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UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win Stage 4 of the Tour odeRomandie. AFP

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Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the PIF, has no intention of ditching its plans to hold a new Masters 1000 tournament in the Kingdom starting 2028. AFP

Saudi Arabia committed to new ATP tennis event as investments scaled back

News comes after PIF pulled funding for LIV Golf at end of 2026 and WTA Finals set to leave Kingdom after this year

UAE lose out to Nepal in another thriller as limping Khuzaima Tanveer is denied

Fifa Congress takeaways: Infantino starts re-election bid, Iran issues persist

Mumbai Indians' IPL 2026 qualification hopes sinking along with its aura

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Pogacar makes it two sprint wins on the spin at Tour de Romandie

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Kasey McAteer celebrates scoring Ipswich Town's third and final goal against QPR. Getty Images

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