Next stop, UAE: Tiger Woods tees off at the President's Cup golf tournament in Melbourne, Australia, in November. Andrew Brownbill / AP Photo
Next stop, UAE: Tiger Woods tees off at the President's Cup golf tournament in Melbourne, Australia, in November. Andrew Brownbill / AP Photo

2012 outlook for sport in the UAE



The sporting year kicks off with the docking of Volvo Ocean Race yachts in the capital.
The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority's entry, Azzam, will be the main attraction for local fans. The sailors will remain in Abu Dhabi for two weeks before continuing on their gruelling round-the-world yacht race against five other competitors.
AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain will play at Dubai's Rashid Stadium on Wednesday, and other events will bring some of the world's biggest names in sport to the country, including Tiger Woods at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship at the end of January.
Later in the year, the date has been set for horse racing's richest event, the Dubai World Cup, which takes place on March 31.
The fourth Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be the third-last stop on the F1 calendar, from November 2 to 4.

Other workplace saving schemes
  • The UAE government announced a retirement savings plan for private and free zone sector employees in 2023.
  • Dubai’s savings retirement scheme for foreign employees working in the emirate’s government and public sector came into effect in 2022.
  • National Bonds unveiled a Golden Pension Scheme in 2022 to help private-sector foreign employees with their financial planning.
  • In April 2021, Hayah Insurance unveiled a workplace savings plan to help UAE employees save for their retirement.
  • Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based investment manager, has launched a fund that will allow UAE private companies to offer employees investment returns on end-of-service benefits.
MATCH INFO

Tottenham 4 (Alli 51', Kane 50', 77'. Aurier 73')

Olympiakos 2 (El-Arabi 06', Semedo')