Saudi Arabia

Golf
Media

LIV Golf president Atul Khosla has made it clear that the primary goals of the Saudi-backed breakaway series in 2023 are to land "milestone" sponsorship and television rights deals to begin commercializing…
Golf
Events

Golfer declares continued progress as McIlroy fears 'irreparable split' in the sport
Football
Events

Qatar will stage two of the world’s biggest international football tournaments within the space of about a year, after it won a competitive process to secure next year’s Asian Cup.
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

Saudi Arabian real estate developer Roshn has been named the presenting partner of LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah, which is taking place at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club on October 14-16.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has disclosed it has committed to spending more than $2bn (€2.06bn) on long-term football sponsorship deals this year.
Multi-sport
Events

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has approved Saudi Arabia as host of its 2029 Asian Winter Games, with events to be staged at a yet-to-be-built resort at the Kingdom’s $500bn (€506.4bn) Neom site.
Football
Events

Saudi Arabia is reported to have offered Lega Serie A a fee of €138m ($138m) to host the Supercoppa Italiana over a six-year period, while the organising body of the top division of Italian club football i…
Football
Events

Saudi Arabia is reported to be preparing a ‘tri-continental’ bid with Egypt and Greece to host the Fifa World Cup in 2030.
Motorcycling
Events

Saudi Arabia is poised to make MotoGP the latest part of its motorsport events portfolio after a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with the shared intention of bringing the motorcycling championship…
Motorsport
Events

The World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) has today (Thursday) ended uncertainty over the remainder of its 2022 calendar by announcing that its first events in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will conclude the campaign
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Saudi Professional League (SPL), organising body of the top division of club football in Saudi Arabia, has agreed a title sponsorship deal with real estate developer Roshn, while extending its licensing…
Football
Media

Saudi Sports Company (SSC), the state-controlled sports media company, has acquired domestic broadcast rights to the Saudi Professional League (SPL), Saudi Arabia’s King’s Cup and the Saudi Super Cup in a three-season agreement running from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Boxing
Host Broadcast & Production

UK-based sports production company Whisper has been appointed by Saudi promoter Skill Challenge Entertainment to deliver the world feed host broadcast of the heavyweight boxing fight between Oleksandr…
Multi-sport
Events

The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC) has submitted a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that Australia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan are in contention to host the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup.
Motorsport
Events

The World Rally Championship (WRC) is eyeing a return to the Middle East for the first time since 2011. The rallying series is in the process of finalising next year’s calendar.
Football
Finance & Law

A court in the municipality of Majadahonda is reported to have opened an investigation into the role of Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales and Gerard Piqué, captain of FC Barcelona …
Boxing
Events

Saudi Arabia has added another major sporting event to its hosting portfolio with the news that unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk will put his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO world boxing titles o…