Gene Davis

The Gulf’s sovereign capital has recalibrated how it funds sport, moving discretionary spending out and retaining asset-backed, fee-generating projects — a shift with measurable effects across leagues, clubs and the regional startup market. The Public Investment Fund (PIF) approved a 2026–2030 strategy on 15 April that folds sport into the Tourism, Travel and Entertainment ecosystem, and subsequently confirmed it will fund LIV Golf only through the end of the 2026 season.

As he prepares for the Paris Olympics, wrestler Kyle Snyder talks about how faith helped him loosen up and love his teammates. Kyle Snyder, the youngest US wrestler to ever win Olympic gold in 2016, is competing in the Olympics again this year with Team USA, now as a more veteran member of the team. He has many other accolades, including three NCAA championships, two world championships, and a silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Kyle Snyder, the youngest US wrestler to ever win Olympic gold in 2016, is competing in the Olympics again this year with Team USA, now as a more veteran member of the team. He has many other accolades, including three NCAA championships, two world championships, and a silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The top wrestling competitors are the US, Russia, and Iran, which adds geopolitical zest to the bouts, Snyder noted.