Qatar

The inaugural Aspire4Sport Conference and Expo has received confirmation that Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will join the line-up of major sports personalities at the event in Doha, Qatar, from November 15-18.

Legendary stars Carlos Alberto, Mario Kempes and Ossie Ardiles have all been confirmed for the Aspire4Sport-organised World Cup Icons presentation before the Argentina-Brazil friendly on November 17 at the Khalifa International Stadium, in Doha, Qatar.

The Aspire4Sport Congress and Exhibition has announced a media partnership with the SportBusiness Group, the world’s leading supplier of information, media and B2B marketing services to the sports industry.

Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, president of Qatar’s Motor and Motorcycling Federation (QMMF), yesterday said the country’s Losail International Circuit is being upgraded in a move to become the third Persian Gulf country to host a Formula One race.

Qatar’s Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al-Thani plans to replace bookmaker William Hill as shirt sponsor of his newly-acquired football team, La Liga’s Malaga, because of his religious beliefs.

Mobile phone maker Sony Erisson has extended for two years its sponsorship of the Women's Tennis Association, but has cut the value the of the deal and lost competition naming rights, the Financial Times reports.

If England win this year's football World Cup, refunds will be given on the cost of a Soccerex European Forum ticket for anyone who registered between 15 and 26 February.

Qatar is set to take world handball’s leading club competition to new heights by hosting the International Handball Federation’s ‘Super Globe’ championship over the next four years.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a sponsorship deal with the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid for its Congress in Angola on January 29.

The team bidding to take the World Cup to Qatar in 2022 has agreed a sponsorship deal with the Soccerex 09 convention.

The team bidding to take the 2022 World Cup to Qatar has launched a new website and brand design, and renewed calls for the first Middle Eastern World Cup.

GAC Qatar agreed a deal with the Qatar Marine Sport Federation to sponsor its F1 power boat racing team for the 2009 Championship.

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees will sign an agreement this Thursday to award the QOC the right to host the 12th Pan-Arab Games 2011.

Qatar is to bid for the 2020 Olympic Games, the Heir Apparent and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has said.

Qatar is set to announce its candidature for 2018 World Cup according to UK media reports, following its controversial failure to proceed to candidate city status for the 2016 Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee selected Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo as candidate cities for the 2016 Olympic Games. Doha missed out on selection, while Madrid and Tokyo appear the cities to beat in the early running.