Dubai developer Nakheel investing Dhs105m on cycling tracks

Nakheel will construct the new tracks in its communities over the next two years

Dubai’s RTA reveals road closures, diversions for annual marathon

The annual Dubai Marathon will be held on Friday, January 20

Saudi approves new regulations to boost its sports sector

Saudi is looking to improve its sporting capabilities and increase investment in the sector

Dubai’s Al Ahli Sports Club chairman, board dismissed

Dubai’s ruler has set up an interim committee to manage the club’s affairs

Kuwait MPs seek end to sports ban within 2 months

The country has been banned from international competitions for more than a year

Nott Forest owner resigns from Kuwait Football Association after team withdrawal

Fawaz Al-Hassawi’s resignation was linked to a dispute over player suspensions

Qatar World Cup organisers award main contract for Lusail stadium

A Qatari-Chinese JV has won the contract to build the 80,000-seater stadium

Qatar football coach threatens to resign if foreign-born players excluded

About half of Qatar’s national team are naturalised citizens

Saudi approves privatisation of professional football clubs

A supervising committee will oversee the privatisation process

FC Barcelona kits to replace Qatar Airways logo

The football club has signed on Japanese retailer Rakuten as its new shirt sponsor

Abu Dhabi to host 2019 Special Olympics World Games

The World Games happen once in two years

Global trade union to inspect Qatar 2022 World Cup sites

Qatar has been criticised for poor labour conditions for migrant workers

Saudi council recommends privatisation of clubs in top football league

Currently most of the teams in the Saudi Professional League are government owned

Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City nearly doubles profit

The club said it was on the path to “long-term financial sustainability”

Dubai Sheikh’s £400m Liverpool bid scuppered by ‘greedy’ owners

The deal to buy the iconic English football team in 2010 fell apart after financial disagreements, according to a source

Etihad to support Abu Dhabi sports events in 3-year deal

The carrier will now support almost all sports activities in the UAE capital

Senior Qatari official banned from FIFA Council elections

Voting for Asia’s three places in the the 36-member council are due to be cast tomorrow

Bahrain’s GFH disposes of remaining Leeds United stake

GFH first acquired the club in late 2012

Qatar in talks for Tottenham Hotspur stadium sponsorship

Tottenham is said to have approached QIA regarding a stadium sponsorship deal

Olympic Committee condemns Kuwait after sports bodies dissolved

Tensions between the IOC and Kuwait have heightened in recent weeks

Olympic Committee accuses Kuwait of ‘aggravating’ tensions

The country has been suspended from the IOC since October

Controversy over Bahrain’s move to nationalise Kenya-born runners

Little has been done to stop the so-called ‘buying’ of athletes

Qatar wins silver at Rio Olympics in men’s high jump

Mutaz Essa Barshim claimed the country’s first ever Olympic medal in Rio

How sports analytics can help teams secure an edge

Analytics is used for team selection, opposition analysis and performance enhancement

Former Al-Ittihad player dies after being tasered

Dalian Atkinson played for Al-Ittihad from 1997-1999

Olympic gold winner Aldeehani says joy dampened by ban on Kuwait

Fehaid Aldeehani won the men’s double trap event under the Olympic flag

Rio Olympics: Judoka Toma wins UAE bronze medal

Sergiu Toma claimed the country’s second-ever medal at the Olympics

Saudi princess to lead new women’s sports initiative

Appointment of Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan comes days ahead of the Rio Olympic Games, where four Saudi women will compete

Qatar Airways logo back on FC Barcelona kit

The airline has renewed its sponsorship of the club for one more season

Olympics 2016: Saudi Arabia to send four women to Rio

Sara Al-Attar, Lubna Al-Omair, Cariman Abu Al-Jadail and Wujud Fahmi will compete at the Games