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Dubai been named as the host of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)’s 2014 World Team Classic.

Sebastian Coe, the man who led the successful delivery of the 2012 London Olympic Games, has supported Dubai’s goal to host the Olympic Games.

The domestic sports marketing sector in the Gulf states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE (United Arab Emirates) has been slow to develop and gain credibility despite the massive investment in sports infrastructure and international events across the region. We talk to sports marketing practitioners and property owners in the region to see if that state of play is changing.

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

UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino has today added pressure on FIFA’s decision to host football’s 2022 World Cup in the Qatari summer.

Chechen businessman Tamir Medzhidov is set to acquire a 25% stake of Beitar Jerusalem, one of Israel’s biggest clubs, according to RIA Novosti.

UK-based architect Zaha Hadid has been selected to design the Al Wakrah Stadium in Qatar, a host venue for games at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has today announced that the Securing Sport 2014 conference will take place in Doha.

The United Arab Emirates is reportedly planning to bid for this year’s Italian Super Cup against rival bidding hosts China.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected French club Nantes and its player Ismael Bangoura’s appeal over a transfer dispute.

The Qatar 2022 supreme committee has appointed design consultants AECOM and project managers KEO for the Al Wakrah Stadium to be used in the FIFA World Cup.

Several trade unions will be protesting at the FIFA Congress tomorrow in Mauritius, in response to the football governing body awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

Horse trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni has announced he will drop his appeal case against an eight-year British Horseracing Authority (BHA) ban from racing for doping.

Qatar 2022 organisers have appointed Stadion Amsterdam and IMG to consult on stadium operations for the country’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup.

Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, has ordered a law forbidding the doping of race horses be passed.

Bundesliga CEO Christian Seifert has criticised football’s governing body FIFA for being “politically driven” in awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, according to Associated Press.