Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 FIFA World Cup hosts

The 2034 men’s football World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, while Spain, Portugal and Morocco will be joint hosts for the 2030 tournament, world governing body Fifa has confirmed. Three matches in the 2030 tournament will also be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to mark 100 years of the competition. The hosts for both World Cups were confirmed at Wednesday’s Extraordinary Fifa Congress meeting following a vote.

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PGA Tour suspends LIV Golf participants

The PGA Tour has suspended 17 players after their involvement in the Saudi-backed LIV International Golf Series in London today. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says “players have made choice for financial-based reasons” and “cannot demand the same benefits and opportunities” as other PGA Tour golfers.

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What is the LIV Golf Invitational Series?

LIV Golf’s inaugural invitational tournament, worth a record $25m at Centurion Club, gets underway on Friday and has divided opinion in the golfing world. Marking The Spot has taken a closer look at the divisive series and explains the controversial format that has attracted some big names.

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