Middle East

The Boeing Company has signed up as the latest official supporter of one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar – the 2004 Dubai World Cup.

English soccer club Leeds United has secured some breathing space in a move to avoid the threat of slipping into administration.

Representatives from Formula One Management and the Bahrain International Circuit have met with television executives to discuss the production needs of F1's latest venue.

English soccer club Leeds United has seen its shares make a rare rise on the stock market amid rumours of an imminent takeover.

Danny Jordaan, CEO of South Africa’s bid to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says he holds no bitterness to Germany after they won the right to host the 2006 finals by a single vote.

The Bahrain Formula One circuit has corrected earlier reports that Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa has become the track's new managing director.

Organisers of the sports TV industry’s leading exhibition – Sportel – have confirmed it will venture into the Middle East for the first time after it confirmed the marketplace would take place in Dubai next March.

San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds has told the Major League Baseball Players Association he will not be signing the organisation's group licensing agreement next year and will instead pursue such opportunities on his own.

Telecommunications giant Siemens has won a $13million contract to provide the technical infrastructure to the new Formula One racing circuit in Bahrain.

As part of the enhanced security operation ahead of next year's Olympics in Athens, the Greek military has announced plans to form a 200 member unit to deal with nuclear, biological or chemical threats during the Games.

The NBA's growing international presence has again been proven after the league signed a raft of TV rights deals across the globe.

The Oval, Edgbaston and Hampshire’s Rosebowl will stage the ICC Champions Trophy next year in England, cricket’s governing body has confirmed

Organisers of the first ever Formula One Grand Prix in the Middle East have received a boost after a leadinig driver declared the new circuit as ‘one of the best in the world’.

We warned you yesterday – and now its official – FIFA’s Club World Championship is set for a return, with the US a possible to host its rebirth.

Michael Jordan is still the most marketable US sports star according to a new survey which showed the basketball legend to be the most likely to entice consumers into buying a product.

SportelAsia has been postponed for the second year running, amid a fear the SARS virus could reawaken over the winter months.