LIV Golf Adelaide a point of difference for Saudi Arabia league LIV and Down Under When the LIV Golf roster tee off for the first event in the league since the Masters at Augusta earlier this month it is likely to feel like another marquee match event on the 2024 calendar. Because Adelaide, South Australia, is the closest the Saudi Arabia-backed breakaway league has to its own major. The inaugural [...]
Spain’s LaLiga vows to push ahead with matches in the US on a trip Regular season LaLiga matches could be played in the US within two years after the Spanish league’s president confirmed they intend to push ahead with plans. LaLiga has been at the forefront of discussions about the staging of regular season matches overseas, with the US seen as among the most commercially desirable destinations, and recent [...]
Snooker World Championships set for ‘inevitable’ move from Crucible farewell? Four-time snooker world champion John Higgins has said that a move away from the Crucible is “inevitable” for the sport. The Sheffield venue has hosted the sport’s top competition since 1977 with the current deal with snooker running though until 2027. But it is understood that China, Saudi Arabia and other UK venues are interested [...]
Selfridges circled by Chinese and Middle Eastern investors April 22, 2024 Selfridges is being circled by Chinese and Middle Eastern investors as the financial struggles of its Austrian co-owner Signa Holdings trigger a bidding war.
UK strikes science deal with Saudi Arabia as the kingdom grows its tech industry March 4, 2024 The UK has struck a science and research deal with Saudi Arabia in a bid to get its foot in the door of the fast growing oil-rich nation.