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Premier League ‘can’t comment’ on whether Newcastle probe is taking place

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters told MPs he could not comment on whether his organisation was investigating who had control of Newcastle. Court documents published in the United States last month described the Saudi Public Investment ...

28 Mar 2023 at 13:15

Sport

Saudi Arabian human rights activist says Newcastle protests can make difference

A leading Saudi Arabian human rights activist says Newcastle are being used as a “tool” to legitimise Mohammed bin Salman’s regime and urged supporters not to underestimate the power of protest. Members of the NUFC Fans Against Sportswashing group ...

06 Sept 2023 at 13:14

Sport

PGA Tour ‘should be ashamed’ over LIV deal, says 9/11 families group

Leaders of the PGA Tour should be “ashamed of their hypocrisy and greed” in agreeing a deal with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, according to a group representing relatives of victims of 9/11. After a turbulent year in the sport since the creation of the ...

07 Jun 2023 at 02:40

Sport

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

Players expressed shock, surprise and a sense of betrayal at the news the PGA and DP World Tours were merging their commercial operations with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series. More than a year of contention and litigation between LIV and the ...

06 Jun 2023 at 18:52

Sport

Shock merger ‘more evidence of Saudi sportswashing’ claims Amnesty International

The shock announcement of a new commercial entity for golf backed by the financial power of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is “just more evidence of the onward march of Saudi sportswashing”, Amnesty International has said. The PGA Tour ...

06 Jun 2023 at 16:59

Sport

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe vows to take siege mentality into Champions League

Eddie Howe has vowed to adopt a siege mentality once again as Newcastle prepare for a first Champions League campaign in 20 years. The Magpies have dragged themselves from the thick of a Premier League relegation fight when the club’s new ...

27 May 2023 at 09:00

Sport

Newcastle fans group to stage protest against the club’s Saudi majority owners

Newcastle fans opposed to the club’s Saudi owners have vowed to keep talking about sportswashing as they prepare to protest against human rights abuses. The consortium which took control at St James’ Park in October last year is 80 per ...

09 Nov 2022 at 13:28

National News

‘Permacrisis’: The Collins Dictionary Words of the Year for 2022 have been revealed

Collins Dictionary has named “permacrisis” as its word of the year after a period which has seen people live through war, inflation, climate change and political instability. The word, defined as “an extended period of instability and ...

01 Nov 2022 at 17:20

Sport

Migrant workers will die if Saudi Arabia hosts World Cup – Amnesty International

FIFA has been urged to halt a vote to hand Saudi Arabia hosting rights to the 2034 men’s World Cup by human rights groups, amid fears many migrant workers will die unless there is credible reform. National associations are set to ...

11 Nov 2024 at 00:01

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