Emirates and Arsenal Football Club have announced a new £150 million deal, which grants the airline a five-year extension to their shirt partnership with the Club until the end of the 2018/2019 season. As well as being one of the biggest deals ever struck in the game, the agreement, worth £30 million a year for five years, extends and deepens one of the strongest and most recognisable partnerships in sport.

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel has edged out Lewis Hamilton of McLaren during the second practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The world championship leader was slight 0.168 seconds quicker than British driver Hamilton, who had earlier se the pace in the first session.

Abu Dhabi will be the ultimate destination for motorsport action this weekend, as the much-awaited 2012 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix makes a welcome return to the UAE capital. The event will be hosted at the ground-breaking Yas Marina Circuit.

As the Barclays Premier League kicks off again this week after a high-profile international break, new figures released by national tourism agency VisitBritain show that nearly one million overseas visitors watched a game of football here last year. These 900,000 foreign football tourists spent a substantial £706 million, the equivalent of £785 per fan and £200 more than the average visitor.

Thousands of spectators have watched Europe complete a sensational comeback to retain the Ryder Cup at the Medinah Country Club, Chicago. Europe were 10-6 down going into the final day, but battled back to take the prize 14½-13½.

Garuda Indonesia and Liverpool Football Club have signed a Global Official Airline partnership, which will run for three seasons until 2015. This exclusive deal sees Garuda take over as official airline for the club, which means whenever Liverpool tours to destinations served by the airline - especially in Asia and Australia - it will enlist the services of Garuda Indonesia, as its official airline.