All posts tagged "qatar"

  • South Korean midfielder Ryu Seung-woo (R) celebrates his goal against Qatar in the semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Championship in Doha on Jan 26, 2016. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea clinches record 8th straight Olympic soccer berth

    UPDATED (Yonhap) — South Korea clinched a record eighth straight Olympic men’s football berth on Tuesday with a 3-1 victory over Qatar at the Asian qualification tournament. Midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon broke the 1-1 tie in the 89th...

    • Posted January 26, 2016
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  • FILE- In this Sept. 18, 2014 file photo Jordan's Anfal Nayef Hammad Alsufy kicks a ball down filed during her team's football match against Japan at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. Qatar's delegation chief says the women's basketball team has withdrawn from the Asian Games after organizers refused to let players wear hijabs in competition. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung,File)
    Qatar women’s team pulls out of Asian Games over hijab ban

    INCHEON, South Korea (AP) – The Qatari women’s basketball team withdrew from the Asian Games in protest against international rules that ban players from wearing Muslim headscarves in competition. The dispute over the Qatari players’ refusal to...

    • Posted September 27, 2014
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