Middle East

This week's European golf tour event in Qatar is defying a number of big name stay-aways and going ahead as planned.

Soccerex, the industry event due to take place in Dubai next month has been postponed due to the political crisis in the Middle East.

The FIFA World Cup 2014 will be staged in South America, soccer's world governing body has confirmed.

FIFA's World Youth Championship has become the first major sporting event to fall victim to the heightening political tension in the Middle East

A number of major sport events face an uncertain future as the crisis in the Middle East continues its relentless march towards warfare.

Headed up by the soccer governing body's president Sepp Blatter, a series of FIFA committee meetings kicks off next week with a status report on preparations for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and the potential for a FIFA Club World Championship in 2005 among the issues on the agenda.

ESPN Classic Sport has reached a new multi-year agreement with NBA that will allow the archive sports channel to televise a select package of vintage basketball games.

CBS Sports president Sean McManus has indicated that coverage of the NCAA basketball tournament could be switched to other channels in the advent of war breaking out in Iraq.

Sport could be set to see the first major impact of heightened political tension in the Middle East, after golf sensation Tiger Woods admitted he may pull out of next week's European Tour event in Dubai.

UEFA and its agency partner TEAM Marketing have signed a TV rights deal in France for the next Champions League contract.

As the NASCAR season gets underway, the US motor sports series has announced that its international broadcast strategy is gathering pace.

Discussions will be staged in London today over whether the World Rally Championship will visit Turkey later this month, as political tensions in the region increase.

The International Skating Union has stated that it has no intention of moving the Figure Skating World Championships from Washington despite security fears.

Europe's future as the main host of Formula One Grand Prix is set to come under threat, Max Mosley, the president of the FIA has warned.

He may be past his best, but the power of Michael Jordan in the sports arena remains second to none after a Harris Poll found he remained the US' favourite sports star.

Benson & Hedges has extended its sponsorship of the Jordan Formula One racing team for another year despite the impending ban on tobacco advertising.

Paul Jordan has been appointed to Formula One team Minardi as its new commercial director.

FIFA has signed its latest official partner for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.