The UAE "has been successful in its bid" to host the Int'l Tennis Federation's Annual General Meeting in '14. The ITF AGM "is one of the most-important events on the int'l tennis calendar." The bid to host was contested by Egypt and Serbia (GULF NEWS, 11/27). ... County cricket "returns to a more familiar calendar next season" with the return of matches in late September and the LV= County Championship season not starting until the second week of April (LONDON TIMES, 11/27). ... The Netherlands national cricket team has arrived in Dubai for a month-long tour of the UAE and India. It will train at facilities of the Int'l Cricket Council Global Cricket Academy in Dubai in preparation for three one-day matches against UAE teams. Then it will travel to India, where it will play three matches against the England Performance Programme Squad and two against a Mumbai XI (ICC). ... The Dubai Cricket Council plans to restart its 50-over Division One competition after six years. DCC honorary General Secretary Mohamed Lokhandwala said, "It is a very, very difficult task to undertake, but we are going to take on that challenge" (THE NATIONAL, 11, 26).
