Dubai Sports Council strategy aims to double the sector’s contribution to annual GDP by 2033
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Dubai Sports Council
Dubai sport sector adds $2.5bn to economy
Dubai golf, tennis and football events attract thousands of spectators
Abu Dhabi Formula One race
UAE’s Rashid Al Dhaheri first Arab driver to reach Ferrari Driver Academy scouting world finals
The winner of the finals will join the prestigious Ferrari academy, the world’s oldest and most well-known Formula 1 academy
Cristiano Ronaldo
10 richest footballers: Mbappe beats Messi and Ronaldo to top list
Middle Eastern investment driving list of highest-earning and richest footballers in annual Forbes list
Dubai hospitality market
Dubai’s tourism sector to reap rewards from FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
With 5 billion people expected to tune into the tournament, it’s the perfect opportunity for the Middle East to show just how great a destination it is for tourists
Artificial intelligence
Royal Front Investment: Metaverse is the future of entertainment and sports
Rashid Al Kamali, founder of Royal Front Investment, believes that the sports industry is ripe for governance and transparency, and explains what role blockchain and crypto exchange play in this sector
Abu Dhabi
Professional Fighters League (PFL) sees huge potential in Middle East
Its CEO says ‘the next ideal step is to take the PFL to Middle Eastern soil’ as part of its global expansion
Cricket
Indian giant Reliance to operate franchise team in UAE T20 League
Reliance subsidiary says it sees ‘unique opportunity’ to own and operate franchise cricket team in the UAE
Formula 1
Saudi Arabia to host first marathon in 2022 amid sporting push
Riyadh Marathon will be held in March with a SR1m prize pot to attract the world’s top runners
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi builds global sporting reputation with new NBA deal
UAE capital will host first pre-season US basketball games from October 2022
Formula One
How Bahrain is helping Saudi Arabia get ready for F1 debut
Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation has called on the expertise of a team of specialist Bahraini marshals ahead of December race
Dubai events
Tie Break Tens heading to Dubai this October
Tie Break Tens (TB10) has previously staged hugely successful events in major global cities, including London, Vienna, Madrid, Melbourne, New York City and Indian Wells
Mental health
Business consultant to Olympic sprinter – one Saudi runner’s race to Tokyo
Saudi Arabian sprinter Yasmeen Dabbagh talks to Arabian Business about how she wants to dispel the myth that Saudi women don’t practice sports and change the perception of women in the kingdom
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boats
Racing into the future with Richard Mille
A driving force behind the world’s most cutting-edge watch brand, Peter Harrison, CEO of Richard Mille EMEA, leads a company renowned for pushing horological boundaries to their technical extremes. With a new partnership with Team UAE Emirates, Harrison tells CEO Middle East about luxury leadership, brand vision and limitless ambition
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ecommerce
Abu Dhabi-backed Manchester City signs deal with Riyadh-based Noon
E-commerce company to become the club’s official online marketplace partner in the Middle East
Bahrain Grand Prix
Video: how the Gulf is accelerating growth in its sporting ambition
Strong government support is helping to raise the Gulf’s profile in the sporting world, according to consultants PwC
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boxing
Revealed: the growing importance of sport to economies in the Gulf
PwC Middle East’s Sports Survey says the regional sports industry is set to grow the fastest rate in the world