The organizers for both the World Para Athletics Championships and the IAAF World Championships London 2017 launched a ticket resale process to ensure tickets for the most popular sessions remain available. The scheme will enable those wishing to resell their tickets to do so via their official ticket account. This decision seeks to avoid ticket touting. With tickets not yet in circulation, only resales through the official ticket website will be guaranteed as genuine (IPC).
The Republic of Ireland football team will take on Mexico on June 1 "in a New Jersey warm-up friendly in preparation for a vital World Cup qualifier against Austria." The Aviva Stadium will "host a friendly with Uruguay three days later" and the Austria qualifier on June 11 (BBC, 2/28).
England cricketer Luke Wright "pulled out of the Pakistan Super League final in Lahore, citing safety fears." The 31-year-old, who has been playing for Quetta Gladiators in the month-long Twenty20 tournament, said that it was "not worth the risk." Teammates Tymal Mills and and Kevin Pietersen "have also withdrawn" (BBC, 3/1).
The World Squash Federation "awarded the rights to host the 2017 Men's World Team Squash Championship to France, with action set to take place in Marseille." The event will be held from Nov. 27-Dec. 3 at Modern Squash and Vallier Hall, "where the final stages will be presented on an all-glass show-court" (INSIDE THE GAMES, 2/28).
League One side Millwall fans were on Wednesday able to buy tickets for their team’s FA Cup quarterfinal at Tottenham later this month "after a disagreement over allocation" for the club was resolved. Millwall was "originally offered only 2,800 tickets for the tie at White Hart Lane on March 12," even though it "would have been entitled to about 4,000." After discussions between both clubs, Millwall's allocation was set at 3,681 (London EVENING STANDARD, 3/1).
Infront Sports & Media, in partnership with Velon, is launching a new series of professional cycling races -- The Hammer Series. The new series will kick off in the Netherlands in June with Infront handling the media and sponsorship sales on an int'l basis. The Hammer Series will have its world premier in Limburg, the Netherlands, from June 1-4 (Infront).
