Qatar basketball team undergoes training in Turkiye

Doha, Qatar: Team Qatar are holding a training camp in Turkiye as they prepare for the second phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 Asian qualifiers and the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. amunra-online.pl

Led by Turkish coach Hakan Demir, the squad are focusing on improving their technical and physical readiness ahead of a challenging schedule.

Qatar finished second in Group D in the first qualifying phase with 10 points, behind Lebanon on 11. In the second phase, Qatar are grouped with Lebanon, Japan, Republic of Korea, China and Saudi Arabia.

Qatar will open against China in Doha on August 27 before facing Japan away on August 30. The remaining fixtures are against Republic of Korea on November 26, Japan on November 29, China on February 26, 2027, and Republic of Korea on March 1, 2027.

At the Asian Games, Qatar are in Group B with Iran, Jordan and Chinese Taipei. They will face Iran on September 10, Jordan on September 12 and Chinese Taipei on September 13.

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Doha, Qatar: “It’s coming home.” Since the release of the Three Lions ahead of Euro 96, the phrase has become far more than a football song.

It is England’s annual declaration of faith, a slogan that returns before every major tournament regardless of what happened before. Semi-final defeats, penalty shootout heartbreaks, near misses have all failed to kill the dream.

Now, as the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins across North America, the familiar question echoes once more across England.

Is it finally coming home?

The answer rests in the hands of a foreign manager. Thomas Tuchel was appointed for one and only reason and that is to win them a major title.

England have spent decades assembling squads packed with superstars. From the golden generation of David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney to the modern era led by Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka, talent has never been the issue. The challenge has always been turning that abundance of talent into silverware on the international stage.

That burden now belongs to Tuchel. The German arrives with a reputation as one of football’s sharpest tactical minds and a coach who thrives in knockout football. England’s Football Association effectively made a statement with his appointment: the time for learning is over. Results matter now.

Across friendlies and competitive fixtures, Tuchel has guided England to an impressive record, winning 10 of his 13 matches, drawing once and losing twice, giving him a win rate close to 80%. Under his leadership, England also became the first European team to secure qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup,England's German head coach Thomas Tuchel sits on a ball during a training session. PICS: AFP

Tuchel believes his squad is ready for the challenge. Following England’s final World Cup warm-up 3 - 0 victory over Costa Rica, he declared that he had “wished for that” level of intensity and commitment from his players, praising the team’s readiness ahead of the tournament.

At the centre of everything stands Harry Kane. The England captain arrives at the World Cup in arguably the finest form of his career. After another prolific season with Bayern Munich, Kane enters the tournament as England’s leader and primary source of goals. Tuchel recently described his captain as “sharp” and in “perfect form” to lead the national team in North America.

Kane himself has made clear what this tournament means. “The World Cup is the pinnacle of a professional footballer’s career,” he said ahead of the competition. For a player who has already become England’s all-time leading scorer, only one achievement remains missing as a captain to lift an international trophy.

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Even before a ball was kicked, Tuchel’s squad selection sparked debate. The omission of several high-profile names raised eyebrows among supporters and pundits, while questions remain over the balance of the team and the roles of some of England’s biggest stars.

For years England have often looked stronger on paper than on the pitch. The nation’s history is filled with examples of superstar names failing to reproduce club form on the biggest international stages.

Tuchel’s approach is different, rather than collecting stars, he appears determined to build balance. Which could prove crucial when England encounter elite opposition. That is the challenge awaiting England if they are to lift the trophy for the first time since 1966.

The encouraging sign is that this squad feels different. It blends youth and experience, with Kobbie Mainoo, Anthony Gordon, Morgan Rogers, Noni Madueke, Elliot Anderson, Tino Livramento, Jarell Quansah and James Trafford among those set for their first World Cup, while the core remains built around Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Marcus Rashford, John Stones, Jordan Pickford and Reece James. Around them, Tuchel has assembled a group that appears more balanced than many of its predecessors.

With Kane leading from the front and Tuchel attempting to bring order to a nation blessed and burdened by talent in equal measure, England head into 2026 carrying the hopes of millions, and the dream that began in 1966 remains alive.

The question is the same as it has always been: has England finally got it right? And could football really be coming home?

Doha, Qatar The Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships 2026 is currently underway in Tashkent yesterday and will run until August 14, with more than 300 weightlifters from 29 countries taking part.

The opening ceremony at the Olympic City of Tashkent was attended by officials, sports figures and representatives of national and international federations. Mohammed Yousef Al Mana, First Vice President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and President of the Qatar, Arab, Asian and Afro-Asian Weightlifting Federations, stressed the importance of youth and junior championships in developing future champions and providing young athletes with valuable international experience.

Earlier, Al Mana also chaired the Asian Weightlifting Federation Executive Office meeting at the Uzbek Ministry of Sports. It was attended by members of the executive office and leaders of the sports movement in Uzbekistan, headed by Uzbek Minister of Sports H E Adham Ikramov and Oybek Kasimov, Secretary General of the Uzbek National Olympic Committee.

The meeting discussed the future of the sport, upcoming competitions and preparations for the 2027 Asian Champi onships in South Korea, which will form part of the qualification process for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

On the sidelines, Uzbek Minister of Sports H E Adham Ikramov awarded Al Mana the Ministry’s honorary medal, “Excellence in Physical Culture and Sports”, in recognition of his contribution to the development of weightlifting in Asia.

في واقعة صادمة هزّت الوسط الرياضي النيجيري، عاش لاعب كرة القدم تشينيدو أوزور لحظات درامية بعدما أُعلن عن وفاته رسميًا، قبل أن تظهر عليه علامات الحياة داخل المشرحة، في تطور أعاد حالة من الأمل والذهول في آن واحد.

وكان أوزور، الذي انضم حديثًا إلى صفوف كاتسينا يونايتد، قد سقط مغشيًا عليه خلال مباراة ودية أمام نيجر تورنادوز، ضمن تحضيرات الفريقين للموسم الجديد. وبعد نقله إلى أحد المستشفيات، أكد طبيب وفاته، قبل إعادة جثمانه إلى مستشفى كاتسينا العام.

لكن المفاجأة وقعت داخل المشرحة، عندما لاحظ العاملون حركة في يد اللاعب، ليتم نقله بصورة عاجلة إلى وحدة العناية المركزة، حيث يخضع للعلاج بالأكسجين، بينما يعمل الأطباء على إنعاشه ومتابعة حالته.

وكان نادي كاتسينا يونايتد قد أعلن في وقت سابق وفاة لاعبه الجديد، فيما سارعت رابطة الدوري النيجيري وعدد من الأندية إلى تقديم التعازي لعائلته وزملائه، قبل أن تتغير التطورات بشكل مفاجئ مع ظهور علامات على بقاء اللاعب حيًا.

وتسببت الواقعة في حالة من الصدمة والترقب داخل كرة القدم النيجيرية، فيما يواصل أوزور تلقي الرعاية الطبية وسط آمال بتماثله للشفاء واستقرار حالته.

نظم الجهاز الشبابي بنادي الريان بالتعاون مع لجنة رياضة المرأة القطرية ورشة تثقيفية وتوعوية حول مكافحة المنشطات وذلك ضمن فعاليات المعسكر الصيفي للفتيات.
شهدت الورشة مشاركة عدد من الفتيات المنتسبات إلى المعسكر، حيث تناولت أهمية الالتزام باللوائح والقواعد الخاصة بمكافحة المنشطات، والتعريف بمخاطر استخدام المواد المحظورة وتأثيرها على صحة الرياضيين ومستقبلهم الرياضي.
واستهدفت الورشة تعزيز الوعي لدى المشاركات بأهمية اتباع الممارسات الرياضية السليمة، والحرص على المحافظة على الصحة والروح الرياضية، بما يسهم في إعداد جيل واعٍ بالمسؤولية الملقاة على عاتقه داخل وخارج الملاعب.
وتأتي هذه الفعالية في إطار حرص الجهاز الشبابي بنادي الريان ولجنة رياضة المرأة القطرية على تقديم برامج تثقيفية ورياضية متنوعة للمشاركات في المعسكر الصيفي، إلى جانب الاهتمام بالجوانب التوعوية التي تعزز ثقافة الرياضة الآمنة والنزيهة.