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Newcastle United confirm new sponsorship deal after 'incredible partnership' struck up

Newcastle United have extended their deal with noon.com after a full season

Chronicle Live

Has Saudi Arabia lost control of oil prices?

Saudi Arabia has risked divisions within Opec, inflaming tensions with the US and reigniting inflation in Europe, all in a bid to boost flagging oil prices.

The Week

Why has Saudi Arabia become big player in world sport and what does future hold?

The country sees sport as vital to diversifying its economy and encouraging activity among its citizens.

The Independent UK

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For Saudi Arabia, rush of star football signings could be its most effective tool

Karim Benzema has joined Cristiano Ronaldo in the kingdom and other big-name players will follow in a carefully worked project

The Guardian - UK

PGA Tour 'should be ashamed' over LIV deal as 9/11 families group slam secret merger

The PGA Tour's decision to agree to a controversial merger with LIV Golf, which is owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, has sparked an almighty backlash

Daily Mirror

Arsenal face Ilkay Gundogan transfer twist as Saudi Arabia prepare huge contract offer

Arsenal face competition from clubs in Saudi Arabia for Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan, as the Gulf state embarks on a major recruitment drive this summer.

Evening Standard

Football transfer rumours: Son Heung-min and Wilfried Zaha to Saudi Arabia?

Maguire and Guéhi to Spurs? | Manchester United in for Ramos? | Postecoglou to go back for Furuhashi?

The Guardian - UK

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Cristiano Ronaldo told he is "light years" behind Lionel Messi in scathing comparison

Cristiano Ronaldo could be reunited with long-term rival Lionel Messi in Saudi Arabia while the Al-Nassr forward has been told the Argentine is far better than him

Daily Mirror

Lionel Messi to join Inter Miami after rejecting Saudi Arabia move

Lionel Messi is set to join Major League Soccer side Inter Miami after rejecting Saudi Arabia's advances.

Evening Standard

Karim Benzema becomes the Saudi league's latest star after signing with Al-Ittihad

Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema left Real Madrid after 14 years to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad and is set to face Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Al-Nassr in January

The Hindu

Padraig Harrington on LIV merger: "My country thought it was acceptable to lock up unmarried mothers"

The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf agreed to merge commercial operations under common ownership in a surprise development on Tuesday

Irish Mirror

How Saudi Arabia came to be at the centre of a global golf merger

Professional golf – and increasingly world sport – is caught in a sand trap. Not the familiar hazard between fairway and green, but the Middle Eastern desert producing enormous quantities of fossil fuels.

The Conversation

Blinken starts Saudi Arabia visit aimed at steadying relations

US Secretary of State says relations between Washington and Riyadh are ‘strengthened by progress on human rights’.

Al Jazeera

PIF's Saudi overhaul, Messi and Benzema arriving and what it all means for Newcastle United

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, who own 80 per cent of Newcastle United, have purchased majority stakes in four of the biggest clubs in the country

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Reuters

Saudi crown prince, Blinken had 'candid' talks in Jeddah -US official

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the early hours of Wednesday and discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, in an "open, candid" conversation, a U.S. official said.

France 24

US Secretary of State Blinken visits Saudi Arabia, meets Crown Prince Bin Salman

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday in Saudi Arabia and later met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid strained relations between Riyadh and Washington.

Reuters

Saudi crown prince, US Secretary of State discuss bilateral ties

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met and discussed bilateral relations, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported early on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

13 players who could join Saudi Pro League next - from ex-Liverpool flop to Lionel Messi

Saudi Arabia is ready to throw money around in the summer transfer window in an effort to land some big-name stars and put its Pro League on the map amid a bid to host the 2030 World Cup

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The Independent UK

LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashing

The PGA Tour's merger with rival LIV Golf has reignited a debate over sportswashing and drawn critics ranging from current professional golfers to the families of Sept. 11 victims

The Guardian - UK

‘Gigantic victory for sportswashing’: old truths will haunt golf’s new dawn

Bad blood is bound to linger despite LIV and PGA Tour merger bringing immediate end to the legal battles between both sides

Sports Illustrated

Karim Benzema Joins Saudi Arabian Club Al-Ittihad After Leaving Real Madrid

The former Real Madrid star joins the Saudi league champions on a two-year deal reportedly worth more than $400 million.

The Independent UK

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Saudi Arabia on a trip in which he plans to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid strained relations between Riyadh and Washington

The Independent UK

Players express feelings of shock and betrayal after PGA Tour’s LIV Golf merger

The new entity will be backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

Reuters

Saudi-Iranian ties: A history of ups and downs

Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Tuesday, Saudi media reported, months after the two regional rivals agreed to end years of antagonism under a Chinese-brokered deal.

WEKU

Iran reopens its embassy in Saudi Arabia as the Gulf rivals restore ties

The reopened embassy could ease travel between the two countries as they work to resume direct flights, increase trade and restore business ties.

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