MENA

Multiple Sports
Media

Israel-based automated highlights company WSC Sports has raised investments totalling $100m (€88.2m) from a Series D funding round led by Israeli investment management company Ion Crossover Partners.
Basketball
Events

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that Abu Dhabi will host the final of this year's Fiba 3x3 World Tour, the three-a-side basketball series for city-based professional teams
Football
Events

Fifa has announced it will choose between Bahrain, the Seychelles and the United Arab Emirates to host its 2023 Beach Soccer World Cup
Motorsport
Events

Formula 1 has announced today (Friday) that the Bahrain Grand Prix will remain on the motor racing series’ calendar until 2036.
Football
Media

All ten weekly Serie A matches will be broadcast live in the Middle East and North Africa region on the league's Arabic-language YouTube channel until the end of the season
Football
Events

Qatari officials are reported to be “considering” allowing the sale of alcohol in stadiums at the 2022 Fifa World Cup amid pressure from Fifa and its official beer sponsor Anheuser-Busch.
Rugby Union
Media

Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has solidified its rugby union offering in Southeast Asia with an exclusive three-year Six Nations rights renewal, while also picking up exclusive rights in the…
Aquatic Sports
Events

Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has today (Tuesday) confirmed that Fukuoka’s staging of its World Championships has been postponed to next year due to Covid-19, with Doha’s 2023 Wor…
Golf
Events

Saudi International takes place from February 3-6 European Tour decision to cancel co-sanctioned events ‘unfortunate’ L
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Film producer Aviv Giladi has today (Monday) been named as the president of broadcast partnerships at DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company
Football
Governance

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has announced plans to open a new office in the Middle East as part of its push to secure the 2030 Fifa World Cup, for which a joint bid from Spain and Portugal is…
Football
Events

Fifa has launched the first phase of the application process for tickets to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, including a low-cost category for Qatari residents
Golf
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has been awarded non-exclusive live rights in the Middle East and North Africa to air a selection of events from golf’s DP World Tour that will be held across t…
Golf
Events

The DP World Tour, golf's recently rebranded European Tour, has announced the postponement of next month’s Qatar Masters due to ongoing restrictions associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. The $1.5
Golf
Media

Subscription video-on-demand service StarzPlay will offer GolfTV, the Discovery-owned subscription streaming platform and PGA Tour international rights-holder, as an add-on for its customers
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Chris Axer is understood to be leaving a prominent sponsorship sales role at Infront to take up a position with the rival IMG agency, despite having joined the Switzerland-based agency only three and a…
Motorsport
Events

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has revealed that the country is considering abandoning the ongoing Dakar Rally after an explosion occurred before the start of the event in Saudi Arabia
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Indian sports marketing agency Twenty First Century Media has agreed a deal manage the commercial rights of the revamped Cricketers Benefit Fund Series (CBFS) T20 competition in Sharjah in the United Arab…