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Legal practice Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Steven Bainbridge as a partner in its Dubai office and head of its Sports & Entertainment Group, Middle East, in addition to Andrew Moroney, who will become…

The Global Esports Federation has announced that Los Angeles, Riyadh and Dubai will host events during the inaugural season of its Global Esports Tour, while FACEIT has been engaged as a strategic partner…

Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, a key political figure in the global sports industry, has been convicted of forgery linked to a plot to overthrow Kuwait’s emir.

Fifa sponsor Qatar Airways has teamed up with the global governing body's hospitality provider Match Hospitality to offer flight seat bookings for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar

Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has announced the addition of an ‘Aquatics Festival’ to this year’s postponed World Swimming Championships (25m), with a number of other disciplines set t…

The Josoor Institute was established in 2013 as the educational arm of Qatar’s World Cup 2022 organising committee, with a goal of securing a long-term dividend from that event by significantly boosting the country’s capacity to host major events. SportBusiness spoke with major stakeholders to discuss how it is working to secure that legacy, and their ambitions for Josoor’s future.

Sports marketing company Rise Worldwide has been appointed as the exclusive commercial and media rights agency for the Abu Dhabi T10 cricket league in a multi-year mandate

State-backed broadcaster Oman Sport Channel has picked up the media rights to the Asian zone qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup

The Liga ACB, Spain’s top-flight basketball competition, has struck deals with broadcasters in Turkey and Israel, continuing its spree of renewals in recent weeks.

Sports marketing agency CSM Sport & Entertainment has appointed Charlie Beauchamp as its inaugural country manager for Saudi Arabia ahead of the opening of its first office in the Kingdom later this year

Marketing firm PRO Company has acquired the media rights for Asian Football Confederation competitions in the 2021 to 2024 cycle

Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has confirmed the final calendar for the 2021 Swimming World Cup, with four legs to be held throughout October in Europe and the Middle East

The Asian Football Confederation has announced that the final of the AFC Champions League 2021, along with the quarter-finals and semi-finals for the Western region, will be held in Saudi Arabia

Helbiz Media, Lega Serie B’s global media rights distributor, has announced deals for the second tier of Italian club football with the Athletic Sports Group agency in Romania and pay-television broadcaster T…

Bundesliga International, the global rights sales arm of the German Bundesliga, is moving closer to re-establishing live coverage in the Middle East and North Africa following the expiry of its deal with…

The Collins Cup, the flagship event of the Professional Triathletes Organisation, is to be shown by subscription broadcaster beIN Media Group across the Middle East and North Africa, USA and Canada