Saudi Arabia’s growing influence on sport ahead of 2034 World Cup host decision Saudi Arabia is set to be officially awarded hosting rights for the 2034 men’s World Cup on Wednesday. The National (Scotland) · Dec 10, 2024
Aramco, Linde, Schlumberger Form Alliance For Carbon Capture And Storage Hub Aramco, Linde, and SLB have formed a partnership to establish a CCS hub in Saudi Arabia, aiming to reduce emissions and increase capacity in future phases. Benzinga · Dec 4, 2024
Saudi Arabia makes more than 900 sponsor deals in 2034 World Cup plan Saudi Arabia has made more than 900 sponsorship deals as it prepares to be named as host of the 2034 World Cup The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2024
Fifa accused of ‘astonishing whitewash’ over Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid The Middle East kingdom’s hosting of the 2034 World Cup is set to be confirmed in December The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2024
Saudi Arabia set to host 2034 World Cup after Fifa approves human rights record Middle Eastern nation deemed to be ‘medium risk’ over human rights record Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2024
FIFA's evaluation: Saudi Arabia's World Cup dream faces medium risk over human rights Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 men’s World Cup has been deemed ‘medium risk’ for human rights in FIFA’s recent evaluation report. The National (Scotland) · Nov 30, 2024
Why Qatar is buying into troubled Audi F1 programme "Be fearful when others are greedy – and greedy when others are fearful." The famous words of US investment guru Warren Buffett aptly sum up the Qatari Investment Authority's reasons for taking a shareholding in Audi's Formula 1 team. Autosport · Nov 29, 2024
Saudi wealth fund’s expansion into North American soccer raises questions A leading human rights organization has described a sponsorship deal between Concacaf and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund as sportswashing The Guardian - US · Nov 22, 2024
Hampshire caught up in ‘sportswashing’ T20 row despite green claims Hampshire have been accused of taking part in a ‘sportswashing vehicle’ before their participation in this month’s Global Super League in Guyana The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2024
Bitcoin Topples Saudi Aramco To Become World's 7th Largest Asset By Market Cap Bitcoin has passed oil behemoth Saudi Aramco to become the world's seventh-largest asset by market capitalization, marking another milestone in the journey of what was once an asset tainted by widespread skepticism. International Business Times · Nov 19, 2024
Fossil fuel bosses get ‘red carpet’ at Cop29 despite concerns over influence Revealed: more than 100 executives given special guest badges as activists challenge role of oil and gas firms at talks The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024
Russia to ‘merge three oil companies’ to boost war effort The merger of Rosneft Oil, Gazprom Neft and Lukoil would be second only to Saudi Arabia’s Aramco’s output The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2024
Saudi oil and betting firms? Women’s football must not lose its moral compass Investment is needed to maintain growth but recent deals go against the values women’s game has worked hard on The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2024
Saudi Aramco Says Quarterly Profit Drops 15% On Low Oil Prices Energy giant Saudi Aramco reported a 15 percent year-on-year drop in third quarter profit on Tuesday, citing low oil prices. International Business Times · Nov 5, 2024
The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024 Saudi oil giant Aramco posts third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlier Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco has reported third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down about 15% from last year as low oil prices ate into its revenues
The Conversation · Oct 28, 2024 Is FIFA’s sponsorship deal with a Saudi-owned oil giant really ‘a middle finger’ to women’s soccer? Athletes’ voices are a necessity in the matrix of good sports governance, a message reinforced at last week’s annual Australia New Zealand Sports Law Association conference in Sydney, attended by some of the world’s best – and busiest – sports lawyers.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024 Pat Cummins takes lead on climate crisis as cricketers pitch green plan Cricket for Climate is making ‘phenomenal’ strides in Australia, and the global game is joining the movement
FourFourTwo · Oct 22, 2024 Saudi oil sponsorship: Why have more than 100 women's footballers opposed the deal? 106 women's footballers from 24 different countries have signed an open letter opposing the sponsorship deal
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2024 ‘Our Euros start now’: Stanway seeks Lionesses spark before Germany game Georgia Stanway says the defence of England’s European title begins now as they prepare to face Germany in a friendly at Wembley
Radio France Internationale · Oct 21, 2024 Female players urge Fifa to rethink sponsorship deal with Saudi oil giant World football's governing body Fifa came under pressure on Monday to reconsider a sponsorship deal with the Saudi Arabian oil firm Aramaco after it received an open letter from 106 female football players from 24 countries including France, Denmark and the United States.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024 Top female footballers urge Fifa to end deal with Saudi ‘nightmare sponsor’ Letter to governing body accuses Saudis of using sports to ‘distract from the regime’s brutal human rights reputation’
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024 Becky Sauerbrunn and over 100 women's soccer players protest FIFA deal with Saudi oil giant Aramco Former U.S. national team captain Becky Sauerbrunn and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema are among more than 100 women’s soccer players who have signed an open letter protesting FIFA’s sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024 Vivianne Miedema among 100 women’s footballers urging Fifa to end Saudi oil deal Fifa announced a sponsorship with Aramco last year which will see the oil giant sponsor the men’s World Cup in 2026 and Women’s World Cup in 2027
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024 Fossil fuel companies sponsor $5.6bn in global ‘sportswashing’ deals Thinktank says funding from oil and gas firms is attempt to ‘divert attention from their role in fuelling the climate crisis’
Golf Monthly · Sep 10, 2024 Report: Tiger Woods Flies Into New York For PGA Tour/PIF Talks Per ESPN, the 15-time Major winner is attending meetings with the PIF over the coming days alongside fellow PGA Tour policy board member Adam Scott and other representatives