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Boxing looks away from sportswashing accusations ahead of Joshua vs Usyk
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe eyes of the sporting world will be on Saudi Arabia this weekend when Joshua and Usyk meet in...
Saudi fans blocked from watching Boxing Day Premier League action
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoNewcastle’s Boxing Day exploits could not be witnessed by the vast majority of football fans in...
World Cup: Qatar fans left Al Bayt stadium early as Ecuador pulled further ahead to win first match
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoTwelve years ago, Qatar was awarded the World Cup and scrutiny has barely let up since. Outside Al...
With oil funds and Formula One, Saudi Arabia steamrolls its way onto sports' hallowed grounds
LA Times via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 months agoSaudi Arabia's oil riches have rocked soccer, golf, even esports, and the autocratic kingdom is...
World Cup 2022: Qataris may view it as a job well done as fans go home with positive views, but the...
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoIt was one evening in Souq Waqif, a few days before the World Cup kicked off, when we first wondered...
Saudi Arabia's golf case threatens to spill kingdom secrets
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoOfficials who oversee Saudi Arabia's tens of billions of dollars in U.S. investments haven’t been...
Flashes of Arab unity at World Cup after years of discontent
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoFor a brief moment after Saudi Arabia's Salem Aldawsari fired a ball from just inside the penalty...
Saudi Arabia set to host 2034 World Cup as Australia withdraws interest
CNN via Yahoo Canada Sports· 8 months agoSaudi Arabia is set to host the 2034 men’s FIFA World Cup after Australia withdrew its interest in...
Qatar World Cup defeat proves there are some things in sport you can’t pay for
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe 22nd World Cup’s opening game really was not a football match, and not just because it was such...
World Cup 2022: Qatar gets its show, then a reality check by Ecuador in opener
Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoEcuador's Enner Valencia celebrates a goal during the World Cup opening match versus Qatar at Al...