Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) set out to disrupt, but the fund has sent tremors through the world of sport in a very different way this week.
Some kind of diplomatic progress is now under way, but is it enough to prevent a return to war?
A US-based website linked to Todd Boehly is selling Chelsea tickets at inflated prices, leaving the club's fans angry.
Noah Sibanda died after being put down for a nap at a Dudley nursery.
Paul Quinn, 52, is found guilty of the rape for which Andrew Malkinson was jailed for 17 years.