Patrick Cantlay confirms PGA Tour policy board meeting with LIV Golf, Saudi PIF boss
Patrick Cantlay has confirmed that the PGA Tour’s policy committee will meet with Yasir Al Rumayyan after The Players Championship, according to multiple reports. Al Rumayan is the president of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the backer of LIV Golf. He has previously met with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, most recently in Saudi […]
U.S. Delegation Cuts Off Saudi Trip After Rabbi Asked to Remove Kippah
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) announced Monday that USCIRF Chairman Abraham Cooper, an Orthodox rabbi, has canceled a visit to a UNESCO World Heritage site in Saudi Arabia. Kippa head cover. USCIRF be familiar with Monday’s statement said of the March 5 incident: After several tour delays, authorities ordered Cooper, an […]
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan on Saudi PIF deal: “Making progress”
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said negotiations continue to progress. Ahead of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, Monaghan revealed that negotiations are continuing between the tour and LIV Golf’s beneficiary, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF). But to the great chagrin of golf fans and media alike, there was little insight Tuesday in Ponta […]
Haas played the team game in Saudi Arabian F1 GP, but not everyone is happy
If ever there was a moment when you needed a reminder that F1 is also a team sport, Haas provided that reminder at the Saudi Grand Prix. About halfway through Saturday night’s race, Haas driver Kevin Magnussen was running just outside the points, with teammate Nico Hulkenberg a few places ahead. However, Haas knew they […]
Why Lando Norris avoided a jump start penalty in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Immediately after the start of the 2024 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, many observers, including some rival drivers, believed that Lando Norris had committed a ‘jump start’. From their vantage point, and as we soon see, Norris moved five lights out and before the race officially started. If the violation had been discovered, a penalty […]
Ollie Bearman’s dream debut and another Red Bull front row at F1 Saudi Arabian GP
Remember what you were doing when you were 18? It probably would have been a little different to what Olly Bearman did at the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday night. Just over 24 hours after Carlos Sainz Jr. learned he would make his F1 debut after requiring an appendectomy due to appendicitis, Bearman […]
AI robot appears to grope female reporter during live interview in Saudi Arabia
A “fully autonomous” AI robot raised eyebrows at a technology festival in Saudi Arabia after it appeared to grope a reporter during an interview. Journalist Raya Kasem was speaking in front of a robot named Mohammad when the machine appeared to move to touch her behind. A video circulated on a social media show. Kasem […]
PGA Tour Policy Board members at odds over deal with LIV Golf, Saudi PIF
What certainly remains is that as time passes, professional golf remains divisive. The world’s best players are competing in two different events this week as the great divide in golf continues. The distance between the two rival circuits is large, and geography serves as a metaphor to emphasize this separation. Bay Hill Club & Lodge […]
Carlos Sainz Jr. to miss F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz Jr. has gotten the 2024 F1 season off to a great start with an impressive podium finish at the opening Bahrain Grand Prix. But his second fight was a little different. Ferrari announced on Friday, just before the third free practice and qualifying session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, that Sainz was […]
Abbi Pulling secures a front-row spot in qualifying for F1 Academy in Saudi Arabia
The F1 Academy returned to the track for the 2024 season this week, with qualifying for the first round at the Jeddah Corniche circuit. It was a great day for F1 Academy alpine support driver Abi Pring. Pull qualified second and was the only driver to finish within one second of Dorian Ping. Ping’s time […]