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Families of 9/11 victims rip PGA Tour's merger with LIV Golf: 'Just more paid Saudi shills'
Families of September 11 victims blasted the PGA Tour for going back on its criticism and merging w…
Paul Squire
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A prince sent his private Boeing 747 jumbo jet to Paris to pick up soccer star Neymar and fly him to Saudi Arabia
Neymar flew in the lap of luxury to Riyadh on Friday after signing with Saudi soccer club Al-Hilal.
Jyoti Mann
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Phil Mickelson's baffling comments on the proposed Saudi-backed golf league were 'naive, selfish, egotistical, ignorant,' Rory McIlroy said
Mickelson suggested in an interview last week that he was willing to look past Saudi Arabia's recor…
Barnaby Lane
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The Premier League's new Saudi owners got a sobering reality check in the first game in charge of their new club
Newcastle United was taken over by a consortium including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund ear…
Barnaby Lane
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A Saudi Arabian investment fund bought a struggling English soccer team, and human-rights activists are crying foul
After a deal to purchase Newcastle United stalled, a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Invest…
Jake Epstein
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PGA Tour once called LIV Golf a vehicle to 'sportswash Saudi atrocities.' It seems not to matter now they're merging.
Saudi Arabia invested in billions in sports including golf, which its critics say is an attempt to …
Tom Porter
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Saudi Arabia already has many top golfers — now, they're going after the world's best soccer players with mind-blowing amounts of money
LeBron James' reaction to the offer for Kylian Mbappe is a reminder that moral obstacles are easy t…
Cork Gaines
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Trump and Kushner's Saudi ties are an ethical minefield — and Hunter Biden's a distraction, DC watchdog says
Congress should investigate what deals Trump and his son-in-law made with Mohammed bin Salman befor…
Charles R. Davis
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Phil Mickelson gave a baffling quote defending his potential partnership with Saudi-backed golf league, says reshaping PGA Tour is more important
Phil Mickelson could be joining the Saudi-backed Super Golf League, but concedes that the Saudi gov…
Tyler Lauletta
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Lionel Messi is being paid up to $25 million just to promote tourism in Saudi Arabia — as long as he doesn't say anything to 'tarnish' the country: report
The contract requires the Argentine soccer star to take one annual family vacation to Saudi Arabia,…
Lloyd Lee
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Cristiano Ronaldo just had his best performance in Saudi Arabia, scoring 4 goals in a single game
Cristiano Ronaldo is well and truly up and running at Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia after scoring four g…
Alan Dawson
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Exodus of golf's top stars from the PGA for the Saudi rebel tour shows the power of the kingdom's cash
Saudi Arabia has poured billions into making itself a sporting leader, enraging traditional institu…
Bill Bostock
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The US is quietly extracting concessions from Saudi Arabia after Mohammed bin Salman humiliated Biden
A decision by the Saudis to reduce oil supplies caused fury in the Biden administration and threats…
Tom Porter
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Golf legend Greg Norman, the face of a Saudi-backed rebel tour, said 'we've all made mistakes' when asked about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Last year US intelligence agencies concluded that the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, had …
Barnaby Lane
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Masters champ Jon Rahm is not jumping to LIV Golf, but he also doesn't think the rival league is that bad either
Jon Rahm has made it clear that the extra money from LIV Golf is not important to him, and he won't…
Cork Gaines
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Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams are building a mini-sports empire with a new golf team that's part of a league created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy
Ohanian and Williams are already co-owners of the National Women's Soccer League Los Angeles team, …
Vishal Persaud
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The Saudi Arabian government would 'definitely support' private bids for UK soccer clubs Manchester United or Liverpool, sports minister says
The American owners of Manchester United are exploring "strategic alternatives," including a sale o…
Huileng Tan
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Trump says 'nobody's gotten to the bottom of 9/11' while hosting a Saudi-funded golf tournament
Family members of 9/11 victims have spoken out against the LIV golf tournament and called on Trump …
John Haltiwanger
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Don't let Saudi Arabia use a Formula 1 race to hide the abysmal way it treats its people
Saudi leaders want to use high-profile sporting events and other spectacles to distract from the gr…
Abdullah Aljuraywi
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One of England's biggest soccer clubs is close to a $375 million takeover at the hands of the Saudi royal family
"A deal is all but done," pundit Jim White told radio station TalkSPORT. "All it needs is a tick in…