The dispute over one of the city’s golf clubs exposes rare political friction for the elite in the new Hong Kong, where the establishment is torn between defending wealth and following Beijing’s wishes.
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World Cup in Qatar Caps Big Gulf Push Into International Sports
In hosting major international sporting events, buying up soccer teams and even creating a golf league, the resource-rich Gulf States are seeking attention, prestige, economic diversification and political credibility.
Premier League Soccer Games Postponed Out of Respect for the Queen
The league was one of many sports organizations in Britain to alter its schedule after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Others will play on this weekend.
Many Sports Events Are Canceled Out of Respect For the Queen
After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the British government left the decision over whether to postpone or cancel events up to individual sports organizations.
Saudi Arabia Bankrolls a Challenge to the PGA
Saudi Arabia is investing in sporting events, like an upstart golf tour, as part of a yearslong drive to turn the country into a hot spot for business and tourism and to blunt criticism of its human rights record.
For Saudi Arabia, Golf Is Seen as an Image Sanitizer
Saudi Arabia is investing in sporting events, like an upstart golf tour, as part of a yearslong drive to turn the country into a hot spot for business and tourism and to blunt criticism of its human rights record.
Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf Series Upends Genteel World of Golf
By promising top players multimillion-dollar paydays, the kingdom moved beyond investing in a sport and made a play to control one. Then the PGA Tour struck back.
Luxury Resort in Spain Must Be Demolished, Court Finds
The complex at Marina Isla de Valdecañas, which includes a four-star hotel, was in breach of environmental rules, the Spanish Supreme Court said.
Luxury Resort in Spain Must Be Demolished, Court Finds
The complex at Marina Isla de Valdecañas, which includes a four-star hotel, was in breach of environmental rules, the Spanish Supreme Court said.
Ready or Not, Hideki Matsuyama Is Now a National Hero in Japan
By winning the Masters, the publicity-shy golfer will face a news media spotlight that trails every move of Japanese athletes abroad.