Saudi Arabia

Cycling
Events

Amaury Sports Organisation, the group behind the Tour de France and the Dakar Rally, has announced that it will organise a new cycling race in Saudi Arabia, with the inaugural edition taking place next…
Media

BeIN Media Group has today (Tuesday) claimed another victory in its ongoing battle against Saudi entities, with a French court ruling that the Qatar-based broadcaster’s rights deal with Amaury Sport O…
Horse Racing
Media

The HBA Media agency has signed a multi-year deal with the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia to distribute media rights worldwide on behalf of Saudi Racing, including rights to the world’s richest race, the $…
Tennis
Events

Saudi Arabia will host its first-ever international tennis tournament later this year in what has been described as a “watershed moment” for the country by Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, chairman of …
Football
Events

UsigRai, the journalists’ union of public-service broadcaster Rai, and the Italian division of Amnesty International have stepped up their pressure on Italian football stakeholders regarding the staging o…
Boxing
Events

Saudi Arabia fought off competition from several other nations to host the heavily-anticipated boxing rematch between Andy Ruiz Jr
Horse Racing
Events

The Saudi Cup will become the richest horse race in history when its inaugural edition takes place in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh next February
Motorsport
Events

The Formula One motor-racing series is in talks over the possibility of staging a grand prix in Saudi Arabia, according to multiple reports
Football
Events

Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia have officially bid to host the Fifa U20 World Cup in 2021. In total, three of the five bids for the U20 World Cup are from Asia
Football
Governance

Luigi Di Siervo, the chief executive of Lega Serie A, the organising body of Italy's top football division, has issued a statement speaking out against Saudi Arabia-based pirate broadcaster beoutQ
Football
Events

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is considering taking the annual Supercopa de España club competition to Saudi Arabia, according to Marca.
Motorsport
Events

Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has today (Monday) confirmed that the Dakar Rally will be held in Saudi Arabia from 2020
Motorsport
Events

The Dakar Rally is poised to move to another new territory after Saudi Arabia struck a long-term deal to host the motorsport showpiece, according to multiple reports
Media

BeIN Media Group has called on Italy's top-tier football division Serie A to reconsider its decision to stage the Italian Super Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, accusing the country of backing the piracy of…
Football
Events

Saudi Arabia will play host to next month's Italian Super Cup despite calls to play the match elsewhere in the wake of  journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
Golf
Events

Tiger Woods has turned down a £2.5m (€2.9m/$3.3m
Football
Events

Lega Serie A, the governing body of the top division of Italian club football, has sealed a deal to take its Supercoppa Italiana competition to Saudi Arabia in three of the next five years.

Football
Events

Lega Serie A, the governing body of the top division of Italian club football, has confirmed it has received an “important offer” to take its Supercoppa Italiana competition to Saudi Arabia.