United Arab Emirates

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected French club Nantes and its player Ismael Bangoura’s appeal over a transfer dispute.

Horse trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni has announced he will drop his appeal case against an eight-year British Horseracing Authority (BHA) ban from racing for doping.

Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, has ordered a law forbidding the doping of race horses be passed.

The British Horseracing Authority has revealed today that a further seven horses have tested positive for steroids, including last year’s St. Leger winner.

The UAE’s Ice Hockey Association (IHA) has become a full member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), becoming the first Arab state to do so.

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by extremists whilst defending the right for education of women, has teamed up with international footballer Kashif Siddiqi to launch a football for peace match between the UAE and Pakistan.

TSE Consulting has expanded into three new markets by opening national offices in Turkey, Peru and the United Arab Emirates.

Abu Dhabi is set to feature heavily in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race after it was announced that the capital of the United Arab Emirates will be included as a stopover in the event, while the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team will also return.

Dubai Sports Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Italian agency RCS Sport to develop a Dubai Tour event that aims to be a major part of the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) calendar when it launches in 2014.

Dubai Duty Free has signed on to sponsor the European Tour’s season-ending event, the DP World Tour Championship, for the third consecutive year.

The International Aquatics Federation (FINA) has announced that three candidates have entered bids for the 2016 and 2018 editions of the World Swimming Championships (25m).

BMW has further enhanced its ties to golf’s European Tour by signing a three-year extension to its sponsorship of the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.

International sports media and marketing group Sports Revolution has appointed James Venn as business development director for its Dubai office.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, will host the 2014 World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) World Men’s Championships and the 2015 WTBA World Women’s Championships, the WTBA announced today.

Emirates has furthered its ties to the sporting world by backing a new conference dedicated to the topic of emerging nations hosting the world’s biggest sporting events.

The Dubai Sports Council (DSC) and the Monaco-based Peace and Sport organisation have formed a strategic alliance, which will see the first Peace and Sport Middle East Forum take place in Dubai in April 2013.