Saudis

JEDDAH: Former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was unveiled as an Al-Ittihad player in front of thousands of fans in Saudi Arabia on Thursday (Jun 8), a day after the oil-rich kingdom just failed to reel in Lionel Messi. Fireworks and…

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, sat beside each other during a CNBC interview wearing comfortable smiles of longtime friends. That was…

Well so much for the moral high ground. So much for the PGA Tour and many of its players spending the better part of the last year taking a stand against LIV Golf, a breakaway tour funded by Saudi Arabian oil money.It was less than a year…

As rumors swirl linking a host of footballing superstars with a move to the Saudi professional league, including arguably the greatest player of all time, Lionel Messi, fans of Asian football would be forgiven for feeling a sense of deja…

For the past year or so, four-time major champion Rory McIlroy took on a job besides golfer.In addition to contending on Sundays, the Northern Irishman became the de facto spokesman of the PGA Tour in its rift with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf…

Like many people, Rory McIlroy was caught off guard when he was informed of the news that the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour and LIV Golf agreed to merge their business operations. Speaking to reporters at the Canadian Open, McIlroy said PGA…

The two-year long fight between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf ended with a stunning announcement that the arch-rivals are now joining forces — news that's been met with derision by many American commentators, lawmakers and golf…

The announcement was so shocking that not even PGA Tour players knew what was coming. The tour was fighting the threat of Saudi-backed LIV Golf for more than a year. On Tuesday, they decided to start working together.The PGA Tour, European…

The surprising deal on Tuesday ending a civil war in the world of professional golf stands to produce benefits for former President Donald J. Trump’s family business by increasing the prospect of major tournaments continuing to be played at…

The PGA Tour ended its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia's golf venture and now is joining forces with it, making a stunning announcement Tuesday of a merger that creates a commercial operation with the Public Investment…