United Arab Emirates
IPL releases schedule, season will start with Mumbai v Chennai
The Indian Premier League has released the schedule for its 2020 season in the United Arab Emirates
BKT Tires announces deals with six IPL teams
Indian tyre manufacturer BKT Tires has agreed sponsorship deals with six Indian Premier League teams covering this year's tournament
CSK’s positive tests rock IPL ahead of restart
Twelve members of the Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League team have tested positive for Covid-19, prompting its star batsman Suresh Raina to fly home to India and causing jitters ahead of the league's…
Round-Up: Japanese companies turn against Olympics, survey says; KBO not expecting fans back soon; and more
A survey of 13,000 Japanese companies has found that more than half want next year's Tokyo Olympics to be either cancelled or postponed again - Kyodo News
IPL gets green light for UAE move, seeks new sponsor
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has secured Indian government approval to run this year's Indian Premier League in the UAE, according to league chairman Brijesh Patel
IPL confirms 2020 schedule and Vivo sponsorship
The Indian Premier League's governing council has confirmed it plans to run its 2020 tournament from September 19 to November 10 in three venues in the UAE - Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi
Round-Up: IPL in UAE awaiting govt nod, Indian Super League salary cap complaint, All Blacks v NRL game still alive, and more
World Athletics said Olympic qualification for marathon and race walk events will restart from September 1, three months earlier than previously announced - Reuters/CNA
Round-Up: Russia fails to pay athletics fine, overseas IPL ‘likely’, Sha Tin Racecourse opens to punters, and more
World Athletics has halted the process allowing Russian track and field athletes to compete internationally as neutral athletes after Russian Athletics missed a deadline to pay a $6
Etihad lands naming rights to new Abu Dhabi arena
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has acquired naming rights to a new arena being developed in Abu Dhabi.
Formula One to promote Expo 2020 Dubai
Expo 2020 Dubai has agreed a sponsorship deal with the Formula One motor-racing championship
Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League adds Aldar Properties as title sponsor
The Abu Dhabi T10 cricket league has signed up real estate developer Aldar Properties as its new title sponsor
Coca-Cola lands naming rights to new Dubai arena
Beverage group Coca-Cola has agreed a 10-year contract for the naming rights to the new arena that is soon set to open in Dubai
Hospital group signs as Fifa Club World Cup sponsor
Abu Dhabi-based Burjeel Hospital has signed as a National Supporter of the Fifa Club World Cup, which kicks off today in the United Arab Emirates
Barcelona signs UAE-focused deal with Rakbank
Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has launched a new affinity credit card in the United Arab Emirates through a partnership with UAE-based financial services company Rakbank
Unimoni to title sponsor UAE’s Asia Cup
Money transfer, foreign exchange, payment and credit solutions provider Unimoni has signed up as title sponsor of the 2018 edition of national team cricket tournament the Asia Cup
Dubai Duty Free extends as top-tier WTA partner
Airport retailer Dubai Duty Free has renewed its global sponsorship of the Women’s Tennis Association.
Etisalat to support Special Olympics events
Telco Etisalat has been unveiled as a sponsor of two upcoming events organised by the Special Olympics, the movement that seeks to empower athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Emirates Cricket Board signs main sponsor
The Emirates Cricket Board has signed a new partnership with Al Nabooda Insurance Brokers.