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The European Seniors Tour will make an historic first visit to Bahrain later this year when Riffa Golf Club hosts the grand finale of its season, the Seniors Tour Championship, from November 10 to 12.

Teams from Arbil (North) and Basra (South) did battle on the field at Al Shaab Stadium in Baghdad for the Football United trophy, the climax of an initiative backed by the (English) Football Association.

England and Real Madrid star David Beckham is the highest paid footballer in the world with annual income of £17million, according to a survey.

Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, has extended its backing to Asian soccer in a multi-million dollar sponsorship deal with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Sports Marketing and Communications Agency, KHP Consulting, has announced five new recruits to its London HQ and Bahrain office.

KHP Consulting has been appointed by the Hockenheimring Baden Wuerttemberg, home of the German Formula One Grand Prix, to carry out an ongoing PR and communications strategy.

The National Guard has reportedly pulled the plug on plans to snap up the naming rights to Washington’s Robert F Kennedy Stadium.

The International Association of Athletics Federations has toughened its rules governing athletes who switch national allegiance.

The (West Australian) State Government is to end its contract with the motorsport event Rally Australia in 2006, citing concerns over the economic viability of the event.

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ESPN has reached a new multi-year agreement with Tennis Properties Limited (TPL) for international telecast rights to the ATP Masters Series, the 10 most prestigious tournaments in men’s professional tennis.

IEC can now boast five Asian Championships in Olympic sports ahead of SPORTELAsia.

Friday this week (March 11) is the cut-off date for the early discount offer to The Soccerex London Forum at the Institute of Directors on April 20.

With less than a week to go before SPORTELAsia 2005, all floor space has been sold and more than 250 companies from 41 countries worldwide have registered for the market.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed it is to move from Lord's Cricket Ground in London to Dubai after 96 years.

KHP Consulting, the international sports marketing agency, will manage Gulf Air’s hospitality programme around April’s Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.