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Ali Iveson: UN's Xinjiang report too late for Beijing 2022 but event organisers should take note

  • Inside the Blogs

The long-delayed United Nations (UN) report on China's Xinjiang province makes for grim reading, concluding "serious human rights violations have been committed" against the region's Uyghur Muslim population. Conveniently for all concerned - except of course those on the end of the abuse - it was published well after Beijing 2022.

decisions, much as this argument has been parroted in defence of golfers who have joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf


Hangzhou 2022 venue stages China's National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

  • Hangzhou 2022

The Yellow Dragon Sports Centre, which is scheduled to be an important venue for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, has staged China's National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.

19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Official (@19thAGofficial) August 31, 2022The West Lake International Golf

Course, the venue for golf at Hangzhou 2022, also held a three-day event in preparation for the Games.Families

were able to camp at the golf course and learn about the sport, according to the Organising Committee.In


Exclusive: WCF Presidential candidate Welling wants to build on Caithness' "groundwork"

  • Curling

World Curling Federation (WCF) Presidential candidate Beau Welling has said he is not intimidated by the weight of succeeding outgoing head, Kate Caithness.

Welling, a golf course designer by trade, comes from a "non-traditional" curling background due to being

I come from designing golf courses so building facilities is what I do for a living.Building more curling



Open champion Smith headlines six new LIV Golf signings

  • Golf

Reigning Open champion Cameron Smith has become the highest-ranked player to join LIV Golf, being confirmed

World number two Smith has been linked with a move to Saudi-funded LIV Golf for some time and his signing

were both in the top eight, but will no longer be able to play.Niemann is 19th in the Official World Golf

#LIVGolf pic.twitter.com/Z7viqmMp30— LIV Golf (@LIVGolfInv) August 30, 2022The signings have been announced

with LIV Golf and the PGA Tour at loggerheads over the direction of the men's game.The PGA Tour has

says it will avoid clashes with majors and international team events such as the Ryder Cup.The LIV Golf



LIV Golf joins antitrust lawsuit against PGA Tour but two more players drop out

  • Golf

LIV Golf has joined the Phil Mickelson-led antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour while two more players

Golf Channel reports an updated legal document shows that Abraham Ancer and Jason Kokrak have discontinued

in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, also asserts that LIV Golf

for a temporary restraining in order to play in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs.Big-spending LIV Golf

criticism over certain golfers' willingness to sign up to the series.The PGA Tour has sought to stop LIV Golf


PGA Tour increases prize money and PIP fund in attempt to stave off LIV Golf

  • Golf

The PGA Tour will have more elevated events which boast increased prize money from next season as part of a raft of changes confirmed today.

Tour members will be introduced.The changes come as the PGA Tour tries to fend off the advances of LIV Golf

who have taken part in events staged by the Saudi-backed rival and has refused to negotiate with LIV Golf

Firepit Collective that at least seven high-profile players are poised to depart the PGA Tour for LIV Golf

Federation Board ©Getty ImagesLIV Golf has offered players large signing bonuses, increased prize money

that it is partnering with Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods' company TMRW Sports to launch a "tech-infused golf


PGA Tour partners with Woods and McIlroy venture to launch "tech-infused golf league"

  • Golf

Tour has partnered with Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods' company TMRW Sports to launch a "tech-infused golf

Branded as TGL, the league is set to combine virtual golf with the real thing, being played at a purpose-built

@TGL will be an exciting new golf experience for fans and another chance for the top players in the world

TGL is the next evolution within professional golf, and I am committed to helping lead it into the future

 "As a big sports fan myself, I'm excited about blending golf with technology and team elements

It's something that inherently isn't possible in traditional golf - and an aspect of TGL that will set


Birmingham agrees financial package for 2025 World Police and Fire Games

  • World Games

Birmingham has agreed to hand the World Police and Fire Games Federation a financial package of $2 million (£1.7 million/€2 million) to help stage the 2025 edition in Alabama.

responders competing in 1,600 medal matches across 55 disciplines.Traditional sports including cycling, golf


Former Open champion and Ryder Cup winner Weiskopf dies aged 79

  • Golf

Tom Weiskopf, a former major champion and winner of the Ryder Cup, has died aged 79 at his home in Big Sky in Montana after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

The PGA Tour is saddened at the passing of Tom Weiskopf, a towering figure in the game of golf not only

during his playing career but through his accomplished work in the broadcast booth and golf course design

Tom is leaving behind a lasting legacy in golf."

swing he showcased during his 16 career PGA Tour victories is still being emulated today, while his golf


Saudi Minister says hosting Olympics is "ultimate goal", rejects sportswashing allegations

  • Olympics

Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's Sports Minister and the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee President, has said that hosting the Olympic Games is the country's "ultimate goal" as he rejected claims of sportswashing.

said.Dustin Johnson is one of many golfers to be banned from the PGA Tour after joining the Saudi-backed LIV Golf

PIF, such as buying English Premier League club Newcastle United and financing the controversial LIV Golf

tour.The PGA Tour has handed suspensions to several high-profile players that have opted to join the new golf


PGA Tour hires Gore to player advisor role amid ongoing golf infighting

  • Golf

vice-president and player advisor to the Commissioner Jay Monahan, amid an ongoing infighting in men's golf

with the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf.

Gore joins from the United States Golf Association (USGA), where he has received praise for his work

84 Lumber Classic in 2005, the same year in which he played in the final group of the US Open.Men's golf

has been rocked by the emergence of the lucrative LIV Golf Series, with the PGA Tour already banning

, with 15 of the 19 plane hijackers Saudi nationals.The LIV Golf League is set to offer a prize purse

to the golf ecosystem" and "bring new energy and excitement to fans from all corners of the world."


Infantino watches boxing with MBS as Egypt touts joint FIFA World Cup bid with Saudi Arabia

  • World Cup

Gianni Infantino watched on next to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud as Oleksandr Usyk defended his heavyweight boxing world titles versus Anthony Joshua at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, underlining the close ties between the FIFA President and Saudi Arabia.

investments in sport overseas.Purchasing English Premier League club Newcastle United and bankrolling LIV Golf


LIV Golfers' lawsuit against PGA Tour will not be heard until 2024

  • Golf

LIV Golf players taking legal action against the PGA Tour will have to wait almost 16 months before their

withdrawn from the lawsuit against the PGA Tour ©Getty ImagesThe Associated Press has reported LIV Golf

other players listed in the lawsuit.Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is the majority owner of LIV Golf

' decisions to join the series, especially in the US.The PGA Tour has refused to negotiate with LIV Golf

who have appeared in LIV tournaments.PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan also chairs the International Golf