Saudi Arabia will host a Formula One (F1) grand prix next year, a move aimed at attracting well-heeled globe-trotting visitors and raising the kingdom’s profile internationally as a tourist destination. Last week’s announcement, by race…

Shortly after beating Justin Gaethje in a second round submission in Abu Dhabi last week, an emotional Khabib Nurmagomedov vowed to a shocked world that he was giving up fighting professionally as a promise he…

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has voiced his support for the Azerbaijani army’s operation in Upper Karabakh, a region occupied by the Armenian military. The 31-year-old German citizen of Turkish descent tweeted “One nation, two states,”…

Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem whose hardcore supporters have chanted ‘death to Arabs’ are now eager to do business with them, writes Alisa Odenheimer of Bloomberg. Beitar Jerusalem soccer club, which gained notoriety for its…

Star calls on fellow footballers to condemn China’s treatment of the minority group, regardless of financial consequences, reports Middle-East Eye. Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba called on footballers to stand up for Uighur Muslims and…

Fans say the only reason why the Saudi regime hoped to takeover Newcastle United was to “rescue its reputation as a pariah state with huge human rights abuses”, writes Rayhan Uddin of Middle East Eye.…

World Cup host criticised over discrimination experienced by labourers from south Asia and Africa, writes Pete Pattisson of The Guardian. The United Nations has raised “serious concerns of structural racial discrimination against non-nationals” in World Cup host…

Qatar and Saudi Arabia will compete for the hosting rights of the Asian Games in 2030, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced. The winning host city will be announced in November. In a…