South Korea's tax office "has decided to lift a controversial ban on beer vendors at baseball stadiums," officials said Thursday, "apparently giving into an outcry from angry fans." Starting Monday, "beer boys" were banned from carrying kegs of draft beer and pouring it into cups upon order from fans sitting in the stands "under government guidelines that cite a negative impact on minors and a related law." In a "policy about-face, however," the National Tax Service has decided to "allow mobile sales of draft beer at baseball stadiums." The abrupt ban "outraged South Korean baseball fans, who usually enjoy a combination of fried chicken and beer" called "chimaek" at ballparks (KOREA HERALD, 4/21).
Turin, Italy announced on Wednesday that the name of Serie A side Torino's home stadium will be changed from Stadio Olimpico di Torino to Stadio Grande Torino from Sunday. The city explained in a statement that the ground's name will be changed to honor the team of Valentino Mazzola, which dominated Serie A for five consecutive seasons between '42-43 and '48-49 (IANS, 4/20).
