Rory McIlroy reveals real hold up for PGA Tour, Saudi LIV Golf deal
Things get complicated when the US government gets involved. It is therefore no wonder that the PGA Tour and LIV Golf agreement has yet to be finalized. The US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) has held three separate hearings in relation to the PGA Tour's pending deal with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund […]
Rory McIlroy on PGA Tour, Saudi LIV Golf talks amid 9/11 anniversary: “Peculiar timing”
About 3,200 miles from New York City, in the small seaside town of Newcastle in Northern Ireland, Rory McIlroy couldn't help but raise some eyebrows at the meeting on the other side of the Atlantic. PGA Tour officials, Tiger Woods and Adam Scott are reportedly scheduled to meet with representatives of the Saudi Public Investment […]
9/11 families furious over PGA Tour, Saudi PIF meeting in NYC on eve of Sept. 11 anniversary
The families of those whose lives were tragically lost on September 11, 2001, have a right to express their outrage once again this week, a week in which the New York region, and the entire United States, are mindful to “never forget.” On Tuesday, September 10, the day before the 23rd anniversary of the deadliest […]
PGA Tour, Tiger Woods meeting with LIV Golf, Saudi PIF officials in New York, per report
Tiger Woods joined PGA Tour officials in New York, who met with representatives from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF). The PGA Tour and new investors from Strategic Sports Group (SSG) hope to close a deal that would see PIF join SSG as a $1 billion investor. Both sides also hope to see professional golf […]
Rory McIlroy suggests ‘some people’ are holding up pending LIV Golf, Saudi deal
ATLANTA — One of the big things the golf world wanted to hear from PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan on Wednesday was the Tour's position on the pending agreement with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the beneficiary of LIV Golf. But Monahan didn't offer any updates, and instead, in true politician fashion, dodged multiple […]
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan provides no update on LIV Golf, Saudi PIF talks
ATLANTA — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan once again did not provide a specific update on the PGA Tour's ongoing negotiations with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund that provides funding for LIV Golf. But Monahan insists both sides are at the negotiating table and actively discussing the matter, adding that […]
Ex-Colorado coach went to Saudi Arabia in attempt to secure NIL funds
A former Colorado assistant football coach has reportedly fled to the Middle East in an attempt to secure name, image and likeness (NIL) funding. The school’s former special teams coordinator, Trevor Riley, wrote in his resignation letter: Sports Illustrated review — This month, he tried to get funding for his Colorado-based 5430 Alliance NIL group […]
X investors who helped Elon Musk buy company include VC firms, Saudi prince
Investors who helped Elon Musk acquire X for $44 billion two years ago included some of Silicon Valley’s top venture capitalists, members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family and a fund with ties to disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, according to court documents. A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday ordered Co. X to […]
Joe Biden Reverses Three-Year Ban on Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia
The State Department announced Saturday that it was lifting a ban on sales of certain weapons to Saudi Arabia for three years, allowing about $750 million worth of bombs to be sold to the kingdom in the coming months. “The deliveries include 3,000 small diameter bombs and 7,500 Paveway IV bombs, which had been on […]
Biden Approves Lethal Aid Package For Ukraine, Weapon Sales To Saudi Arabia
In this photo distributed by the Press Office of the President of Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Ukrainian Presidential Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 20, 2023. (Photo by Press Office of the President of Ukraine via Getty Images) OAN Staff Jacob MillerSaturday, August 10, 2024 10:28 […]