Middle East
Business

Ras al-Khaimah, the United Arab Emirates port, has been named as the venue for the 33rd America's Cup starting on 8 February 2010.
Business

The UAE Football Association (UAE FA) has added Al Ain Mineral Water as its latest partner.
Business

Portsmouth yesterday became the second Premier League club to be owned by investors from the United Arab Emirates after a takeover led by Sulaiman Al-Fahim was confirmed.
Business

Abu Dhabi will play host to the third Generations For Peace camp by bringing together leaders of youth from nine Asian and African countries troubled by conflict.
Business

GAC Qatar agreed a deal with the Qatar Marine Sport Federation to sponsor its F1 power boat racing team for the 2009 Championship.
Business

Sport is about so much more than fun, exercise and something exciting to watch if you understand what’s going on and care who wins.
Events

Al Ain in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE, has been chosen by the organisers of air racing series Aero GP to host the first Grand Prix of the 2009 Aero GP series.
Events

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.

MP & Silva signed a four-year deal to exclusively distribute the marketing rights to United Arab Emirates (UAE) Football League (UFL).
Business

Teams from the Middle East’s two Formula One motor racing circuits, Abu Dhabi Mortorsports Management (ADMM) and Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), agreed a joint partnership.
Business

HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein announced the start of the Generations For Peace Camp 08, with youth leaders from 16 nations attending a ten-day intense certification programme.
Media

MP & Silva (MPS) agreed a five-year deal for the Middle East’s premier men’s tennis tournament, the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, until 2013.
Business

International sports media company, MP & Silva (MPS) is to expand its global presence by opening a new office in Dubai.
Media

Arabic-language sports channel, Al Jazeera, agreed a $23.5 million (Dh 86,362,000) deal for the exclusive rights to broadcast the 19th Gulf Cup.
Business

Kevin Roberts reflects on a crazy few weeks in football and asks if football has changed so fundamentally that consideration for the traditions of the game are not even close to top of the agenda.
Media

Israeli broadcaster, The Sports Channel, has agreed a three-season deal from 2009 to 2012 with UEFA, European football’s governing body, for the media rights for the UEFA Champions League.
Events

The Pakistan Cricket Board signed a three-year deal with Dubai Sports City to play a various series in Dubai.
Business

The Israel Football Federation (IFA) has agreed two new sponsorship partnerships.