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Photo: 123rf PGA Tour officials maintain they felt no other choice but to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf in order for the tour to survive. The comments came at a US Senate hearing. "The PGA Tour is not that big in terms of…

By Associated Press MANCHESTER: The ownership of Saudi-backed Newcastle was under renewed scrutiny on Tuesday when Premier League chief executive Richard Masters was asked by a member of the British parliament if the…

Credit Suisse is seeking to raise SFr4bn ($4.05bn) of capital, including SFr1.5bn from the Saudi National Bank, through shares sales as part of efforts to restructure its business.The Swiss lender has also agreed to sell its…

The PGA Tour has filed a countersuit against the LIV Golf Series, claiming the renegade circuit interfered with contracts the Tour had with its players. Phil Mickelson and three others are the latest to ask for removal as…

WASHINGTON: Phil Mickelson confirmed on Monday he has signed to play in the lucrative Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series, saying he also plans to play major events, including next week's US Open. The six-time major winner will be in…

Embattled golfer Phil Mickelson will return to competition this week as the six-times major champion has been added to the field for the opening LIV Golf Invitational Series event outside London. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Mickelson has…

Phil Mickelson on Tuesday said he regretted his recent comments in support of a breakaway golf tour backed by Saudi Arabia and suggested he might take a leave from the golf course to “prioritize the ones I love most and work on being the…

It is hardly a surprise that Phil Mickelson is playing the provocateur in the growing drama over a proposed, breakaway Saudi Arabia-backed golf league that hopes to lure top professional golfers from the long-established PGA Tour.…

The pro golfer Phil Mickelson faced a mounting backlash this week for his reported remarks about a Saudi-backed golf tour, with a biographer quoting him as saying that though he knew of the kingdom’s “horrible record on human rights,” the…

In his playing days, Greg Norman always stood out on the golf course. Nicknamed “the Shark”, the Australian spent 331 weeks as the game’s number one ranked player in the 1980s and 90s. With his signature straw hat and aggressive style of…