MENA

Basketball
Media

Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton has renewed its rights agreement with Liga ACB, Spain’s top-flight basketball competition. The new deal runs for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Football
Media

The Bundesliga will return to broadcast screens in the Middle East and North Africa after pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports agreed a three-year rights contract
Cricket
Media

Streaming platform YuppTV has acquired media rights for the upcoming Asia Cup international cricket tournament in more than 70 markets
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Dubai-based logistics firm DP World has been announced as the title sponsor of the upcoming Asia Cup international cricket tournament
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Saudi Professional League (SPL), organising body of the top division of club football in Saudi Arabia, has agreed a title sponsorship deal with real estate developer Roshn, while extending its licensing…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Indian sports, lifestyle and entertainment company Rise Worldwide has been signed up to manage the commercial rights of new Dubai-based T20 cricket franchise, Desert Vipers
Baseball
Events

The United International Baseball League (UIBL), the new baseball venture set to take place across the Middle East and South Asia, has announced a hosting rights agreement with Dubai Sports City
Beach Volleyball
Events

Doha will stage the inaugural finale of beach volleyball’s new Beach Pro Tour after agreeing a three-year hosting deal.
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has secured English Football League (EFL) broadcast rights in a host of its territories in a deal covering the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, SportBusiness understands
Football
Media

Social media platform Twitter has agreed a content deal in the Middle East and North Africa for the 2022 Fifa World Cup with the national team football tournament’s rights-holder in the region, pay-television b…
Multiple Sports
Media

Subscription video-on-demand service StarzPlay has announced the launch of its sports-focused streaming platform for the Middle East and North Africa region
Football
Events

The 2022 Fifa World Cup is set to begin on November 20, a day earlier than originally scheduled, so that host nation Qatar can play in the tournament’s opening match.
Football
Media

Saudi Sports Company (SSC), the state-controlled sports media company, has acquired domestic broadcast rights to the Saudi Professional League (SPL), Saudi Arabia’s King’s Cup and the Saudi Super Cup in a three-season agreement running from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Boxing
Host Broadcast & Production

UK-based sports production company Whisper has been appointed by Saudi promoter Skill Challenge Entertainment to deliver the world feed host broadcast of the heavyweight boxing fight between Oleksandr…
Cricket
Events

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) expects to generate roughly $6m (€5.9m) from the Asia Cup despite the tournament being relocated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the cricket board’s chief executive has announced.
Multi-sport
Events

The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC) has submitted a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games
Baseball
Finance & Law

UIBL deepens ties to sports management firm led by league president
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that Australia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan are in contention to host the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup.