Blatter Questions Qatar Summer Cup U.S., Russia, Iran Vie To Keep Wrestling PepsiCo-Jordan Renews JFA Sponsorship Football: Saudi Arabi's Protest Platform ERA Not To Test Godolphin Horses AFL Could Stage League Game In Dubai Donald Trump To Build Dubai Golf Course UAE Plans First Outdoor Ski Resort Saudi Arabia OKs School Sports For Girls Player Complaints Overshadow Qatar
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter Questions Viability Of 2022 Qatar Summer World Cup05 / 17 / 13FIFA President Sepp Blatter believes it is "not rational" to play the 2022 World Cup in the summer heat of Qatar, where temperatures can hit 50C (122F), according to the BBC. Air-conditioned stadia "have been planned, but the Swiss has expressed concerns about the implications for people outside the... |
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U.S., Russia, Iran Vie To Keep Wrestling
The Iranian flag "was standing side by side with the stars and stripes in a peaceful manner" on Tuesday at UN Headquarters in N.Y. as "the possible exit of wrestling" from the Olympics "brought them together in hope to save" the sport, according to XINHUA. The wrestling teams from the U.S., Iran and ...
Tags: Olympics, North America, Russia, Middle East
PepsiCo-Jordan Renews JFA Sponsorship
PepsiCo-Jordan has renewed its exclusive sponsorship of the Jordan FA in a signing ceremony. In the three-year agreement, PepsiCo-Jordan has renewed its sponsorship of JFA's activities, as well as the PepsiCo Football League for the Gifted and national football teams which fall under Pepsi ...
Football: Saudi Arabi's Protest Platform
Football is emerging as a focal point of dissent in Saudi Arabia, which is "struggling to fend off the waves of change sweeping the Middle East and North Africa," according to James M. Dorsey of MIDDLE EAST ONLINE. Fan pressure "is evolving as a potent tool in the absence of the righ ...
ERA Not To Test Godolphin Horses
The UAE's Emirates Racing Authority "has no plans to test the Godolphin horses still in Dubai," which previously were in the care of trainer Mahmoud Al Zarooni, according to Geoffrey Riddle of THE NATIONAL. According to Godolphin Racing Manager Simon Crisford, Al Zarooni revealed that he w ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Middle East, United Kingdom
AFL Could Stage League Game In Dubai
Leading administrators in Australian rules football "are expected to meet next week to discuss the possibility of extending their domestic season, which could increase the prospect of staging a competitive fixture in Dubai," according to Paul Radley of THE NATIONAL. Australian Football League side C ...
Donald Trump To Build Dubai Golf Course
Privately held developer DAMAC Properties said on Sunday that "it would work with American real-estate mogul Donald Trump to build a new golf course in Dubai, adding to a growing list of project announcements in the emirate," according to REUTERS. Developers in Dubai "are reviving sta ...
Tags: Facilities, Middle East
UAE Plans First Outdoor Ski Resort
The UAE "might soon have a ski resort in a natural environment," to go along with its artifical indoor ski slope at the Mall of the Emirates, according to Saifur Rahman of GULF NEWS. The Ras Al Khaimah government is developing a ski resort on its mountains bordering Oman’s Musandam peninsula w ...
Tags: Facilities, Middle East
Saudi Arabia OKs School Sports For Girls
Girls in Saudi Arabia "are to be allowed to take part in school sports for the first time in the latest sign that the Islamic kingdom is inching forward on the contentious issue of women's rights," according to Lubna Hussain of NBC NEWS. The official Saudi Press Agency announced Sunday that female s ...
Player Complaints Overshadow Qatar
Employment-related complaints by two int'l players, one of whom is barred from leaving Qatar, "threaten to overshadow the 2022 World Cup organizing committee’s release of a charter of worker’s rights designed to fend off criticism of labor conditions in the Gulf state," according to Jame ...
ITF Rejects Pakistan's Davis Cup Appeal
The Int'l Tennis Federation has "rejected Pakistan's appeal against the awarding of its Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group II tie to New Zealand," according to Amlan Chakraborty of REUTERS. Designated host Pakistan was disqualified from last month's Davis Cup tie and played in Myanmar because of security ...
