Tiger Woods, PGA Tour Player Directors address ‘speculation in our game’ in memo to membership Monahan said a potential agreement with PIF may include at least one additional co-investor. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 2, 2023
Jay Monahan Reveals Crunch PIF Talks But 'Multiple Parties' Still Involved As He Also Lifts The Lid On His Mental Health Issues Jay Monahan will meet PIF boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan but says 'multiple parties' are still in talks over investing in the PGA Tour, while also lifting the lid on his own mental health issues Golf Monthly · Nov 30, 2023
Men's Professional Golf Is Broken... But Is It Fixable? The men's pro game finds itself in an extraordinary tangle as we await details of the PIF/LIV/PGA Tour/DP World Tour 'framework agreement' Golf Monthly · Nov 24, 2023
‘A Step In The Right Direction’ – Reed On PGA Tour’s Decision On LIV Promotions Event Reed is hoping the move is a sign the PGA Tour and LIV Golf are beginning to put their differences behind them Golf Monthly · Nov 8, 2023
Clownish populist Infantino is complicit in Saudi Arabia’s colonisation of football Gulf state’s land grab for 2034 World Cup is yet another example of cartoonish Fifa overlord putting self-interest before football The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2023
Fans, Donald Trump, the players and more winners and losers from LIV Golf’s second year In 2023 the players and fans were both winners and losers. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 26, 2023
(Crypto) Empire State of Mind: Sam Bankman-Fried allegedly met with Bill Clinton and Kathy Hochul in NYC 2 months before FTX collapsed Now, Bankman-Fried is back in the Big Apple—but for very different reasons. Fortune · Oct 18, 2023
Q&A: Alan Shipnuck goes deep about his new book ‘LIV and Let Die’ "It took a piece of my soul, but it was a super fun challenge." USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 16, 2023
Report: PGA Tour evaluating alternative sources of capital beyond current framework agreement with PIF “We put in a bid. It’s one of the great sports. I love it. You know, I think we could add to it what we’ve added to all of our sports." USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 15, 2023
Lynch: The ranking points row exposes what powers LIV Golf beyond Saudi cash — naked entitlement After the OWGR announcement, Phredo Mickelson swung by social media to peddle conspiracy theories. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 15, 2023
Photos: ‘Water logged courses’ force DP World Tour event to 54-hole Monday finish More than three inches of rain have fallen since the end of play on Friday. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 8, 2023
Playing with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, LIV Golf’s Peter Uihlein firmly in hunt at DP World Tour event Were there any juicy discussions between Al-Rumayyan and Slumbers about Saudi involvement in the future of the game? USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 6, 2023
LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan reportedly playing Alfred Dunhill Links Championship under false name Al-Rumayyan will play under a pseudonym and in the same group as the DP World Tour's chief executive. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 4, 2023
Congressional probe digging deeper on LIV Golf fund poses questions about American investments Disclosures show that PIF’s public U.S. holdings have increased from $2.3 billion in March 2019 to $35.5 billion in March 2023. USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 13, 2023
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 8, 2023 Senate to examine pending PGA Tour deal, Saudi Arabian PIF’s investments in U.S. PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan once again denied a request to testify before the subcommittee.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023 Premier League clubs ask government to block nation-state ownership Top-flight teams have asked for move to be part of new football regulator’s brief while equality, diversity and inclusion will not be central part of governance code
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 1, 2023 LIV Golf signs on high-powered D.C. lobbying firm amid congressional probe A representative of Akin Gump said Al-Rumayyan should not be forced to take part in any future hearings.
Golf Monthly · Aug 24, 2023 Frustrated Tom Watson Still Waiting for PGA Tour Answers To PIF Deal Questions Tom Watson is still waiting for the PGA Tour to answer his questions on the PIF deal, and warned they'll be "heading in the wrong direction" without more player involvement
Golf Monthly · Aug 17, 2023 Senator Challenges PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan Over Refusal To Testify On PGA Tour/PIF Deal Senator Blumenthal has challenged the governor of the Saudi Public Investment Fund over his refusal to testify about the PGA Tour/PIF link up
The Guardian - US · Aug 16, 2023 US senator warns top Saudi over refusal to testify on PGA golf deal Richard Blumenthal to consider ‘other legal methods’ to compel Yasir al-Rumayyan to speak to Senate oversight committee
WhatToWatch · Aug 11, 2023 We Are Newcastle United episode 1 recap: Howay The Revolution We Are Newcastle United episode 1 picks up shortly after the club's takeover in 2021.
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 We Are Newcastle United: What we learned from the Amazon Prime docuseries The Amazon Prime docuseries follows the club through its first season following the Saudi takeover
FourFourTwo · Aug 10, 2023 ‘I think they’re bluffing’ Amazon documentary We Are Newcastle United takes viewers inside the club’s £40m transfer deal for Anthony Gordon Episode One of Amazon’s Newcastle United documentary series offers candid access to the fascinating intricacies of a high level Premier League transfer deal
The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023 How the Saudi Arabian takeover changed Newcastle United Staff morale has improved and the women’s team have been made fully professional – but there is still a deafening silence on human rights issues
Fortune · Aug 1, 2023 Saudi Arabia has the most profitable company in the history of the world, and $3.2 trillion to invest by 2030. Who will say no to that tidal wave of cash? With its vast supply of oil money, the kingdom's flashy play for golf dominance is just the tip of the iceberg.