Tag: Saudi Arabia

India pulls out of bid to host 2027 AFC show

Article posted by Coliseum, December 8^th, 2022

India on Monday (December 5th) withdrew its bid to stage the 2027 AFC Asian Cup with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) declaring that hosting big-ticket events is not among its “strategic priorities” at this juncture. ‘The Hindu’ stated that India and Saudi Arabia were the only two... » Read more

Saudi Arabia leisure on cloud nine SEVEN way

Article posted by Coliseum, December 5^th, 2022

Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has announced an investment of SAR50 billion towards the development of 21 entertainment destinations across 14 Cities in the Kingdom. ‘ArabianBusiness’ stated that the integrated entertainment... » Read more

Saudi Arabia growing appetite for esports

Article posted by Coliseum, November 7^th, 2022

The global architectural design firm Populous, in partnership with the media company YouGov, has released new data on the rapid growth of esports in Saudi Arabia. The findings underline not only huge interest in esports, but how this is driving demand for purpose- built esports venues and live... » Read more

Community sports-focused Dammam Dome opens

Article posted by Coliseum, October 20^th, 2022

The Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA) multipurpose sports facility in Dammam (City in Saudi Arabia) opened to the public recently. ‘Construction Review Online’ stated that this was announced by SFA, a proactive community sport and wellness organization in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Sports for... » Read more

PIF dive deep into world of football

Article posted by Coliseum, October 20^th, 2022

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia has committed £2 billion to new long-term football sponsorship deals outside of the Premier League team Newcastle United F.C. (UK) in 2022. ‘Newcastle World’ stated that the PIF, who own 80 percent of ‘The Magpies’, has invested heavily... » Read more

2029 Asian Winter Games at NEOM’s Trojena

Article posted by Coliseum, October 7^th, 2022

Saudi Arabia has won the bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games (AWG) in NEOM’s yet-to-be-built mountain resort Trojena. ‘Gulf Business’ stated that this was announced by Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Faisal, Minister of Sports, Saudi Arabia, on October 4th. The bid to host the games was... » Read more

Supercoppa Italiana may undergo sea change

Article posted by Coliseum, September 21^st, 2022

The way that the Supercoppa Italiana (Italy) is contested could be set for a radical change as a big offer has come from Saudi Arabia, a report claims. ‘sempremilan’ stated that the date and location for the next Supercoppa between the top-flight clubs A.C. Milan and Inter Milan has already... » Read more