al
Arabi lightly at all.
Arabi and Qatar Sports
Club used to be the dominant
teams before the emergence
of Rayyan and Gharaffa.
Arabi was a narrow loser to
twice champion Al Gharaffa
Club during the league phases.
But it scalped ... | | | Six locals to play in Barwa Bank squash qualifiers |  SIX Qatari players will try their
luck for four qualifying places in
the Barwa Bank PSA Challenger
Squash Tournament main round.
The qualifying matches begin on
Thursday while the main round is
due to begin on Friday at the
Khalifa International Tennis and
Squash Complex.
Saoud al Sulaiti will take on
England´s Alexander Preston, the
top seed, and Omar Abdullah
Ahmed faces David Haley, the
fourth seed from Wallis and
Futuna Islands in the opening
matches of the day.
Qatar´s best bets Abdulrahman al
Malki is drawn to play with Kuwaiti
third seed Mohammed Yaquop
Hajeyah and Ahmed al Tamimi is
to take on second seed Jonathan
Geekie ... | | | Sadd, Rayyan players enjoy family support |  QATAR Stars League is gearing
up for one of the most
intriguing fixtures this weekend
as Al Sadd and Al Rayyan
gear up for a round 20 match
on Saturday, at the Al Sadd
Stadium.
With both teams tied at 32
points and a place in the
lucrative AFC Champions
League at stake, the match is
expected to draw huge fans
amongst Qataris and avid
football fans from different
nationality.
There will be a live performance
by Hala al Turk,
winner of Arabs Got Talent
before the match at 6.30PM
and during half time.
There is also the chance to
win four VIP tickets to a
Barcelona FC match when
one lucky ticket number will
be drawn during the match.
QSL´s ... | |
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