From wife’s ultimatum to Cristiano Ronaldo’s advice – why Bruno Fernandes snubbed Saudi transfer to stay at Man Utd

MANCHESTER UNITED captain Bruno Fernandes rejected life-changing money from Saudi Arabia as he believes he can win the Premier League and the Champions League with the club. Fernandes, 31, revealed that Al-Hilal offered a fee up to £100m in the...

Saudi Arabia and the ATP are putting a new Masters tennis tournament on a crowded calendar

Poll By Canadian Press on October 23, 2025. Saudi Arabia will host a new ATP Masters tournament, likely starting in 2028, in the first addition to the men’s tennis tour’s premium series since its founding 35 years ago. The ATP announced the...

Bruno Fernandes opens the door to leave Man United after the World Cup as he lifts lid on talks with Cristiano Ronaldo over mega-moved Saudi move and reveals why he ended up staying

In the six years Bruno Fernandes has been away from Portugal, Manchester United's talismanic captain and his family have got used to the grey weather and not being close to the beach. As he gazed out of a window at the club's Carrington training...

Newcastle v Fulham Live TV – Global channel listings on Saturday for St James’ Park match

Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Fulham Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (3pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe looking to follow up that excellent 3-0 Champions...

Netanyahu and far-right ministers do damage control on West Bank vote and Saudi Arabia comments that angered Trump

More than 30 years ago, a colorful little eight-legged spider named Sammy made his picture book debut and scurried into the homes of Jewish families across the country. Sammy Spider and his mother live in a house with a young Jewish boy named Josh...

'I’m a member of Man Utd’s WhatsApp group – I can’t speak my mind because of one person'

Kasra Moradi Senior Sports Journalist 14:00, 26 Oct 2025 Rio Ferdinand and Cristiano Ronaldo are part of the same Manchester United WhatsApp group(Image: Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images) Cristiano Ronaldo has previously joked...

Film Commission CEO Reveals Saudi Cinema Growth at Film Confex

Film Commission CEO Abdullah Al-Qahtani stated that the Saudi Film Confex was conceived in response to the significant growth the Kingdom's film sector is experiencing, emphasizing the need for a dedicated platform to unite filmmakers,...

Bruno Fernandes reveals details on rumoured mega-money Saudi Arabia move

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Sims 4 YouTubers Abandon EA Creator Program Over Saudi Arabia 10/24/2025, 10:58 am

Is there a disturbance in the force when it comes to Pokémon Legends: Z-A‘s week-one sales? Will Steam Deck compatibility help aid the Switch 2 on its road to becoming a handheld port machine? And why are Sims 4 creators abandoning EA’s official...

Saudi Arabia Appoints Kingdom’s New Grand Mufti

Dubai~ Saudi Arabia appointed a prominent ultraconservative scholar late Wednesday as the country’s new grand mufti, the kingdom’s top religious scholar. Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan, 90, took over the position, the state-run Saudi Press...

Saudi Crown prince set for landmark U.S. visit, seeking strengthened alliance and defense pact

Saudi Crown prince set for landmark U.S. visit, seeking strengthened alliance and defense pact Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting the U.S. for the first time since 2018, signaling a major warming of relations between the...

Athar Awards 2025 winners celebrate Saudi creativity

The 2025 edition of the Athar Awards awarded 87 awards to the top winners across different categories to campaigns, teams and individuals. The third edition of Athar – Saudi Festival of Creativity closed with a packed evening celebrating the...

Some of the top Sims 4 creators have just quit the game’s EA Creator Network, citing the ongoing EA sale to Saudi-backed investors – here’s what lilsimsie, James Turner and more have said in their statements

Top Sims 4 creators have posted on their respective YouTube channels announcing that they're leaving the EA Creator Network This comes as a response to the recent news of an EA buyout by Saudi-backed groups Moving forward, these streamers will no...

Saudi Business Center: A One-Stop Gateway for Investors

“This experience is nothing like before. All the procedures are handled in one place, exactly what a businessman needs,” said investor Talal Al-Ammari with a smile as he left the headquarters of the Saudi Business Center in Riyadh. In a sleek,...

MENA Sports Wrap: Saudi clubs dominate AFC Champions League

Morocco’s Atlas Cubs celebrate their historic U-20 World Cup victory over Argentina in Chile [Getty] It's been a standout week for Arab football. Morocco made history as the Atlas Cubs lifted their first-ever U-20 World Cup after defeating...

Titus O’Neil: I feel safer in Saudi Arabia than most places in US

WWE ambassador Titus O’Neil is fully on board with the company’s decision to bring WrestleMania to Saudi Arabia. Appearing on TMZ’s Inside the Ring podcast, O’Neil responded to the backlash that WWE holding WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia in 2027...

Sports News | India Re-elected as Vice-Chairperson of COP10 Bureau, Reaffirms Commitment to Clean Sport

New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): India actively participated in the 10th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the International Convention against Doping in Sport, held from October 20 to 22 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The...

Aircraft Village: Saudi Pioneers Reaching for the Stars

The concept of the Aircraft Maintenance Village project came from the centre of Saudi Arabia, where nationalism and industrial ambition collide and the Saudi dream reaches the heavens. Currently, practical steps that assist the Saudi aviation...

Saudi-Israeli normalization on horizon as Gulf interests align

"The contacts between Israel and Saudi Arabia en route to normalization never ceased, but the process is slow and gradual," said Dr. Nirit Ofir, a Middle East expert and lecturer at Reichman University. Ofir, perhaps Israel's most connected Saudi...

HP plans to build millions of computers in Saudi

Saudi Arabia is investing heavily to develop an electronics manufacturing industry as part of its plan to diversify the economy, create jobs, and boost non-oil exports. One of the key planks of that plan has been the creation of ALAT, a $100...