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Pebble Beach with its beauty and loaded field gives the PGA Tour a chance to shine

Jan. 29, 2025 17:53 PM EST

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — For a sport needing a jolt of energy, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is as good a test as any. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy make their PGA Tour season debuts, while Jordan Spieth returns following wrist surgery last summer. The field is stacked....

9 Indians in Saudi Arabia killed in a traffic crash

Jan. 29, 2025 09:18 AM EST

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Nine Indians have been killed in a traffic crash in Saudi Arabia, authorities said Wednesday. There were no immediate details released from Saudi Arabian officials about the crash, with the Indian Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, announcing the...

Neymar returns to Brazilian club Santos after termination of contract in Saudi Arabia

Jan. 28, 2025 18:56 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Neymar has agreed to return to Santos nearly 12 years after he left the Brazilian team, club president Marcelo Teixeira said Tuesday. The Brazil striker confirmed earlier that his contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal had been terminated by mutual consent....

Saudi Arabia soccer club Al-Hilal says contract with Neymar has been terminated by mutual consent

Jan. 27, 2025 19:44 PM EST
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia soccer club Al-Hilal says contract with Neymar has been terminated by mutual consent.

Saudi crown prince says kingdom intends to invest $600 billion in US during call with Trump

Jan. 24, 2025 20:38 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said the kingdom wants to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years, comments that came after President Donald Trump put a price tag on returning to the kingdom as his first foreign trip. ...

Trump tells Davos elite to invest in US or face tariffs

Jan. 23, 2025 15:05 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used an address Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and threatened to impose tariffs if they don’t. Speaking by video from the White House to the annual summit...

Saudi foreign minister makes first official trip to Lebanon in a decade after years of strained ties

Jan. 23, 2025 11:16 AM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia's top diplomat visited Lebanon on Thursday for the first time in a decade following years of strained relations between the oil-rich kingdom and the small Mediterranean country. Prince Faisal bin Farhan's visit comes almost two months after a ceasefire...

PHOTO COLLECTION: Saudi Arabia Dakar Rally

Jan. 17, 2025 09:30 AM EST
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

LIV Golf finally gets network TV partner in deal with Fox Sports

Jan. 16, 2025 16:03 PM EST

LIV Golf finally has a network TV partner as the Saudi-funded league enters its fourth season, announcing a multi-year deal with Fox Sports to broadcast all three rounds across its channels and streaming app. Terms of the deal were not announced, and it was not clear if Fox was...

UN labor agency head praises relations with Saudi Arabia during investigation of 2034 World Cup host

Jan. 16, 2025 11:49 AM EST

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations labor agency says it has good relations with Saudi Arabia during an ongoing investigation of alleged rights abuses by the 2034 World Cup host, and aims to send more expert staff to Riyadh. International Labour Organization director...