Manama: Mohamed Tayeb Al Alawi scored twice as Bahrain put themselves back in the reckoning for a place in the playoff round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2012 London Games with a 2-1 win over Syria in their penultimate Group C match in the third round of qualifiers on Wednesday.

Doha: Qatar kept their slim hopes of a place in the playoff round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2012 London Games with a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia in their penultimate Group A match in the third round of qualifiers on Wednesday.

Seeb: Korea Republic qualified to the Olympics for the seventh time in a row after a 3-0 win over Oman on Wednesday saw the South Koreans go four points clear at the top of Group A with one match in the third round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2012 London Games left to play.

Abu Dhabi: Omar Abdulrahman's first-half strike saw the UAE edge Australia 1-0 and go top of Group B in the third round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2012 London Games on Wednesday.

Kuala Lumpur: Japan eased to a comfortable 4-0 win over Malaysia on Wednesday with a polished and professional performance in their penultimate match in Group C in the third round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2012 London Games.

Bangkok: Thailand took a step closer to the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship with an emphatic 17-2 victory over the Philippines which saw the ASEAN Zone qualification hosts book their place in the semi-finals of the qualifiers alongside Indonesia.

Bangkok: Indonesia overcame an early setback to defeat Myanmar 6-2 on Wednesday and guarantee their place in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Zone qualifiers for the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship.

Bangkok: Vietnam became the first team to reach the semi-final stage of the ASEAN Zone qualifiers for the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship with a comfortable 7-1 win over Cambodia on Wednesday.

Bangkok: Malaysia rallied from a 3-1 half-time deficit to draw 4-4 with Australia and pick up their first point in Group B of the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship, ASEAN Zone qualifiers on Wednesday.

Doha: A Health and Anti-Doping Awareness Campaign is being held for the first time at the AFC U-14 Festival of Football now in full swing in the Qatari capital that will provide an opportunity to give an early exposure to the young participants on the issue of doping.

Doha: The matches of the AFC Festival of Football for U-14 boys from the West region kicked off in the Qatari capital on Tuesday promising to be an excellent opportunity for young players to hone their skills and develop better appreciation for the beautiful game.

Doha: Uzbekistan went down to a 2-1 defeat to Iraq in their penultimate match in Group B of the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2012 Olympics.

Bangkok: AFC Futsal Championship 2012, ASEAN Zone qualifying hosts Thailand went to the top of Group A after the first round of matches on Tuesday when they hammered Myanmar 13-0.

Bangkok: Bambang Bayu Saptaji scored a three-minute hat-trick as Indonesia stormed to a 12-0 victory over the Philippines in their 2012 AFC Futsal Championship, ASEAN Zone Group A curtain-raiser on Tuesday.

Sydney: Mark Bresciano's impressive form for AFC Champions League 2012 participants Al Nasr has earned the 32-year-old recalled to the Australia squad as the Socceroos' prepare to face Saudi Arabia in their final Group D match in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Bangkok: Vietnam scored four times in the last eight minutes to get their 2012 AFC Futsal Championship, ASEAN Zone Group B qualification campaign off to a winning start on Tuesday.

Bangkok: Australia made an emphatic start in their quest to claim a berth at the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship with 15-0 hammering of Cambodia as Group B of the ASEAN Zone qualifiers got underway on Tuesday.

Yangon: Mladen Ristic scored his first goal for AFC Cup 2012 participants Yangon United as the defending Myanmar National League champions eased to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Southern Myanmar.

Doha: Grassroots and youth football coaches have gone hi-tech when they began S2S, an online coaching and training programme, at the AFC U-14 boys’ Festival of Football in the Qatari capital on Sunday.

Doha: The Qatar Football Association had announced that Olympic coach Paulo Autuori will take charge of the senior national team.