Saudi Arabia is going to sponsor the WTA women's tennis rankings under a new partnership
Release time：2024-05-21 07:02:02 Source：Worldly Weaves news portal
NEW YORK (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s move into tennis will now include a multiyear deal to sponsor the WTA women’s rankings.
The WTA released word of its partnership agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) on Monday, a move that follows last month’s news that the kingdom will host the tour’s season-ending championships in Riyadh starting this year and February’s announcement that it will sponsor the ATP men’s rankings.
Both tours’ rankings deals are for five years.
The PIF is the first naming-rights partner for the WTA rankings and the new arrangement also includes plans to promote tennis at lower levels of the sport.
Tennis has been consumed lately by the debate over whether the sport should follow golf and others in making deals with Saudi Arabia, where rights groups say women continue to face discrimination in most aspects of family life and homosexuality is a major taboo, as it is in much of the rest of the Middle East.
- Previous：Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
- Next：Devout Christian doctor, 68, who punched dementia
Related articles
- Ben Whishaw lights up the Croisette as he joins his co
- Previewing the 1st round of the NBA playoffs, which start on Saturday
- Bilbao and Granada left wanting more in tight
- Canton Fair sees surge in number of overseas purchasers: official
- Baby Reindeer's real
- Coyotes' move to Salt Lake City elicits opposing responses in 2 cities
- Convicted rapist charged with murder in killing of Connecticut visiting nurse, Joyce Grayson
- 'Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' review: Guy Ritchie amps up WWII heist
- Cruise worker 'murders newborn son on board ship': Shocked co
- Prosecutor won't bring charges against Wisconsin lawmaker over fundraising scheme
- Fresh heartache for cancer
- Judge drops some charges against ex
- Idaho group explores ballot initiative for abortion rights, reproductive care
- Iowa lawmakers approve bill just in time to increase compensation for Boy Scout abuse victims
- Bella Hadid goes braless in a thigh
- South Africa man convicted in deaths of 2 Alaska Native women faces revocation of U.S. citizenship
- Priest resigns from Michigan church after protests over his criticism of a gay author
- Stars waited late to find out they get playoff rematch against the defending Stanley Cup champions
- Tom Brady and Jay
- Wesley Bryan has a big finish to restore lead at Puntacana on the PGA Tour
Random recommendation
- Copyright © 2024 Powered by Saudi Arabia is going to sponsor the WTA women's tennis rankings under a new partnership ,Worldly Weaves news portal sitemap