Cristiano Ronaldo

The Asian Football Confederation has praised ‘a groundbreaking agreement’ between Saudi and Iranian soccer federations letting their teams host each other in home and away games

Hundreds of millions of dollars from the kingdom’s vast oil wealth were spent to supercharge the state-backed league’s global ambitions

Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh has just married Jean Todt after a nearly two-decade engagement. And she is not the only star to have waited before tying the knot

Tottenham is said to be determined to reject any bid for the club’s all-time leading goal-scorer, even though he will become a free agent at the end of the season

Sovereign wealth funds from the Persian Gulf, investment banks and venture capital giants are redoubling their investment commitments. These groups are searching for profitability, legitimacy and fame through competitive sports

Riyadh’s aggressive transfer policy, which has already landed Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, is a weapon to promote the country and try to improve the international image of its leadership

The tennis player’s investment firm, Aspemir, had a turnover of €20 million in 2021 through around 20 companies in various sectors

Barcelona do not have the financial resources to bring the Argentina captain back to Camp Nou and his only offer at the moment is from Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal

The 35-year-old Messi opened the scoring against the Caribbean team in the 20th minute with a right-foot shot from the edge of the box to reach the milestone 100

Ronaldo converted a penalty kick and scored off a free kick while making his 197th appearance with the national team

Sources from the soccer club say they have grown tired of the player’s constant threats to leave, and are waiting for Italian team Juventus to complete a €100m transfer deal