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Events

Dubai Sports Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Italian agency RCS Sport to develop a Dubai Tour event that aims to be a major part of the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) calendar when it launches in 2014.
Stadia

Organisers of the Doha Goals Forum have pledged to select and implement projects from among more than 200 ideas generated during the two-day meeting of sports leaders, legends and students which closed in the Qatari capital on Wednesday.
Business

World Rally Championship team M-Sport has secured Qatari backing for a three-car squad in the series in 2013.`
Business

Dubai Duty Free has signed on to sponsor the European Tour’s season-ending event, the DP World Tour Championship, for the third consecutive year.
Stadia

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has unveiled a scheme to develop 19 new sports venues in five zones across the country, with an eye towards the 2024 Olympic Games.
Events

The Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee has agreed a groundbreaking 10-year partnership with Interpol to support the safety and security of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and other major sporting events over the next decade.
Events

Aspire4Sport 2012, the Middle East’s leading sports business congress and exhibition, has announced that Dr. Mario Zorzoli, chief doctor of the International Cycling Union (UCI), along with former Liverpool and England footballer John Barnes, will be key speakers at this month’s event.
Events

The International Aquatics Federation (FINA) has announced that three candidates have entered bids for the 2016 and 2018 editions of the World Swimming Championships (25m).
Stadia

The first wave of construction work towards Qatar's stadia for the 2022 FIFA World Cup will begin next year, according to the executives behind preparations for the tournament.
Business

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has reached an agreement with the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) to extend its sponsorship of the Qatar Arabian World Cup for a further year.
Business

BMW has further enhanced its ties to golf’s European Tour by signing a three-year extension to its sponsorship of the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
Events

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that the Qatari capital of Doha will stage the 2016 World Road Cycling Championships, marking the first time the event has been held in the Middle East.
Events

International sports media and marketing group Sports Revolution has appointed James Venn as business development director for its Dubai office.
Events

FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce has stated world football’s governing body should consider playing 2022 World Cup matches late at night in Qatar in a bid to overcome difficulties presented by the country’s climate.
Business

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, will host the 2014 World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) World Men’s Championships and the 2015 WTBA World Women’s Championships, the WTBA announced today.
Media

The decisive final day of dramatic racing at the America's Cup (AC) World Series World Series in Newport will be shown coast to coast in the USA on NBC on July 1, signalling the return of live AC racing to network television in the United States for the first time in 20 years.
Business

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has announced a partnership with the Saudi Equestrian Fund that is set to herald a major revamp of the Nations Cup series, the Federation’s oldest event.
Events

Emirates has furthered its ties to the sporting world by backing a new conference dedicated to the topic of emerging nations hosting the world’s biggest sporting events.