MENA

Boxing
Events

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has unveiled plans to launch a new Pro Series in 2023, starting with an exhibition event at the forthcoming Global Boxing Forum in Abu Dhabi
Cricket
Events

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) have entered into a five-year mutual cooperation agreement that will see Afghanistan host its home fixtures in the United Arab Emirates…
Football
Media

TOD, the official streaming platform of the Fifa World Cup in Saudi Arabia, and all the Middle East and North Africa, has been blocked in Saudi Arabia from the beginning of this year’s tournament in Q…
Golf
Events

Jumeirah Golf Estates has agreed a 10-year contract extension that will see the DP World Tour’s season-ending tournament remain in Dubai, while the European golf organisation has strengthened its alliance w…
Football
Media

Football fans in Lebanon have been left without free-to-air television coverage of the ongoing Fifa World Cup due to a state of political paralysis in the Middle Eastern country
Cricket
Events

The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) has said the UAE’s new franchise-based Twenty20 competition, International League T20 (ILT20), will commence its inaugural season on January 13.
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

Emirates has strengthened its commitment to the DP World Tour by extending its sponsorship deal with the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, while the men’s golf tour has rekindled its Race to D…
Football
Media

BeIN Media Group will broadcast 22 matches of the Fifa World Cup on its free-to-air beIN Sports channel in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has signed up Adidas as the national team kit supplier, from 2023 until 2026
Football
Finance & Law

Fifa's revenues for the four-year cycle around the 2022 World Cup are expected to be more than $1bn (€977m) greater than projected, as it filled the Qatar 2022 sponsorship portfolio with three late additions.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Qatari officials have banned beer sales at stadiums two days before the start of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in a stunning move affecting Fifa sponsor Budweiser
Football
Industry Moves

Experienced Middle East-based sports executive Alfonso De Stefano will run Lega Serie A's new regional office in Abu Dhabi
Football
Fan Engagement

Spanish LaLiga club Real Madrid has announced that it will open its first theme park experience in Dubai
Motorsport
Events

The Extreme E electric off-road racing series has confirmed its calendar for the 2023 season, with Scotland set to host a race for the first time
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Qatar Football Association (QFA) has signed a new sponsorship deal with multinational beverage corporation PepsiCo
Football
Events

English Premier League football clubs Arsenal and Liverpool, Italian Serie A team AC Milan and French Ligue 1 outfit Olympique Lyonnais will compete in a tournament in Dubai next month, while the 2022…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Just days before the men's 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar, organizers are moving FIFA sponsor Budweiser's beer stands away from the tournament's eight stadiums, limiting the brand's visibility