Big money as Saudi Arabia makes foray into cricket with IPL auction
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has backed extravagant sports investments -- set to culminate in Saudi Arabia hosting the football...
Imane Khelif – boxer in gender row and now Olympic champion
A strong athlete, she played football with the boys in her village of Biban Mesbah, but beating them in matches...
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Qatar Islamic Bank owner again offers to buy Manchester United
Manchester United have received a second Qatari bid to buy the English football giants, British media reported. The reports said...
- Bidders were initially told they had until 2100 GMT on Wednesday to submit new offers, but reports say that has been extended.
- No figures have been revealed but one or more of the initial bids were understood to be in the region of US$5.5 billion
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Dubai World Cup: 129 horses compete for $30.5m prize money
Dubai, UAE -- The 27th Dubai World Cup, which begins on Saturday at the Meydan Racecourse, will see a total...
- The World Cup, which begins on Saturday at Meydan Racecourse, will see horses from 13 countries in the contest.
- The Meydan Racecourse, in partnership with leading auction house Goffs, hosted the second Dubai Breeze-Up Sale on 21 March.
Credit Suisse demise puts question mark over lucrative sponsorship deals
The Swiss national football team, the country's top football division, tennis great Roger Federer, golf star Sergio Garcia and Zurich's...
- Golf and equestrian events also relied on Credit Suisse money, as did the Swiss Sport Aid Foundation, which backs talented young athletes in minority sports
- Credit Suisse logo will stay on the national teams' training jackets and jerseys for as long as the bank exists, Swiss Football Association spokesman Adrian Arnold said
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Abu Dhabi to host world’s largest autonomous racing league from 2024
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi, will host the world's largest autonomous racing league, with...
- The first autonomous car race will take place at Yas Marina Circuit in the last quarter of 2024 as the first in a series of autonomous vehicle races.
- The league will feature the Dallara-built Super Formula cars, the usage of which has been enabled by Japan Racing Promotion (JRP).
Qatari delegation visits Man Utd as bidding war for Premier League club intensifies
The rival bidders, Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe were invited to visit...
- Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, founder of the INEOS chemicals company, have made separate offers to buy United
- There will be another day of presentations and tours at United on Friday, with boyhood United fan Ratcliffe who will be joined by INEOS co-owners Andy Currie and John Reece
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Morocco joins Spain, Portugal to launch bid for 2030 World Cup
Morocco has joined the bid by Spain and Portugal to host the centenary World Cup in 2030, according to its...
- South Korea and Japan in 2002 shared the competition, and in 2026, the finals will be played in the US, Mexico and Canada
- Morocco, in December in Qatar, became the first nation from either Africa or the Arab world to reach the semi-finals
Iran names Ghalenoei as Queiroz successor
Based on the technical and expert review and the agreement made, Mr. Amir Ghalenoei, the valuable coach of our country...
- Ghalenoei, 59, held the Iran job from 2006 to 2007 before his contract was ended after elimination by the South Korea in the 2007 Asian Cup quarterfinals
- He is the most successful coach in Iranian premier league history with five titles, three times with Tehran powerhouse Esteghlal FC and two with Sepahan
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BBC top boss not to resign in face of Lineker controversy
London, United Kingdom--The BBC's director general Tim Davie said he will not resign after the publicly-funded broadcaster's sport service was decimated...
- The controversy was triggered by Lineker's response to a video in which Home Secretary Suella Braverman unveiled plans to stop migrants crossing the Channel on small boats
- The publicly-funded broadcaster said on Friday that Gary Lineker, England's fourth highest goalscorer of all-time, had breached guidelines on impartiality
Arts & Culture
Qatari businessman mulls taking over Man Utd
London, United Kingdom - A consortium led by a Qatari banker announced it had submitted an offer to take full control...
- Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani "confirmed his submission of a bid for 100 percent of Manchester United Football Club"
- The statement from Sheikh Jassim, chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), did not give any details on the amount proposed in the bid for United
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Tunisian footballer reaches Italy on migrant boat, says club
TUNIS, TUNISIA - A goalkeeper at a top-flight Tunisian football club has reached Italy as a clandestine migrant, his club said...
- Tunisia is struggling with a grinding economic crisis that has seen a growing wave of clandestine migration attempts in recent months.
- Rome says over 32,000 migrants, including 18,000 Tunisians, reached Italy from Tunisia last year.
Big money as Saudi Arabia makes foray into cricket with IPL auction
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Son set to light up Asian Cup as Qatar takes center stage again
The 24 teams spanning Australia to Palestine will battle for regional glory over the next four weeks, culminating in the...
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Qatar under pressure in Asian Cup defence after abrupt Queiroz axing
Queiroz, who coached Iran at the World Cup and was assistant to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, had a four-year...
Sharp-shooting Al-Attiyah takes aim at sixth Dakar title
A 425-strong colorful caravanserai made up of cars, bikes, quads and trucks sets out from Al-Ula on a treacherous 4,900-mile...
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Saudi football dominates Gulf sports scene this year
The Kingdom's football undergoes a historic transformation in 2023 with major investments and player signings, and Saudi Arabia wins the...
- The Kingdom's football undergoes a historic transformation in 2023 with major investments and player signings, and Saudi Arabia wins the bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
- UAE-owned Manchester City wins the Champions League, while Qatar hosts major 2023 sports events, preparing for the 2024 Asian Football Cup, taking the Gulf sports to next level.
ADQ signs multi-year sponsorship agreement with Egypt’s Pyramids Football
Abu Dhabi, UAE – ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, on Thursday announced the signing of a multi-year sponsorship...
- Since its establishment and rebranding from Al Assiouty Sports Club in 2018, Pyramids FC has rapidly grown to become one of the high-performance football clubs
- Along with its portfolio companies, ADQ actively supports the development of key sectors of Egypt’s economy through its investments
Manchester City crowned FIFA Club World Cup winners for first time
Pep Guardiola also made history as the first coach to lift the Club World Cup on four occasions and with...
- City's victory extended European clubs' domination of the competition since 2012 and was never in doubt once Julian Alvarez opened the scoring inside the first minute
- Nino's first-half own goal realistically ended the Brazilians' dreams of an upset, before Phil Foden and Alvarez rounded off the scoring in the final 20 minutes