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Amnesty International raise new Saudi concerns – one year on from Newcastle deal

Human rights campaigners have renewed their accusations of “sportswashing” and calls for more stringent Premier League rules as Newcastle prepare to mark a year under Saudi-backed ownership. Amanda Staveley’s consortium, in which Saudi Arabia’s ...

05 Oct 2022 at 19:38

Football

Newcastle chairman says owners were offered stake in another Premier League club

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund was offered a 30 per cent holding in another Premier League club for £700million before snapping up Newcastle for less than half that, it has been claimed. Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan has revealed PIF ...

04 Oct 2022 at 19:50

Football

Amnesty International criticises Premier League over Saudi state Newcastle links

Amnesty International says the Premier League’s apparent failure to re-examine whether the Saudi state is in control of Newcastle demonstrates there is a “vacuum at the top of English football”. A court document submitted in the United ...

08 Mar 2023 at 16:09

Football

Eddie Howe has never discussed ‘political’ issues with Newcastle owners

Eddie Howe says he does not want to be dragged into the politics surrounding Newcastle’s Saudi-backed ownership. The head coach faced questions on Friday over the relationship between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which holds ...

03 Mar 2023 at 11:46

Football

Newcastle have ambition to be number one – Yasir Al-Rumayyan

Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan says the club are now aiming to be “number one” after their transformation from relegation strugglers to Champions League participants. The Magpies finished fourth in the Premier League and ...

23 Jun 2023 at 19:04

Golf

Some of the key questions after Jon Rahm’s LIV switch

Masters champion Jon Rahm has become LIV Golf’s most significant signing since it launched just 18 months ago. The world number three’s decision to join the Saudi-funded breakaway represents a huge U-turn and deepens the ...

08 Dec 2023 at 17:20

Football

It’s not a race – Eddie Howe keen to temper expectations about Newcastle growth

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has warned the club’s development under its Saudi-backed owners is not a race as he attempts to rein in expectation. The Magpies, who are 80 per cent owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment ...

18 May 2024 at 22:30

Football

Eddie Howe says becoming Newcastle head coach was ‘life-changing’

Eddie Howe wakes every morning happy with the “life-changing” decision he took to become Newcastle’s head coach. The 45-year-old accepted the Magpies’ offer of employment in November 2021, just weeks after Amanda ...

06 Oct 2023 at 11:48

Golf

Matt Fitzpatrick fully focused on US Open defence despite confusion over merger

Matt Fitzpatrick admits to being as confused as anyone about the direction golf is heading but insists it will not affect his thinking when he begins the defence of his US Open title on Thursday. The dust is ...

13 Jun 2023 at 08:27

Golf

Why has Saudi Arabia become big player in world sport and what does future hold?

Saudi Arabia’s growing influence in world sport took arguably its most significant step yet on Tuesday. The LIV Golf series, backed by the finances of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), is merging with ...

07 Jun 2023 at 11:15

Golf

What does golf’s stunning merger mean for the sport?

The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf have agreed a shock merger to provide a “new era in global golf,” according to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. The stunning announcement came after a year of ...

06 Jun 2023 at 22:09

Football

Carabao Cup final defeat has ‘strengthened’ Newcastle owners’ ambitions

Newcastle’s owners have insisted Sunday’s Carabao Cup final defeat has only strengthened their resolve to bring success to the club. The Magpies’ hierarchy, which is 80 per cent funded by Saudi ...

01 Mar 2023 at 16:56

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