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First golf, now football? Saudi Arabia’s grand plan and the 72 hours that changed everything

The sportswashing scheme took another step forward with the LIV Golf-PGA merger but Saudi Arabia has bigger plans, writes Miguel Delaney

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Rory McIlroy left feeling ‘like a sacrificial lamb’ after golf merger

McIlroy was kept in the dark about the stunning deal which was announced on Tuesday.

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Rory McIlroy welcomes Saudi money in golf: ‘Would you rather have them as a partner or an enemy?’

McIlroy said it was time to embrace Saudi Arabian investment in sport in the wake of the PGA Tour’s shock merger with the country’s Public Investment Fund

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PGA-LIV merger LIVE: Rory McIlroy speaks to media and latest golf news and updates

The rival golf tours announced a shock merger to end the lawsuits and recriminations between the sides

Rory McIlroy ‘surprised’ and has ‘mixed emotions’ over peace deal in world golf

The Northern Irishman thinks “ultimately it’s going to be good” for the professional game.

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Rory McIlroy and the PGA Tour loyalists have been betrayed – where does golf go from here?

COMMENT: The Northern Irishman has been an outspoken critic of LIV Golf but, as Jack Rathborn discusses, the PGA Tour’s merger may have altered his views

Rory McIlroy involved in angry exchange at PGA Tour players meeting – report

Players are coming to terms with the shock merger with LIV Golf.

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Rory McIlroy prepares to speak out after being left in the dark on PGA Tour’s shock LIV Golf merger

McIlroy and Tiger Woods have been the biggest supporters of the PGA Tour’s battle with rival LIV before the shock announcement

PGA Tour ‘should be ashamed’ over Saudi golf deal, say 9/11 families

Anger over Saudi backing after commissioner ‘co-opted the 9/11 community’ to oppose breakaway tour

Why has Saudi Arabia become big player in world sport and what does future hold?

The country sees sport as vital to diversifying its economy and encouraging activity among its citizens.

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Saudi-backed LIV Golf agrees to merge with PGA Tour after year of unprecedented disruption

The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf have agreed to merge commercial operations under common ownership, the PGA Tour has announced.

PGA Tour players fume at commissioner in heated 75-minute meeting after secret LIV merger

Rory McIlroy was among those at the meeting as players attacked PGA chief Jay Monahan following the revelation of a shock merger with Saudi-backed rebel tour LIV Golf

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LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger: Everything we know so far

So many questions remain unanswered on a big day in the sport

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Rory McIlroy due to face media over PGA’s agreement with LIV Golf

McIlroy and Tiger Woods have been the biggest supporters of the PGA Tour’s battle with rival LIV before the shock announcement.

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People are going to call me a hypocrite over merger – PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan

The PGA and DP World Tours merged their commercial operations with LIV Golf in a shock announcement on Tuesday.

Tuesday, Jun 6

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Merger of golf’s warring factions sends shockwaves through sport

The agreement between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf came after 12 months of unprecedented disruption in the men’s professional game.

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Players express feelings of shock and betrayal after PGA Tour’s LIV Golf merger

The new entity will be backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

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What does golf’s stunning merger mean for the sport?

The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf have come together in a shock commercial deal.

Shock merger ‘more evidence of Saudi sportswashing’ claims Amnesty International

A legal battle between the tours has been brought to an end.

LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger explained: Everything we know so far

So many questions remain unanswered on a big day in the sport

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‘How many people knew?’ Golfers react to shock merger between PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Professional golfers have reacted with surprise at the sudden announcement of a merger between the PGA Tour, Europe’s DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s controversial LIV Golf.

PGA and LIV Golf news LIVE: Golf’s civil war ends after stunning merger announcement

The rival golf tours announced a shock merger to end the lawsuits and recriminations between the sides

Bitter rivals LIV Golf and PGA Tour announce shock merger to end golf’s civil war

Golf’s civil war that has been raging for 18 months looks set to come to a stunning end

PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf agree shock merger

The agreement comes after a year of unprecedented disruption in the men’s professional game.

Monday, Jun 5

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‘It’s crazy’: Rose Zhang breaks 70-year record with LPGA title on professional debut

Zhang is the first LPGA Tour player to win on her pro debut since Beverly Hanson in 1951

Viktor Hovland finally breaks American duck to win Memorial Tournament

Overnight leader Rory McIlroy had to settle for a tie for seventh as Hovland beat Denny McCarthy in a play-off

Sunday, Jun 4

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Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin wins first DP World Tour title after fine finish

The 20-year-old finished two shots clear at the Porsche European Open in Hamburg.

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Rory McIlroy soars to lead on third day of Ohio Memorial

The Northern Irishman finished tied with two other players on six under par.

Friday, Jun 2

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David Law tames the Green Monster course to move into contention in Hamburg

The Scot fired an eagle and eight birdies in a seven-under-par 66, a nine-shot improvement on his opening 75.

Rory McIlroy bounces back to form in the Memorial Tournament

At four under par McIlroy was three shots off the early clubhouse lead.