Barcelona President Rosell Aims To Continue Beyond 2016

Sandro Rosell negotiated the club’s $39.25 million sponsorship deal with Qatar Sports Investments.

FIFA is considering a request from the South American Football Confederation for hosts Qatar to play Ecuador a day earlier than previously planned

Qatar To Develop Solar-Powered Cooling For World Cup

Qatar has promised to hold a carbon-neutral World Cup and so is researching solar-powered cooling technology.

Bahrain Soccer Head: I’m Favourite For AFC Top Job

An interview with Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa reveals he favours himself to replace disgraced Qatari Mohamed Bin Hammam.

FIA President Jean Todt Avoids Bahrain GP

Formula One’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone will attend the race.

Emirates Sponsoring Roland Garros Tournament

Latest agreement is the third tennis sponsorship in Europe after the Italian Open and recently announced Barcelona Open

F1’s Bernie Ecclestone Willing To Meet Bahrain Opposition

The 82-year-old British billionaire has said repeatedly that he has no cause for concern ahead of the Bahrain GP.

Merkel Urges Qatar To Ensure Fair Tenders For 2022 World Cup

Infrastructure spending in Qatar will average over 10 per cent of gross domestic product ahead of the World Cup.

F1 Sponsors Show Limited Appetite For Bahrain GP

The race on April 21 will again draw attention to the human rights situation in the Gulf island kingdom.

Thousands Of Bahrainis Protest Before Formula One

The Gulf Arab state has been hit by unrest since pro-democracy protests broke out in early 2011.

FIA Must Take Clear Stance On Bahrain – Damon Hill

The grand prix was cancelled in 2011 but went ahead last year despite calls by activists in Bahrain and campaigners abroad for teams not to race.

UAE Soccer Chief Criticises Asian Olympic Body

Yousuf Al Serkal is one of four candidates vying for Asian football’s top job.

Lorenzo And Rossi Storm MotoGP Qatar Season Opener

Valentino Rossi, back at Yamaha after two years at Ducati, finished second behind teammate Jorge Lorenzo.

Leeds United’s Dubai-Based Owner Says Studying Investor Offers

GFH Capital is bringing in additional investors to develop the English soccer club.

Animal Kingdom Wins $10 Million Dubai World Cup

Last year’s winner Monterosso, from the Dubai Godolphin stable, was pulled out of the race earlier in the day.

Saudi Arabia To Allow Women’s Sports Clubs

Until now women’s exercise facilities have had to be licensed by the Health Ministry and designated as “health centres”.

Leeds Football Club Sell Stake To Bahrain Bank

International Investment Bank’s chief executive, Aabed Al-Zeera, will join the Leeds City Holdings Limited.

10 Facts About Dubai World Cup 2013

The world’s richest horse race will take place in Dubai on Saturday, March 30.

The Business Of Sports Sponsorship

Sponsoring events has become a key tool in company portfolios.

FIFA is considering a request from the South American Football Confederation for hosts Qatar to play Ecuador a day earlier than previously planned

Qatar Ready To Host Winter World Cup In 2022

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that any request to change the timing of the event from summer to cooler months would have to come from Qatar.

Leeds United Owner Says Seeks Investors, Not Buyer

The statement conflicts with comments made by its Bahrain-based parent Gulf Finance House.

Emirates Signs 5-Year Sponsorship Deal With Barcelona Open

As part of the deal, the airline will have promotional rights to branding and digital elements of the tennis tournament.

Dubai-Based GFH Capital In Talks To Sell Leeds United Soccer Club

GFH Capital purchased the club from majority shareholder Ken Bates at the end of last year.

Shared 2022 World Cup Is ‘Crazy’ – UAE Soccer Chief

UEFA president Platini has suggested Qatar shares the 2022 World Cup throughout the Middle East and moves it outside of Summer.

Yohan Blake To Run At Doha’s Diamond League Meeting

The world’s second fastest man will compete at the meeting on May 10 in Qatar – the first of 14 Diamond League fixtures.

Gulf Investors To Bid $2.3bn For Arsenal FC

Qatar and UAE-backed investors are expected to make what will be the largest ever bid for a football club.

Novak Djokovic Seals Dubai Tennis Title

This is the Serb’s fourth Dubai Championships win in five years.

Federer And Djokovic Power Through In Dubai

Federer dismissed Spain’s Marcel Granollers while Djokovic overcame a late stumble to beat another Spaniard Roberto Bautista.

Lionel Messi Named Global Brand Ambassador For Ooredoo

The soccer star will be supporting various programmes to increase life chances of young people in MENA and South-East Asia.

Tennis – Djokovic And Del Potro Go Through In Dubai

Novak Djokovic extends his unbeaten run to 14 matches.

Barca Extend Etisalat Sponsorship Deal To June 2017

The deal confirms Etisalat as FC Barcelona’s main sponsor in UAE, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, Niger, Gabon and the Central African Republic.