Saudi Arabia's investment public fund shrinks
Saudi Arabia's public investment fund assets shrank by $10 billion, a concerning data point in the U.S. Kelsey Warmer, a reporter for Semafor Gulf, joins with more details.
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Saudi Arabia's public investment fund assets shrank by $10 billion, a concerning data point in the U.S. Kelsey Warmer, a reporter for Semafor Gulf, joins with more details.
The CEO of LIV Golf announced an investor agreement that he claims will allow the league to continue. The Athletic staff writer Gabby Herzig joins CBS News to discuss.
LIV Golf is seeking new backers after Saudi Arabia's public investment fund announced it will be pulling its funding at the end of the season. Gabby Herzig, a staff writer at The Athletic, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Donors attending the Mar-a-Lago candlelight fundraising dinner Friday are being charged $1 million a plate.
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Jon Rahm joins "CBS Mornings" ahead of the three-part FedEx Cup playoffs beginning this week with the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. He also discusses LIV Golf and the potential impact it could have on the future of the sport.
Tuesday's Senate hearing on the PGA Tour's potential deal with LIV Golf is putting one of America's most popular sports under the microscope. Brody Miller, golf writer for The Athletic, joins CBS News to break down the enormity of the possible merger.
Deal to join forces with golf tour supported by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has drawn accusations of "sportswashing."
The proposed plan to merge the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf sent shockwaves across the golf world earlier this month.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut tells "Face the Nation" that he is trying to uncover what happened behind the scenes in the PGA-LIV merger. "We are ready and willing to seek information by whatever legal means we have to obtain it," Blumenthal said.
The U.S. Open has teed off in Los Angeles as pro golf faces growing uncertainty, after the Senate announced an investigation into the agreement between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. Jay Ginsbach, contributor and sports analyst for Forbes, joins CBS News with more.
Human Rights Watch accused Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and the PGA of enabling Saudi Arabia to "sportswash" its human rights record following the PGA Tour's announcement of a merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more on what that is.
The controversial merger between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf is causing outrage, including among families of 9/11 victims. Kristen Breitweiser, whose husband was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, joined CBS News to talk about the merger.
Union of rival golf tours signifies that "human rights clearly took a back seat to the merger's financial benefits," critics say.
Golfers are responding after the PGA Tour said on Tuesday that it will merge with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more from Miami.
The PGA Tour shamed and banned players who left to play in the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf league. But on Tuesday, the two announced they are merging to form a new commercial entity. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports.
The PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf say they have agreed to merge. Both leagues and the PGA European Tour say they will form a new commercial entity. Yahoo Sports writer Jay Busbee has more.
The deal comes after LIV Golf had joined an antitrust suit against the PGA Tour, with the agreement ending all litigation between the groups.
The PGA Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour announced they will merge to form a new commercial entity. This would appear to end the division that had erupted in the sport. LIV Golf was formed by the Saudi-backed Public Investment Fund as a rival tour for professional golfers.
Saudi Arabia has emerged as a major global player in sports -- hosting events, buying teams and luring athletes with large contracts. However, critics are accusing the country of "sportswashing," Play The Game senior analyst Stanis Elsborg joined CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Michael George to discuss the term and the controversy.
Saudi Arabia says its massive investment in sports is part of a larger strategy to transform its economy. Jon Wertheim investigates if it's about transformation, or sportswashing human rights abuses.
Donald Trump has defended his business ties to Saudi Arabia-backed golf tournament despite monarchy's human rights record.