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Expensive Tickets Don't Prevent Copa Del Rey Sell Out; Security Beefed Up For Match05 / 17 / 13A "full house is guaranteed at the Santiago Bernabéu" for Friday's Copa del Rey final between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, "even though the ticket prices agreed by the two clubs and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) are the highest ever," according to Miguel Angel Lara of MARC... Tags: Events and Attractions, Europe |
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Indoor Ski Jumping To Take Place In '13
Plans for an indoor ski jumping world cup event at the football stadium in Warsaw, Poland are becoming "more and more specific," according to SKI SPRINGEN. Int'l Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping Race Dir Walter Hofer said it is "realistic that a competition will take place this year." At the beginni ...
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Wales Reduces Six Nations Ticket Prices
Welsh Rugby Union CEO Roger Lewis said that "he wanted to avoid 'being greedy' when dropping ticket prices" for next year's Six Nations rugby tournament, according to ISPORTCONNECT. The WRU released a statement confirming that "the home games against Italy and Scotland would see a price drop, whilst ...
Saracens Change Venue For Cup Game
Premiership rugby side Saracens said that its Heineken Cup quarterfinal game against Ulster on April 6 "will be played at Twickenham," according to Mike Dawes of the London DAILY MAIL. The club's new Allianz Park home, complete with its artificial playing surface, "had been mooted as a possible venu ...
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Southeast Asian Games host Myanmar has "decided to reinstate three sports" -- badminton, table tennis and field hockey. However, the Dec. 11-22 event "will not feature" gymnastics and tennis ( THE STAR, 1/30 ). ... Salzburg Ski Association President Bartl Gensbichler confirmed that Saalbach-Hinter ...
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Edmonton To Host Triathlon In 2014
Edmonton Triathlon Academy CEO Sheila O'Kelly "had to embark on a global journey" to bring the 2014 Int'l Triathlon Union's world championship to Edmonton, Canada, according to Chris Oleary of the EDMONTON JOURNAL. From Auckland, New Zealand to Edmonton, "with all of the appropriate letters crossed ...
FIFA Will Not Tolerate More Delays
FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke warned that the organization "would not tolerate" any more delays in stadium construction, according to PORTAL 2014. Six Confederations Cup venues were scheduled to be finished in December, but only two were actually finished by the deadline. Valcke ...
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The Gala des deutschen Eishockeys (Gala of German Hockey) will take place in Augsburg. The German Hockey League (DEL) will announce the DEL Players of the Year as well as the new inductees into the Hall Of Fame Deutschland at Augsburg's Kälberhalle on March 16 ( DEL ). ... Local media reported ...
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Aussie Open Draws Large Crowds
The total attendance for this year's Australian Open was 684,457, just short of the '12 record of 686,006, according to Linda Pearce of THE AGE. Meanwhile, Tennis Australia officials are negotiating with the state government "in an attempt to avoid the annual disruption to play caused by the Austral ...
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Jaipur Uncertain Host Of IPL Matches
In Jaipur, India, "uncertainty looms large" over the city's chances of hosting the upcoming Indian Premier League matches as the Memorandum of Understanding between the Rajasthan Cricket Association and Rajasthan State Sports Council, which had expired last year, is still "yet to be renewed," accord ...
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Gabon To Host Trophée Des Champions
The French Professional Football League (LFP) has announced that the 2013 Trophée des Champions will take place on Aug. 3 in Libreville, Gabon. The event will see the winner of Ligue 1 take on the winner of the Coupe de France. In a statement, the LFP said, "This decision is in line with the ...
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