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 From the qualifiers to the clash with the world's number ones, eagerly awaited at the Arena Kuwait. Lucho Capra and Aimar Goñi closed another brilliant day at the FIP World Cup Pairs, after qualifying for the main draw yesterday and taking a strong Day1 win over Aris Patiniotis and Jesús Moya (6-3 6-1) in just over an hour. Tomorrow, their path will cross with that of Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia, in the match scheduled not ......read full article
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 At the Khalifa Tennis and Squash International Complex in Doha, the FIP Asia Padel Cup Final 8 has delivered its first verdicts. In the women's draw, the semifinals will feature Japan vs Australia and Indonesia vs Iran, with the Indonesian team — which started from Phase 2 — securing a spot among the continent's top four.
In Group ......read full article
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 The Day2 of Phase 2 of the FIP Asia Padel Cup is now complete. In the men's event, victories went to Kuwait, Pakistan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, and Lebanon; in the women's event, wins came for Thailand, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
MEN At the Khalifa Tennis and Squash International Complex in Doha, the men's draw saw Kuwait make its debut with a 2-1 victory ......read full article
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Bahrain, China, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Kazakhstan in the men's draw; Lebanon, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates in the women's. These are the national teams that claimed victories in their opening ties of Phase 2 of the FIP Asia Padel Cup, which began today at the Khalifa Tennis and Squash International Complex in Doha, Qatar.
MEN In the men's ......read full article
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 Less than a year ago, when the Oysho Milano Premier Padel P1 was played in December, Italy took notice of Rama Valenzuela. The young Argentinean, born in 2005 and currently ranked 65th in the world, paired with Pol Hernandez created problems to Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan in the round of 16, leaving the Allianz Cloud with a standing ovation. Rama returned to Milan with another partner, Fede ......read full article
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 A confirmation for Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay, and a return to the throne for Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan. In Düsseldorf, the finals of the CUPRA Germany Premier Padel P2 provided endless excitement: a marathon women's final lasting three hours and 20 minutes, and a men's final that saw the number 2 seeds win their fifth title of the season, three months after their last.
WOMEN The match ......read full article
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 The final at the FIP Gold Paredes, followed by the win at the FIP Silver Dubai in April and at the Silver Koksijde. At the FIP Silver Lisboa Racket Centre by Lusotendas – the new Portuguese stop of the CUPRA FIP Tour – brothers Miguel and Nuno Deus (world number 37) lead the men's draw of 32 pairs, at the home of legend Cristiano Ronaldo, a big padel fan and owner ......read full article
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 Even giants fall. The Premier Padel Comunidad de Madrid P1 ended without victory for the number 1 pairs in both draws: in the women's draw, the number 3 pair, Bea Gonzalez and Claudia Fernandez, won, while in the men's draw was the time of the number 7, Martin Di Nenno and Leo Augsburger, a pair who have only been playing together for two tournaments (before Madrid, they made their debut in ......read full article
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 Champions in 2023, champions in 2024, winners of four titles in a row before the summer break. Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia, in their opening match at the Premier Padel Comunidad de Madrid P1, picked up where they left off. Their 6-3 7-6 victory over David Gala and Lucas Campagnolo earned the FIP number 1s a place in the round of 16, where they will face Alex and Victor Ruiz. Fede ......read full article
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 After ending her partnership with Nuria Rodriguez, Carolina Orsi chose to play the Premier Padel Comunidad de Madrid P1 with Martina Fassio, with whom she had already competed in the P2 in Asuncion in 2024. And the new beginning for the Italian and Argentine was a winning one: Orsi and Fassio made their debut by eliminating 7-6 6-1 Aranzazu Osoro and Veronica Virseda, seeded number 7. Meanwhile, the other ......read full article
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Lineup includes Golden Lion contender and multiple world premieres across the festival’s most prestigious sections including projects by homegrown talents Suzanna Mirghani and Mariam Al-Dhubhani
Strongest-ever DFI showing at Venice underscores its pivotal role in shaping global independent cinema
Doha, Qatar; 12 August 2025: Doha Film Institute (DFI) continues to cement its place as a driving force in global cinema, with a ......read full article
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 The masterpiece is complete. With their triumph in the P1 in Tarragona, Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay have rewritten the history of the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour. In Madrid, in the P1 that will reopen the season in September after the summer break, Paula Josemaria and Ari Sanchez – beaten 7-6 6-4 at the Palau d'Esports Catalunya – will not be the number 1 seeds ......read full article
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 Almost ten hours of top-level padel, four matches, each one more exciting than the last, to the delight of the crowd at the Palau d'Esports Catalunya and padel fans around the world. However, the first two pairs in the draw, both in the men's and women's competitions, will be playing for the Premier Padel Cupra Costa Daurada Tarragona P1 on Sunday from 5 p.m. The final that will open the programme, ......read full article
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 FIP Promises, reserved for young talents in world padel, is entering a new era. From 2026, the circuit organised by the International Padel Federation will be developed with a format designed to further improve the growth and visibility of the NextGen of padel.
The numbers of the FIP Promises circuit reserved for the Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 categories testify to the extraordinary growth of padel ......read full article
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 The feat of Day3 of the Premier Padel Cupra Costa Daurada Tarragona P1 came in the last match of the evening on centre court. Aimar Goñi, 19 years old and ranked 206th in the FIP ranking, and Mario Ortega, also outside the world's top 100 (ranked 101st), eliminated Lucas Bergamini and Paquito Navarro, seeded number 5. It was a perfect performance, combining power and quality, from a pair who came ......read full article
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 The day of the Premier Padel Malaga P1 finals has arrived at the Palacio de Deportes José M. Martin Carpena. As happened in Bordeaux in the last tournament played, Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia will face Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan for the men's title, in the 21st chapter of a challenge that is rewriting the history of padel. In the women's draw, Tamara Icardo celebrates ......read full article
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 Landmark debut at London's Hurlingham Park signals Qatar's rising presence in the global polo scene.
Doha, Qatar – 14 July 2025: Qatar Polo Club (QPC), the country's official club for the development and promotion of polo, proudly debuted its first national polo team at the prestigious Chestertons Polo in the Park, held at the iconic Hurlingham Park in London in June.
This debut formed part of QPC's wider mission ......read full article
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 UFC®, the world’s leading mixed martial arts organisation, brings the Octagon® to Qatar for the first time in partnership with Visit Qatar on Saturday, November 22. This action-packed Fight Night at Doha’s state-of-the-art ABHA Arena marks a milestone moment for regional fans and UFC®’s global rise.
Fans are encouraged to register their interest via to have the best chance of securing tickets early.
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Geek communities from across Qatar united for a weekend of fun, gaming, and fandom
The event spotlighted vendors and artists, championing the local creative economy
Doha, Qatar;19 June 2025: Geekend, the region's premier pop culture event by Doha Film Institute, has concluded three days of jam-packed activities and geeky camaraderie. The event hosted an exciting array of floor activations and a lively stage programme ......read full article
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Rome is a lucky place for Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan, but so is Italy. It's been 343 days since the last time "Chingalan" beat Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia in a Premier Padel tournament: it happened in Genova, and it happened again in Rome, where Fede and Ale had already triumphed in the BNL Italy Major Premier Padel. A year later, the number 2 seeds are still ......read full article
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 The number 1 seeds against the number 2 seeds. The fans at the Foro Italico couldn't have dreamed of a better Sunday than the one they will watch from 6.30 p.m. CET, when the BNL Italy Major Premier Padel finals begin. Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia versus Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan in the men's draw; Ari Sanchez and Paula Josemaria versus Delfi ......read full article
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 It was a long, exciting day that kept padel fans glued to their seats at the Foro Italico’s Centre Court. Eight pairs still fighting for the
two BNL Italy Major Premier Padel titles: with IOC President Thomas Bach in Rome, welcomed by FIP President Luigi Carraro, there could be no better showcase for padel, with closely contested matches decided by just a few points.
MEN In their third tournament as a pair ......read full article
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Remaining true to the Institute’s core mission of empowering underrepresented talent, Festival to champion important and authentic voices from around the world
Doha Film Festival to have four competition strands with total of over USD 300,000 in prize money to reward artistic excellence
Building on Ajyal’s successful foundation, Doha Film Festival provides a platform for independent, visionary filmmaking and meaningful ......read full article
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Selected films underline DFI’s mission to champion important voices and amplify authentic storytelling from the Arab world and beyond
Ninth DFI supported film selected to compete for the prestigious Palme d’Or award
Doha, Qatar; 5 May 2025: Doha Film Institute (DFI) today announced that eight films supported through its grants programme have been selected for the 78th Cannes Film Festival, reaffirming the ......read full article
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 The ‘sound of pala’ at the Gare Maritime Tour & Taxis. With a great comeback after losing the first set, Paquito Navarro and Lucas Bergamini – the number 7 seed in the Lotto Brussels P2 Premier Padel – reached their second semi-final in a row after a week ago in the Doha Major. The feeling between the Spanish and the Brazilian is improving match after match: it was Mike Yanguas and Coki Nieto ......read full article
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 Doha, Qatar – 23 April 2025: On May 1 and 2, Jiwan, the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand restaurant at the National Museum of Qatar, is joining forces with acclaimed Amman restaurant Alee, to celebrate the evocative flavours of the past, present, and future Middle East over lunch and dinner. The collaboration will see Alee’s renowned Chef Proprietor Ali Ghzawi, and Head Chef of Jiwan Morgan Perrigaud, join together to create a feast ......read full article
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 From winning a FIP Bronze in Finland to the feat against Tino Libaak and Javi Garrido. It's a magical April for Alvaro Cepero and Agustin Torre, protagonists of the first day of the Premier Padel Lotto Brussels P2. Respectively number 39 and 72 in the FIP ranking, the Spanish and the Argentine qualified for the round of 16 by defeating 1-6 7-5 7-5 one of the pairs making their debut at the Gare Maritime de Tour&Taxis in Belgium. But the ......read full article
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 When Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia faced Pablo Cardona and Leo Augsburger, the mind could only go back to that P1 round of 16 in Santiago, when the ‘Carburger’, one of the most interesting pairs of 2025, had eliminated the FIP number 1 ranked players. At the Khalifa Tennis&Squash Complex in Doha, a great match also emerged, as had happened in Chile, but this time Coello and Tapia – ......read full article
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 Carmen Goenaga and Bea Caldera had started the season with a great result: the quarter-finals in the Riyadh Season P1, the opening tournament of the 2025. But the best was yet to come: the number 10 seed in the Ooredoo Qatar Major Premier Padel also reached the quarters in Doha, beating Ale Alonso and Andrea Ustero with a double 6-2. Goenaga and Caldera now have a tough mission against Gemma ......read full article
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 DOHA – 13 April 2025 – Ahead of the highly anticipated Ooredoo Qatar Major Premier Padel and the Grand Prix of Qatar this weekend, Premier Padel, MotoGP & Qatar Airways joined forces for an exclusive pro-am tournament at its stunning courts at the Waldorf Astoria Lusail.
The event featured MotoGP riders including Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Viñales, and Raul Fernandez, alongside team managers and key figures from ......read full article
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Lusail, 02 March 2025 – The opening round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) will go down in motorsport history and in the memories of fans, thanks to a Ferrari triple victory at the Lusail circuit, home to the 1812 KM of Qatar. The Ferrari – AF Corse team, competing with the newly modified 499P Hypercars, showcased exceptional speed and strategy, setting the tone for an electrifing season ......read full article
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 Wrestling Icons including Shaheen and Matt Cardona also Won Titles at the Championship with Qatari Wrestler Classy Ali winning the Pre-Match Bout
Doha, Qatar – 23 February 2025: Aspire Ladies Sports Hall was transformed into a battleground on February 21-22, 2025, as Super Slam III brought together over 30 international and local professional wrestling legends and superstars, thrilling thousands of fans with a weekend of high-level ......read full article
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Doha, Qatar – 19 February 2025: Qatar Pro Wrestling (QPW) held a successful press conference today, featuring wrestling legends Mick Foley, The Maharaja (Jinder Mahal), Nick Nemeth (Dolph Ziggler), and Fallah Bahh, ahead of the highly anticipated Super Slam III. Classy Ali (Ali Al Majid), a local and reigning champion made a surprise visit to the press conference.
The event, set to take place at the Ladies Hall in ......read full article
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 Doha, Qatar – 16 February 2025: Qatar Pro Wrestling (QPW) is set to deliver its most anticipated wrestling event yet with Super Slam III, scheduled to take place at the Ladies Hall, Aspire Zone, Doha, on February 21-22, 2025.
As the countdown begins, QPW is proud to announce the official sponsors and partners supporting the event. With the backing of leading organizations, Super Slam III has attracted Qatar Calendar by Visit Qatar as ......read full article
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 Doha, Qatar – 9 February 2025: The Baraha Musical Concert is back at Barahat Msheireb, taking place over three days on 14, 15, and 18 February – with a unique blend of Gulf folk music and animated soundtracks in an open-air setting at Msheireb Downtown Doha.
In collaboration with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO), this year’s Baraha concerts are an opportunity to enjoy live performances while savouring a three-course ......read full article
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 Qatar Pro Wrestling set to bring the world’s greatest wrestling legends to Doha on
21st- 22 nd February 2025
Doha, Qatar – 08 February 2025: Qatar Pro Wrestling (QPW), the region’s first and biggest wrestling club, announces the third edition of its mega wrestling event SUPER SLAM. To be held at the Ladies Hall in Aspire Zone on February 21 and 22, 2025, SUPER SLAM III will feature wrestling legends ......read full article
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 Renewed collaboration highlights shared values of excellence, blending the world of aviation, sports, fashion and lifestyle
January 28th 2025
Doha, Qatar – Qatar Airways, the world’s best airline as voted by Skytrax in 2024, is proud to announce the extension of its partnership with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) until 2028, reaffirming its commitment to one of the most iconic football clubs in the world, ushering in a new era of ......read full article
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 Doha-Qatar- 22 December 2025 The eyes of the motorsport world have been on Qatar this week as the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) hosted the MENA Karting Championship Nations Cup 2024 for the second time at the Lusail International Circuit (LIC).
With strong displays of regional talent and racing action, the championship – held from 19-21 December – welcomed over 150 drivers from across 16 countries in the Middle East ......read full article
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Sporting legends included Novak Djokovic, F1 world champion Max Verstappen, drivers Lando Norris, George Russell and Oscar Piastri, footballers Luis Figo and Marco Materazzi, and basketball’s Tony Parker.
Launched 2022, Premier Padel Legends Tour travels around the world bringing together the biggest sporting VIPs. Many more events to come from 2025 onwards.
Tournament organised by Premier Padel & PSG President Nasser ......read full article
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 Tennis icon Novak Djokovic - who recently highlighted padel's rapid growth and its impact on tennis - has now embraced the sport firsthand with Premier Padel. He joined Premier Padel Chairman Nasser Al-Khelaïfi for a padel match at the Premier Padel courts in Doha, once again showing the sport's dynamic appeal.
This also follows Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, George Russell, Pierre Gasly, Oscar Piastri all taking a break from the track ......read full article
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