Handball is the sport and the Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall is the venue to be at on Thursday 14 December as Qatar begin their trilogy of team finals.

Twenty-two sports may be on the schedule for Tuesday 12 December, but only one has truly been the hot topic of conversation across Doha and that is men's football thanks to the presence of hosts Qatar in the semifinals.

Opening ceremonies take place tonight for the 15th annual Asian Games, a sporting event that is second in size only to the Summer Olympic Games. Some 13,000 athletes from 45 countries will march into Khalifa Stadium in Qatar's capital, Doha, to launch the two-week event.