Lebanon

Baskteball
Media

Free-to-air public broadcaster Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI) has agreed a deal with Fiba to exclusively show Lebanese national team matches as well as Fiba-run events
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
Motorsport
Events

Formula E chief executive Alejandro Agag has said the electric car-racing series is in talks over holding new races in Beirut, Cairo and Doha, along with returning to China.

Athletics
Business

The Infront Sports & Media agency has confirmed details of the inaugural season of the Asian Premier Marathons (APM) series, which it has established in partnership with the Asian Athletics Association (AAA).

Basketball
Events

The Asian division of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that the Lebanese capital of Beirut and the Indian city of Bengaluru will host the inaugural editions of new national team tournaments.
Football
Business

Ali Sabbagh, a Lebanese football referee who fixed matches for free sexual services, was sentenced to six months in jail for corruption in Singapore
Football
Business

FIFA has suspended eight Estonian footballers and has handed a lifetime ban to a Lebanese player following their involvement in match-fixing.
Business

With more than 2 months to go before the opening of SPORTELMonaco 2006, exhibitors have committed to more than 85% of the expanded floor space in the Grimaldi Forum.
Business

Gulf Air has extended its title sponsorship of Formula One's Bahrain Grand Prix until 2010, following a deal with Allsport Management.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Real Madrid footballer Luis Figo is one of the owners of the Portuguese motor racing team which will compete in the new A1 Grand Prix series.
Business

Rugby League’s European Nations Cup will be staged for the third successive year this autumn.
Events

The 2005 NBA All-Star events will be televised in 214 countries in 45 languages via 97 international telecasters.

Australian Alan Jones has become the second ex-Formula One world champion to link up with the new A1 Grand Prix series.

Australian Alan Jones has become the second ex-Formula One world champion to link up with the new A1 Grand Prix series.

The Lebanese Rugby League is set to host the Mediterranean Cup next month, from October 2 to 9 in Tripoli, north Lebanon.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Japanese giant Dentsu has bought a 30 percent equity stake in Asian marketing company the World Sport Group (WSG).
Business

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone intends to make dramatic changes to the Formula One venue calendar for the 2004 season.
Business

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone intends to make dramatic changes to the Formula One venue calendar for the 2004 season.