Sports | Saturday 21 March, 2015 1:35 am

AL-RAJHI AND GOTTSCHALK EXTEND HA’IL

NISSAN RALLY LEAD AFTER FIRST DESERT STAGE• Rajeh-Farhan and Muteb-Saud Al-Shammeri second and third in Nissans• Emirati Al-Helai loses second place with transmission woes; Al-Mouri retires• Ahmed Al-Nasser extends lead in motorcycle and quad class with stage win Saudi Arabian driver Yazeed...

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Sports | Friday 20 March, 2015 1:12 am

The Yamaha R1 witnesses a thrilling launch in Dubai in the presence of MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo

It was an affair of exhilaration as Yamaha recently launched the cutting-edge R1 in Dubai in the presence of Spanish MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo. Held on the 17th of March at the Dubai Autodrome, the event was graced by select media from the region and was divided into two phases, starting with a ...

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Sports | Wednesday 18 March, 2015 10:40 am

Nikon launches powerful D7200, the most advanced DX-format DSLR, at Abu Dhabi Electronics Shopper 2015

Free Nikon School sessions offered at ADES, along with various opportunities to win prizes Nikon Middle East FZE today launched the D7200 DSLR camera for the first time in the Middle East at Abu Dhabi Electronics Shopper (ADES) 2015, following its global release in February. Combined with the...

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Sports | Tuesday 17 March, 2015 1:53 pm

HA’IL INTERNATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY RALLY – March 19-22, 2015

RECORD ENTRY SET TO TACKLE SAUDI ARABIA’S 10TH HA’IL INTERNATIONAL RALLY• Saudi’s WRC star Yazeed Al-Rajhi tops entry in his trusty Hummer • 56 entrants set for four days of competition in north-central Saudi ArabiaHA’IL (Saudi Arabia): The Saudi Arabian Motor Federation (SAMF) has...

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Sports | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 8:28 am

Qualcomm Joins the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team as Official Technology Partner

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., entered a multi-year agreement with the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team to become an official technology partner. The two companies will collaborate to develop new connected car technologies to...

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Sports | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 12:54 am

HH The Emir’s International Equestrian Sword Festival presented by Longines marks a successful culmination

Doha set the scene for an exhilaration filled conclusion of HH The Emir’s Trophy presented by Longines. Held at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club, HH The Emir’s Trophy is one of the most-awaited equestrian events on Qatar’s horse-racing calendar every year and fittingly so as it delights...

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Sports | Sunday 1 March, 2015 1:53 pm

FORMULA ONE AND PIRELLI: ALL THE NUMBERS FROM 2014

As Paul Hembery, Pirelli’s motorsport director, explains: “Each year, we’ve traditionally published all the numbers that tell the story of our Formula One season. Last year we faced the biggest challenge that we had experienced since entering the sport, thanks to a completely new generation...

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Sports | Thursday 26 February, 2015 5:36 am

NIKE’S MOST WANTED KICKS OFF IN SAUDI ARABIA GIVING ASPIRING FOOTBALLERS THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME

Nike Most Wanted, a unique global talent search program that gives amateur footballers the opportunity to prove themselves on an elite stage, will be hosted in Riyadh (KSA) this year for the very first time. The one-of-a-kind global platform gives amateur, unsigned footballers from around the world ...

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Sports | Thursday 19 February, 2015 3:09 pm

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Announces SAP as Exclusive Cloud and Analytics Partner

In an innovative new partnership, SAP has teamed up with the International Cricket Council (ICC) as its exclusive Cloud and Analytics Partner for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.David Richardson, ICC Chief Executive, said: “In a sport such as cricket where there is a healthy appetite for...

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Sports | Thursday 12 February, 2015 2:28 pm

OSN TO LAUNCH WWE® NETWORK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

OSN, the leading pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced a five-year partnership to distribute WWE Network as a premium, linear channel in time for WrestleMania® on Sunday, March 29, exclusively on OSN.The agreement will run concurrent with ...

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