sportswashing

cycling
2025 retrospective
Voices

How fans made Palestine impossible for sport to ignore in 2025

From football to cycling, in 2025 fans turned sport into a moral battleground over Palestine while institutions stayed silent, writes Sanaa Qureshi.

Sanaa Qureshi
31 December, 2025
Maccabi
sportswashing
Perspectives

Banning Maccabi fans is not enough. Expel Israel from all sports

Lewis Backon

Lewis Backon

23 October, 2025
Saudi Arabia 2034 [Getty]
FIFA World Cup
Sports
Live Story

Saudi Arabia's rights record under fire after World Cup bid win

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 December, 2024
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Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

Saudi oil giant spends over $1bn on ‘sportswashing’ deals

The New Arab Staff
18 September, 2024
Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

Turki Alalshikh posts photo with 'Khashoggi murderer' Qahtani

The New Arab Staff
02 July, 2024
Gaza War
Voices

The case for a sports boycott of Israel over its war on Gaza

Samar Saeed

Samar Saeed

20 March, 2024
Gaza War
Perspectives

We forced PUMA to end Israel ties. Here is what we learned

Lewis Backon

Lewis Backon

27 December, 2023
Saudi Arabia
Sports
Live Story

Saudi PIF buys stake in MMA's Professional Fighters League

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 August, 2023
BDS
Sports
Live Story

Robbie Keane 'sportswashing' concerns after Israel move: MP

The New Arab Staff
29 June, 2023
Saudi golf
Saudi Arabia
Perspectives

Sportswashing Premium+: How Saudi Arabia bought Golf itself

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Anthony Harwood

23 June, 2023
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The New Arab Voice

Podcast

Finding the Rough on the Gulf Course

Hugo Goodridge
16 June, 2023
Saudi Arabia
Sports
Live Story

Four of Forbes' '10 Highest-Paid Athletes' have Saudi links

The New Arab Staff
03 May, 2023
Saudis snuggle up to Thailand in rigged relationship
Saudi Arabia
Society
Live Story

Saudi Arabia snuggles up to Thailand in rigged relationship

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

02 February, 2023
Saudi Arabia
Economy
Live Story

Ronaldo purchase part of Saudi economy grand plans, says FM

The New Arab Staff
17 January, 2023
Saudi Arabia
Sports
Live Story

Deal for Saudi fund to buy WWE 'agreed to in principle'

The New Arab Staff
11 January, 2023
Newcastle United
Sports
Live Story

Newcastle United to play in 'sportswashing' Saudi Arabia

The New Arab Staff
21 October, 2022
Saudi Arabia
Sports
Live Story

Saudi oil giant Aramco to sponsor cricket's world body

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 October, 2022
Saudi Arabia
Sports
Live Story

Saudi minister eyes Olympics, rejects 'sportswashing' claims

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 August, 2022
Anthony Joshua
Sports
Live Story

Anthony Joshua 'unaware of sportswashing' of Saudi bout

The New Arab Staff
23 June, 2022
Opinion - Saudi Golf League
Saudi Arabia
Perspectives

For greedy golfers, cash over human rights in Saudi league

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Anthony Harwood

18 May, 2022
Joshua MbS
Saudi Arabia
Sports
Live Story

Saudi could host Oleksandr Usyk v Anthony Joshua rematch

The New Arab Staff
29 March, 2022