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The Latest Breaking News from Saudi Arabia

The PGA Tour’s deal with LIV Golf and Saudi Arabia could be a precursor for what’s to come in the NBA

The NBA door is wide open for the Saudi Public Investment fund

USA Today Sports Media Group

Newcastle face scrutiny after signing £25m-a-year Saudi sponsorship deal

Newcastle have agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with the Saudi Arabian events company Sela, majority-owned by the country’s Public Investment Fund

The Guardian - UK

Riyad Mahrez at centre of £80m contract offer on eve of Man City Champions League final

Riyad Mahrez has been heavily linked with a move away from Manchester City this summer with Saudi Arabia side Al-Ahli interested in signing the five-time Premier League winner

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Padraig Harrington compares Saudi involvement in 9/11 to IRA in sensational Liveline chat

"But blaming Saudi Arabia and their government seems very much like blaming Ireland for not doing enough to stop the IRA," said Padraig Harrington.

Irish Mirror

Inside 'sportswashing' Saudi Arabia - regime using golf and Newcastle to clean up image

This week the nation stunned the golf world by effectively taking control of a large slice of the sport – just one year after launching a multi-billion pound circuit to rival America’s PGA Tour

Daily Mirror

Deontay Wilder confirms Anthony Joshua fight offer as pair set to earn career-high purse

Wilder and Joshua have been on a near-decade collision course that will finally culminate in a massive money Saudi Arabian showdown this December

Daily Mirror

US and Saudi mediators reach a ceasefire agreement in Sudan

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America have announced that representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to a ceasefire. This follows an overnight attack on Saudi Arabia's embassy in Khartoum.

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Mediators announce 24-hour Sudan ceasefire from early Saturday

Announcement by Saudi Arabia and the United States says the ceasefire will begin at 6am local time (04:00 GMT).

Al Jazeera

£19.3bn of fossil fuels imported by UK from authoritarian states in year since Ukraine war

As Russian oil and gas imports fell petrostates including UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia increased exports to UK

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Pro League's 10 'blockbuster' transfer targets after adopting strategy used by LIV

The Saudi Pro League is targeting at least ten more big name signings this summer, following Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Al Nassr and Karim Benzema's switch to Al-Ittihad

Daily Mirror

Lucid Starts Delivering Air Luxury EVs To Customers In Saudi Arabia

Lucid Middle East boss Faisal Sultan said in an interview the company has thousands of reservations from Saudi customers.

InsideEVs

Rory McIlroy has been betrayed by PGA Tour and their grim LIV Golf merger

ANDY DUNN COLUMN: The PGA Tour's decision to merge with LIV Golf and accept the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund's money is a grim betrayal

Daily Mirror

Saudi Arabia has bought into soccer and golf. Will the NBA and NFL be next?

The kingdom has extended its soft power through several sporting projects. There are signs that an expansion into US professional leagues could be next

The Guardian - US

A little white pill, Captagon, gives Syria's Assad a strong tool in winning over Arab states

Western governments have been frustrated by the red carpet treatment Arab countries have been giving Syria’s president, fearing their reconciliation with the pariah state will undermine efforts to push a solution to its long-running civil war

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The National (Scotland)

Murray is a rare ballast against the surging tide of Saudi sportswashing

The Scot has taken a principled stand against the PIF's petro-billions but people like Murray are not a dime a dozen.

Daily Mirror

Cristiano Ronaldo stands firm on bold transfer claim despite Lionel Messi snub

Cristiano Ronaldo is confident more top players will join the Saudi Pro League in the coming months, despite the fact that Lionel Messi has just snubbed a move to the Middle East

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: The next phase of Saudi Arabia’s ‘sportswashing’ project? Buying a whole game

In today’s newsletter: The Saudi government-backed LIV Golf has merged with the core professional golf tour – and it’s part of a bigger plan to launder the country’s reputation

Manchester Evening News

Cristiano Ronaldo exit unknowingly created new transfer rival for Manchester United

Saudi Arabia are planning global domination in the sporting arena and Manchester United helped that happen by offloading Cristiano Ronaldo six months ago

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Bangkok Post

New deals signed on trip to Saudi

The economic relationship between Thailand and Saudi Arabia is thriving, with a number of partnership deals in the pipeline.

Al Jazeera

‘Enduring commitment’: Key takeaways from US-GCC joint statement

Communique coinciding with Antony Blinken’s visit to Saudi Arabia backs two-state solution based on 1967 borders.

FourFourTwo

Lionel Messi rejected Saudi Arabia offer worth €1.5 BILLION: report

The Argentine opted to instead join Inter Miami in the MLS

The Hindu

PM Modi speaks with Saudi Crown Prince, thanks him for support during evacuation of Indians from Sudan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 8 spoke with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

France 24

Quiet reconciliation: Are US-Saudi relations out of the rough?

Are the United States and Saudi Arabia quietly drawing closer? It’s been nearly a year since we were in Jeddah covering that frosty fist bump between Joe Biden and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Critics had been quick to evoke memories of 9/11, the brutal war in Yemen and the…

Al Jazeera

Why has Saudi sovereign fund taken over kingdom’s football clubs?

As more star players arrive, country announces launch of investment and privatisation project in bid to grow sport.

The Guardian - UK

Lionel Messi swerves Saudi Arabia for a megastar MLS shindig in Miami

In today’s Football Daily: Lionel Messi is off to MLS and Barcelona are fine with it. Plus: David Moyes gets loose

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