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One of Qatar’s leading banking institutions, Commercialbank, will become title sponsor of MotoGP’s Grand Prix of Qatar.

FIFA's Tsunami Task Force has approved six projects in Indonesia, Maldives and Sri Lanka worth $1.48million.

Twenty travel agencies from 11 countries across the globe are the first Official Travel Agents (OTAs) approved to sell packages, inclusive of match tickets, for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.

Gulf Air has extended its title sponsorship of Formula One's Bahrain Grand Prix until 2010, following a deal with Allsport Management.

Every round of this year's Formula One World Championship will be available free-to-air on Al Jazeera Sports TV Network.

Formula One's rebel manufacturers say they're hopeful of making progress on a deal which would end their threatened breakaway when they meet Bernie Ecclestone in Barhrain this weekend.

Emirates Airline has signed on as main sponsor of Hamburger SV, one of Germany’s top-flight soccer clubs.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has received bids from 15 member boards for its package of events from 2007 to 2015.

South Africa cricket captain Graeme Smith has called on the International Cricket Council to rethink its recommendation for a Twenty20 world championship.

Icon Display, the event branding specialist, has opened new offices in Germany and the Middle East.

The Qatar Football Association (QFA) wants to host the 2015 Asian Cup finals, with many facilities in place after being built for this year's Asian Games.

Plans have been approved for a Twenty20 World Championship as early as September 2007 and a revamped ICC Champions Trophy featuring just the top eight teams in world cricket from 2008 onwards.

FIFA has shown its teeth ahead of this summer's World Cup by ending a parasite promotion by a Burger King franchise in Israel.

David Gill, CEO of Premier League giants Manchester United, will be a keynote speaker at The Soccerex London Forum on April 5.

Manchester United have decided against going to the Gulf for a friendly match the week before their Carling Cup final clash against Wigan.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has appointed Frontier Group (UK) to oversee implementation and management of its three-year Emirates Airline deal.