Current location:world >>
Saudi Arabia is going to sponsor the WTA women's tennis rankings under a new partnership
world4People have gathered around
IntroductionNEW YORK (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s move into tennis will now include a multiyear deal to sponsor the WTA ...
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.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“World Walkthrough news portal”。http://brazil.majalahburung.com/html-72d599404.html
Related articles
Brazil replaces injured goalkeeper Ederson in Copa America squad
worldRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil coach Dorival Júnior has replaced injured goalkeeper Ederson with Sao P ...
【world】
Read moreEDITORIAL: Reform of WTO key to regaining dispute
worldProtecting a rules-based trade order is more crucial than ever as divisions that widen between count ...
【world】
Read moreTāngarākau Gorge road to remain closed until mid
worldFile photo. Photo: 123rf.com ...
【world】
Read more
Popular articles
- Ben Whishaw lights up the Croisette as he joins his co
- Stricken Japanese Moon mission landed on its nose
- 100 days since Hamas attacked Israel, triggering war in Gaza
- Alexei Navalny death: Team accuses Russia of 'hiding' his body
- Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo
- Upgrades badly needed for PM's residence
Latest articles
Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
EDITORIAL: Food labeling review inevitable following Benikoji scare
Icon of the Seas: World's largest cruise ship to set sail from Miami
Who are the Houthi rebels and why are they attacking Red Sea ships?
Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf is spotted on the streets of Gavin and Stacey's hometown Barry
Queenstown housing: 'The situation hasn't gotten any better'
LINKS
- Judge pushes decision to next week on Alec Baldwin's indictment in fatal 2021 shooting
- Chinese explorer crosses Taklamakan Desert on foot in 61 days
- Chinese explorer crosses Taklamakan Desert on foot in 61 days
- Judge pushes decision to next week on Alec Baldwin's indictment in fatal 2021 shooting
- 'Snow Town' attracting tourists to Heilongjiang
- China maps out key tasks in digitalizing countryside
- Houston weather: Power outages from storm raise risk of hot weather
- China boasts 2 mln beds in integrated medical, elderly care institutions
- China issues alert for geomagnetic storm
- Ana Dias, Olivia Moultrie give Thorns sixth straight NWSL win