GAC Qatar agreed a deal with the Qatar Marine Sport Federation to sponsor its F1 power boat racing team for the 2009 Championship.
The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees will sign an agreement this Thursday to award the QOC the right to host the 12th Pan-Arab Games 2011.
Qatar is to bid for the 2020 Olympic Games, the Heir Apparent and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has said.
The state is determined to bring one of the world’s top sporting events to Qatar and will now challenge England and possibly the USA for the right to host the 2018 tournament.
Baku and Prague were also cut from the initial field of seven cities.
Nasser Khalifa al-Attiyah, Qatar Motor and Motorcycling Federation president, said: “We are planning a massive upgrade of the Losail circuit to make it possible to host Formula One races when the ti
The deal for the two tournaments, which are held at the end of Qatar National League every season, was signed by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, president of Qatar Football Association, and Mohamme
The Aspire Zone will be overseen by H.H.
In a recent opinion poll in Qatar, conducted by the independent international polling company Ipsos, 86 per cent of people expressed their support for the Doha 2016 Bid.
In a statement at the end of the summit, the Heads of State of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced: “The Summit declares its support for Doha’s bid to host t
Doha and Istanbul were both candidates to host the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the second most important competition on the IAAF calendar.
Under the deal, QNB also becomes exclusive sponsor of the Emir Cup, and the Heir Apparent Cup.
The Doha 2016 Bid Committee will be led by Qatari businessman Hassan Ali Bin Ali, who has been appointed as chairman of the bid team.
Qatar was deemed the only realistic bidder after other Asian bids faltered. The event will be held in January to avoid the July heat.
With India’s withdrawal, Qatar is the only country to have lodged an official bid.
The announcement follows an extensive and competitive global bidding process begun earlier this year that included expressions of interest from numerous major international cities in hosting the riche
The Emir and Heir Apparent Cups are scheduled to begin next month and will showcase the high level of play as the country’s best sides take to the pitch.The deal renews Shell’s top-level sponsorsh
The 10th edition of the Qatar Masters, held at the Doha Golf Club in Doha, Qatar, takes place this week.
Under the deal, the name, brand colours and logos of QNB will be carried on Qatari motorbike competitors at the QNB Losail National Cup.
As well as representatives from the PGA European Tour, the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour, the two-day event has also attracted key figures from the Ladies European Tour and the USPGA for the second
The firm will become global media sponsor for the PGA European Tour and Asian Tour event which takes place at the Doha Golf Club from January 25-28.
Doha has been put forward as one of the candidate cities to host the event, and with the success of the current Asian Games, officials are keen to capitalise on its growing status on the sporting cale
He added, “I can see a time in the future when clubs like Chelsea will be looking at ASPIRE when searching for new talent”.
The IBC will host 20 rights holders while another 40 rights holding broadcasters around the world will be serviced by satellite feeds from the facility.
The agreement will enable DAGOC to receive a comprehensive selection of sports imagery throughout the 15-day event, which begins 1 December 2006, including unhindered access to the company’s sportin
The Doha 2006 Asian Games are set to be the biggest Asian Games to date: a record 12,000 participants from 45 nations will compete in 39 sports.
There will be 18 rounds, one more than in 2006, with the extra race coming in San Marino on September 2. The season finale will take place in Valencia on November 4.
2007 MOTOGP SCHEDULE
The Middle East state will host the race on March 10, with Spain’s Jerez hosting the second race two weeks later.
The 18-race calendar originally had Spain hosting the opener.
Under the deal, QNB will be the exclusive sponsor of the four major sport championships in Qatar - football, basketball, handball and volleyball for the 2006-07 season.
Qatar National Bank agreed a sponsorship deal with the Qatar National Olympic Committee (QNOC).
The sponsorship agreement encompasses all of the summer’s domestic and international cricket held at each of the seven Test Match Grounds – Chester-le-Street, Edgbaston, Headingley, Lord’s, Old
Qatar Airways agreed a deal to become the official airline sponsor to English Test Match Grounds in a deal brokered by Frontiers Group.
The agreement runs until the end of 2008 with the first race being the Qtel Grand Prix Masters of Qatar at the Losail International Raceway on April 29.
Grand Prix Masters has agreed a three-year deal with Sistema Brasileiro de TelevisC#o (SBT) for free-to-air coverage of the series across Brazil.
This is the third time the company has become part of the Asian Games. The company first sponsored the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok and later the 14th Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.
The Olympic Council of Asia and the Doha Asian Games Organising Committee have signed a partnership deal with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.of Japan, makers of sports drink Pocari Sweat.
The deal, agreed with MotoGP’s rights holders Dorna Sports, is for three years from the 2006 season, and sees the bank taking full naming rights and other benefits.
One of Qatar’s leading banking institutions, Commercialbank, will become title sponsor of MotoGP’s Grand Prix of Qatar.
Under the chairmanship of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president and FIFA Executive Committee member Mohamed Bin Hammam (Qatar), the projects were given the go-ahead after a meeting in Zurich ye
FIFA's Tsunami Task Force has approved six projects in Indonesia, Maldives and Sri Lanka worth $1.48million.
More than 120 million new viewers across the Middle East and North Africa will be able to watch races live as a result of a deal between the Bahrain International Circuit, rights-holder for Formula On
Every round of this year's Formula One World Championship will be available free-to-air on Al Jazeera Sports TV Network.
It says the move is in response to increased levels of business in the two regions.
Icon Display, the event branding specialist, has opened new offices in Germany and the Middle East.
The decision to submit a bid for the hosting rights was taken in a recent QFA board meeting, the Asian Football Confederation said.
The Qatar Football Association (QFA) wants to host the 2015 Asian Cup finals, with many facilities in place after being built for this year's Asian Games.
Meanwhile, insight into the French League will be provided by Frederic Thiriez, president, Ligue de Football Professionnel.
David Gill, CEO of Premier League giants Manchester United, will be a keynote speaker at The Soccerex London Forum on April 5.
The club had been toying with the idea of heading for either Qatar or Dubai before the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on February 26.
Manchester United have decided against going to the Gulf for a friendly match the week before their Carling Cup final clash against Wigan.
The summit takes place at London’s Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on January 19 and 20.
A delegation of event security strategists, specifiers and managers from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games has confirmed its attendance at the second International Sports Security Summit.
Northamptonshire's Silverstone will stage racing on 28 May, while Kent's Brands Hatch hosts action on 6 August.
Silverstone and Brands Hatch will host rounds five and eight of the 2006 World Superbike Championship in May and August respectively.
Northamptonshire's Silverstone will stage racing on 28 May, while Kent's Brands Hatch hosts action on 6 August.
Silverstone and Brands Hatch will host rounds five and eight of the 2006 World Superbike Championship in May and August respectively.
He joins from Blue Gfx, where he was head of animation. For the past 15 years he has been involved in the broadcast animation and effects industry, and was previously head of 3d at Freehand.
TWI has appointed Andrew Gould as head of graphics at mediahouse, its video and audio post-production facility.
This season, more than 800 games will be distributed internationally and more than 44,000 hours of programming will be delivered to broadcasters around the world.
The NBA’s 2005-06 season will reach an all-time high 215 countries and territories through 164 international broadcasters in 43 languages.
Last season, the Belgian first division club Charleroi withdrew Oulmers from the Morocco squad for a friendly against Burkina Faso to protect him from injury.
Soccerex will host a debate on the key legal battle between G14-backed Charleroi and FIFA over the injury to Moroccan International Abdelmajid Oulmers.
South Korean Olympic Committee spokesman Baek Sung-il confirmed the decision yesterday, after months of speculation.
North and South Korea will compete as a united team at the Beijing Olympics and at next year’s Asian Games in Qatar.
It follows the announcement that the UK Government plans to support UK companies attending the international business-to-business soccer convention.
Soccerex has enjoyed a strong response from UK companies looking to export their services overseas.
The event will be held in Hong Kong from November 29 to December 4.
The biggest ever single event in World Squash will take place at the end of the year when the Men's and Women's World Open Championships are jointly staged for the first time.
The ATP circuit is highlighted by nine premier tournaments, collectively known as the ATP Masters Series, and the Tennis Masters Cup, the circuit finale co-owned by the ATP, International Tennis Feder
The ATP today has unveiled its 2006 calendar, comprising 64 tournaments in 31 countries.
The ATP circuit is highlighted by nine premier tournaments, collectively known as the ATP Masters Series, and the Tennis Masters Cup, the circuit finale co-owned by the ATP, International Tennis Feder
The ATP today has unveiled its 2006 calendar, comprising 64 tournaments in 31 countries.
Meeting in Qatar, the IAAF Council agreed to amend rules so that an athlete who switches country is unable to compete for their new country for three years from the date they receive citizenship.
The International Association of Athletics Federations has toughened its rules governing athletes who switch national allegiance.
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The Soccerex London Forum on April 20 will boast some of the biggest names in world soccer.
It follows the approval of the Goal Bureau during its meeting in Zurich chaired by Mohamed Bin Hammam (Qatar) on February 17.
The football associations of Brunei Darussalam, Denmark and New Zealand are set to receive their first Goal projects under a programme drawn up by FIFA.
This week I would like to depart from tradition and begin with a short personal announcement. The author of this column is for sale, or at least available for sponsorship.
Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews the issues of the past seven days.
Its international standard of event ‘Look’ was brought to all the venues of the region's most prestigious sporting event.
Icon Display, London-based specialists in sports event branding, provided the services of its newly-launched Icon Look division for the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup.
It is the fulfilment of Tracy Edward's concept to create, for the first time, a race between the multi-hulls with a $1million winning prize.
Four of the largest and fastest multi-hull boats left Qatar on Saturday for the Oryx Quest 2005 non-stop round the world race.
The deal will initially run for two years and see the team renamed Ducati Xerox Team.
Ducati Corse has announced that Xerox, the technology and business services provider, will be its new title sponsor for the 2005 World Superbike Championship.
It will supply state-of-the art telecommunications and technical support services to race organisers and international media attending the race, which starts on February 5.
Qtel has agreed a fleet sponsorship deal with Quest International Sports Events (Quest), the organisers of Oryx Quest 2005.
To be re-named Doha 2006 in honour of her sponsors, the yacht is one of the fastest sailing vessels in the world, having broken the 24-hour speed record in 694.78 nautical miles.
Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC) is to be the official Boat Sponsor of the Qatar Entry in the Oryx Quest 2005, the first non-stop around-the-globe sailing race starting and finishing in the Middle East.
It has signed a deal to be official carrier for the Qatar Exxon Mobil Tennis Open 2005 and the Qatar Total Open 2005, to be held in Doha next year.
Qatar Airways has been named as the official airline of two major tennis tournaments taking place in the Middle East next year.
Dolphin, a first time sponsor of the tournament, will join other global and regional companies supporting this completely repackaged event.
Dolphin Energy Limited, the UAE-based energy company, has signed up as a main sponsor for the four-sport Arabian Gulf Cup.
There were increased attendances at all but one of the 16 rounds and an average total rise of more than 10 per cent on corresponding Grand Prix events from the previous season.
The MotoGP World Championship recorded record onsite crowds again in 2004.
Under the agreement, the company - a subsidiary of US oil giant, Exxon Mobil Corporation - becomes QSi’s first Gold Partner for the December event, their first from the energy sector.
Qatar-based sports marketing organisation, Qatar Sports International (QSi), has signed ExxonMobil Qatar Inc. (EMQI) as a Gold Event Partner of the 17th Gulf Cup being held in Doha.
"I am delighted that the Qatar Squash Federation, at this late stage, have agreed to regrade their annual Super Series event to the Qatar World Open - and we are grateful for their timely intervention
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has revealed that the 2004 Qatar Men's World Open Squash Championship will be held in the host country's capital, Doha, next month.
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) confirmed that following negotiations with the Qatar Squash Federation in Mauritius, the 2004 Qatar Men's World Open Squash Championship will be held in Doha
Qatar is to host the men’s World Open Squash Championship for the second time in six years next month after a last-minute deal was struck.
The move indicates that Abu Dhabi-based Etihad is adopting a similar sponsorship strategy to other airlines in the region, in particular its Dubai-based rival Emirates.
Recently formed Etihad Airlines has secured its first sponsorship deal as platinum sponsor of the 17th Gulf Cup to be held in Doha, Qatar in December.
At a launch ceremony in Qatar today, three of the world's leading offshore skippers - Loick Peyron, Tony Bullimore and Olivier de Kersauson - announced that they will be contesting the first QISE-orga
HSBC has announced a multi-million dollar headline sponsorship of the Oryx Quest 2005 – a new ground breaking round-the-world sailing event.
The Cayman Islands, Fiji, Italy, Kuwait, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Qatar and Zambia will compete in the qualifying tournament (February 22 to 27), with the winner travelling to Ireland next year for th
Eight nations will contest the ICC Trophy qualifying tournament in Malaysia next year in a bid to win a place in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
The Losail International Circuit of Qatar will host a MotoGP race in October, before staging a round of the World Superbikes series in 2005.
A major new international motorsports venue in the Middle East has been officially opened.
The multi-million dollar Aspire – the Academy for Sports Excellence – development will feature state-of-the-art facilities including seven outdoor football pitches, a sports dome, Olympic swimming
A major new sports academy has been unveiled in Qatar – designed to ensure it develops home grown talent in future years.
The Oryx Cup is the first event in a £38m ($67.5m/EUR57m) four-year yacht race programme developed by Maiden Ocean Racing and Qatar Sports International.
A major new multi-million dollar round-the-world yacht race – spearheaded by sailor Tracy Edwards (pictured) – has taken a massive step forward after six teams were unveiled for next year’s inaugural event.
Bermuda will host the PSA Masters in 2005 and 2006, and the World Open in 2007.
The PSA's biggest-ever single deal follows the success of the inaugural Bermuda Open in March.
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) and the Bermuda Squash Rackets Association (BSRA) are celebrating a record $350,000 agreement which will bring two flagship PSA Tour events to the tiny island.
It says deals worth U$240m were signed during the event, and reported positive feedback from exhibitors.
Organisers of Doha’s second Qatar Sports International exhibition have hailed the event a massive success.
Five more contracts worth QR18.2m (U$5m) for consultancy services associated with major sports projects were awarded on the third day of the exhibition.
The Qatar Sports International exhibition in Doha has witnessed yet more millions change hands as the event drew to a close.
At a signing ceremony held during the event, staged this week, HE Sheikh Jassim bin Thamer Al Thani, vice president of the Qatar National Olympic Committee, awarded contracts with a total value of QR5
The Qatar Sports International (QSi) exhibition in Doha has hosted the signing of a string of multi-million dollar deals for four major sports projects.
The A1 Grand Prix Championship was unveiled this week in Dubai. It is scheduled to run during the winter months; outside of the Formula One season.
A major new global motorsport series is to be launched next year – with nations rather than individuals battling it out for glory.
QSi Expo 2004 starts on April 4 and will showcase more than 200 companies from 30 countries across the world.
A major sport industry exhibition in Qatar is on course to smash previous records as the countdown begins to the event, which gets underway next weekend.
The move comes hot on the heels of controversy in Qatar where three Brazilian players were to switch allegiance to Qatar to aid the national team’s qualification to the 2006 World Cup, despite havin
FIFA is to take steps to clampdown on players claiming dual nationalities to qualify for national team selection.
Lamour will join world record-breaking balloonist Dr Bertrand Piccard as a speaker at the Qatar National Bank-sponsored QSi 2004 World Sports Conference taking place between April 5-7.
The French government’s Minister for Sport, Jean-Francois Lamour, has become the latest heavy hitter to speak at a major sports conference taking place in Qatar next month.
"QSi is the Asian sports industry event of 2004, held in the host city of the 2006 Asian Games," said Muttaleb Ahmad, director general of OCA.
The Olympic Council of Asia has announced that it will hold its major council meetings to coincide with the Qatar Sports International (QSi) event in Doha on April 5-7.
QSi was established in 2002 by His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani as president of the QNOC, to assist international sports industry suppliers to meet and do business with Asian sports event
The Qatar National Olympic Committee (QNOC) is to repeat its successful business event Qatar Sports International (QSi) in April.
Although still awaiting ratification from the Executive Committee, FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s desire to see the club competition established on the calendar has taken a mighty step forward.
We warned you yesterday – and now its official – FIFA’s Club World Championship is set for a return, with the US a possible to host its rebirth.
Edwards, who last week unveiled two major new global events – backed with a multi-million dollar sponsorship deal from Gulf state Qatar – but then was hit by tidal wave of abuse from Bruno Peyron,
Tracy Edwards (pictured) has struck back at critics of a rival sailing event which claims she stole their ideas when announcing her own series of events earlier this month.
The new events, funded by a $63million sponsorship from Gulf state Qatar and featuring renowned sailor Tracy Edwards, have been heavily criticised by Bruno Peyron - founder and organiser of sailing ev
The new series of international sailing events based in and around Qatar have been labelled as "thinly disguised copies" of an existing concept in an angry retort to the series' launch last week.
The Congress, which met in Doha in Qatar over the weekend, confirmed that the next presidential election would not take place until the 2007 FIFA Ordinary Congress.
Sepp Blatter will remain FIFA president until 2007 after a meeting of the soccer governing body's Extraordinary Congress agreed to extend his term by an extra year.
The deal encompasses three events and sponsorship of a Jules Verne record challenger.
Gulf state Qatar has signed a $63m sponsorship for a new series of international sailing races.
According to reports, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said it will not endorse any one of the five bids currently being considered by FIFA for the first ever World Cup on African soil.
Africa soccer chiefs say they will not back any one bid in the running for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Following a meeting between FIFA and the German LOC, an agreement was struck for it to handle ticket and accommodation for the event.
FIFA has handed all ticket responsibility for the 2006 World Cup to the German organising committee.
President of the Qatar motorcycle federation, Naser Bin Khalifa al-Ateiah, agreed a five-year deal to host the races with Dorna chief executive Carmelo Ezpeleta in June - although it was not confirmed
MotoGP has unveiled its new calendar for 2004 - with Qatar the only new addition, following the signing earlier this summer of a new five-year hosting agreement.
Peter Gandolfi, head of sports marketing at Nationwide and sponsors of English football - including title sponsors of the Football League - said he believed the proposal put forward by Blatter to redu
Speaking to sportbusiness.com, a senior executive at English soccer sponsors Nationwide has slated suggestions by FIFA president Sepp Blatter to reduce the size of the top soccer leagues - claiming it will have major negative impacts on commercials deals.
Blatter has indicated his desire to reduce the number of teams in the English Premiership and other domestic leagues to 16 to avoid player burn-out.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is to put forward proposals to reduce the number of teams in the major domestic soccer leagues.
In announcing the intention to bid, Patrick Ho, the secretary of state for home affairs in Hong Kong stated that the Games will cost around $21.9million.
Hong Kong is to bid to host the 5th East Asian Games scheduled to be held in 2009.
President of the Qatar motorcycle federation, Naser Bin Khalifa al-Ateiah, has agreed a five-year deal to host the races with Dorna chief executive Carmelo Ezpeleta.
Qatar will host a round of the MotoGP championship next season after signing a deal with the property's commercial partnering agency Dorna Sports.
During the meeting on March 27 - which sees representatives from all of UEFA's 52 member associations attend the yearly event - the annual statement of accounts for 2001/02 will be also be submitted f
European soccer's governing body is set to approve its budget for the 2003/4 financial year when the XXVII Ordinary UEFA Congress takes place in Rome at the end of this month.
Addo must also pay the costs of the case - CHF14,948 ($11,110/EUR10,178).
The president of the Somali Football Federation, Farah Addo, has been ordered to pay FIFA president Sepp Blatter CHF10,000 ($7,428/EUR6,807) for defamatory statements made against him.
Given the escalating political crisis in the Middle East, a number of major name players have pulled out of the event in Doha.
This week's European golf tour event in Qatar is defying a number of big name stay-aways and going ahead as planned.
The decision is in line with FIFA's new rotation policy of ensuring continents get an equal chance to host soccer's premier event.
The FIFA World Cup 2014 will be staged in South America, soccer's world governing body has confirmed.
Among the attendees will be the Saudi Arabian FA -the first time they have exhibited at the Soccerex event.
Soccerex 2003 has confirmed the inclusion of a number of new exhibitors attending this year's event at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai on March 23-24.
Delegates to the QSI World Sport Conference in Qatar today made repeated calls for assistance from sportswear giants like Nike and adidas in providing sports clothing which is both practical and compe
The world’s sporting goods manufacturers have been challenged to find a solution to a problem, which is effectively barring Muslim women from many sports and competitions.
