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• Saudi Arabia’s deal with PGA is major step in relentless sportswashing saga | Sean Ingle

  07-06-2023 22:37
  
  Regime is using sport as a tool for soft power but has failed to wash away sickening track record on human rightsLooking back, so much of it was already there on that night in Diriyah when a storm raged across the desert and Anthony Joshua made history – and £60m – by retaining his world heavyweight title belts. Not just the good, the bad and the ugly of Saudi Arabia’s sporting ambitions, but the half-truths and accommodations of those willing to take the money and look t
  
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• Money talks: how Saudi Arabia's soft power project is shaking up sport | Sean Ingle

  07-06-2023 22:37
  
  Regime wants to use sport for soft power and to improve the lives of its population but has failed to wash away its human rights recordLooking back, so much of it was already there on that night in Diriyah when a storm raged across the desert and Anthony Joshua made history – and £60m – by retaining his world heavyweight title belts. Not just the good, the bad and the ugly of Saudi Arabia’s sporting ambitions, but the accommodations of those willing to take the money and
  
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• PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan 'regrets' not sharing merger plans with 9/11 group

  07-06-2023 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan expresses "regret" over not sharing plans to agree a shock merger with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
  
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• Rory McIlroy says PGA Tour, DP World Tour & PIF merger will be 'good for golf'

  07-06-2023 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PGA and DP World Tour's shock merger with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will ultimately be "good for golf", says Rory McIlroy.
  
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• Rory McIlroy: 'I still hate LIV' - golf merger provokes mixed emotions for world number three

  07-06-2023 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy says the shock PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF merger will be "good for golf" but there is "ambiguity" over the move.
  
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• ‘Golf truce shows how Saudi money is changing world sport’

  07-06-2023 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Golf's shock merger is a stunning example of the shift in power that Saudi Arabia's investment in sport is bringing about.
  
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• ‘I still hate LIV’: Rory McIlroy says there must be no way back for rebels

  07-06-2023 18:19
  
  World No 3 ‘felt like a sacrificial lamb’ over Saudi deal‘I’ve put myself out there and this is what happens’Rory McIlroy admitted he felt like a “sacrificial lamb” and still “hated” LIV Golf as he responded to the shock declaration of peace in golf’s civil war.McIlroy and Tiger Woods had established themselves as the biggest supporters of the PGA Tour in its battle with LIV Golf, but were both kept in the dark about the stunning deal a
  
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• ‘I still hate LIV’: Rory McIlroy calls for consequences over breakaway players

  07-06-2023 18:19
  
  World No 3 ‘felt like a sacrificial lamb’ over Saudi deal‘I’ve put myself out there and this is what happens’Rory McIlroy admitted he felt like a “sacrificial lamb” and still “hated” LIV Golf as he responded to the shock declaration of peace in golf’s civil war.McIlroy and Tiger Woods had established themselves as the biggest supporters of the PGA Tour in its battle with LIV Golf, but were both kept in the dark about the stunning deal a
  
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• Share your thoughts on the LIV Golf merger with PGA and DP World Tours

  07-06-2023 17:53
  
  We would like to hear from golf fans on their reaction to the merger and how they feel about itThe announcement that the LIV Golf Series will merge with the PGA and DP World Tours has shocked the world of golf, with concern around the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) investing billions into the new entity.We would like to hear from golf fans on how they feel about the merger. What is your reaction to the announcement? What effect do you think it will have on the sport? Continue reading...
  
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• Rory McIlroy 'could be compensated' for refusing to join LIV Golf after PGA Tour shock

  07-06-2023 17:23 via express.co.uk
  
  The Northern Irishman turned down the potential to earn millions by staying loyal to the PGA Tour.
  
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• Tiger Woods to get his wish as part of controversial LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger

  07-06-2023 17:17 via express.co.uk
  
  The PGA Tour and DP World Tour agreed a shock merger with LIV Golf on Wednesday.
  
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• Changing their tune: what golf’s powerbrokers said then and now

  07-06-2023 15:35
  
  Key players in the world of men’s golf have made a dramatic turnaround after spending 12 months attacking the new tourThen “I would ask any player that would consider leaving – have you ever had to apologise for being a member of the PGA Tour?” 12 June 2022 Continue reading...
  
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• LIV’s DeChambeau says Saudis ‘trying to do good for world’ amid PGA merger

  07-06-2023 15:06
  
  Saudi-backed series and PGA Tour announced shock dealShake-up of sport has caused rift between golfersBryson DeChambeau, the 2020 US Open champion who was one of the first big names to sign up for LIV Golf, says he feels bad for the players who stayed loyal to the PGA Tour as he defended the Saudi-backed league.In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, he also defended Saudi Arabia, whose Public Investment Fund backs LIV. Several advocacy groups, including 9/11 Families United, a group of nearly 2,50
  
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• PGA Tour attacked as 9/11 families 'ashamed of hypocrisy and greed' after LIV Golf deal

  07-06-2023 14:57 via express.co.uk
  
  The PGA Tour's landmark decision to merge with LIV Golf has left 9/11 families furious.
  
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• What does golf’s blockbuster ‘merger’ mean for the game and its players? | Ewan Murray

  07-06-2023 13:13
  
  Disrupter Greg Norman is not the only one attached to LIV who will surely soon discover services are no longer requiredThe playing of a Presidents Cup, for so long the Ryder Cup’s poor relation, in Saudi Arabia now has to be on the table. The deal struck between LIV Golf and one-time rivals, the PGA and DP World Tours, is all about bang for buck.The Saudis will believe they have saved face by joining forces with golf’s establishment – there will be no more potentially embarrass
  
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• PGA Tour, LIV Golf & DP World Tour merger: Calls for Jay Monahan to resign in 'heated' players meeting

  07-06-2023 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Players call for PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan to resign in a 'heated' meeting following its shock merger with the DP World Tour and LIV Golf.
  
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• PGA Tour, DP World Tour & PIF merger: Jay Monahan says 'people will call me a hypocrite'

  07-06-2023 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan says he recognises "people are going to call me a hypocrite" following the shock merger with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
  
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• PGA Tour boss explains snubbing Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in LIV Golf deal

  07-06-2023 12:20 via express.co.uk
  
  The bombshell announcement has rocked the world of golf and things turned ugly on Tuesday evening in Toronto.
  
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• Australians in golf’s new world order: Cameron Smith wins but Greg Norman loses | Nick Tedeschi

  07-06-2023 10:20
  
  Tour merger gives Smith everything he could possibly want while the LIV commissioner’s time as a powerbroker is surely overAs the golf world continues to reel from the news that the Saudi-backed LIV Golf will merge with the PGA Tour and the DP World tour, Australia’s Cameron Smith now has everything he could possibly desire: the money, more money to play for and his tournament of choice to play in.With Yasir al-Rumuyyan at the helm of a new world golf entity, Saudi Arabia’s Pub
  
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• Three LIV Golf rebels set for Ryder Cup U-turn after PGA Tour strike Saudi agreement

  07-06-2023 06:01 via express.co.uk
  
  Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood could all yet play the Ryder Cup this year.
  
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