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British Grand Prix Attendance Could Be Down As Fans Balk At High Ticket Prices06 / 19 / 13Attendance at this month’s British Grand Prix "is expected to be significantly down" as F1 fans "rebel against ever-increasing ticket prices," according to Christian Sylt of the London INDEPENDENT. The cheapest tickets for next Sunday’s race at Silverstone start at £145 ($227) -- "... |
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Police: Ticket Market Needs Regulation
A police unit dedicated to economic crime prevention during London 2012 said that the ticketing market "needs to be further regulated," according to Jessica Tasman-Jones. Operation Podium, set up in June '10, said that ticket fraud, which is the "most prevalent ticket crime," causes at least £ ...
Faldo Series Launched In UAE
Retired golfer Nick Faldo "will expand his golf development efforts in the Middle East" with the launch of a new Faldo Series tournament in the UAE, according to ISPORTSCONNECT. The Middle East Championship "will be held at the Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf Club in Abu Dhabi for the next thre ...
Ecclestone Wants To Keep F1 In Melbourne
F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone "has offered to sign a contract 10 times longer than usual to keep" the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne's Albert Park, according to Peter Rolfe of the HERALD SUN. Ecclestone said, "We hope we're going to be in Melbourne forever, although we do get a bit of criticism and I ...
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London Olympic Park To Host UEFA Festival
The annual UEFA Champions Festival will take place in London on May 23-26. The free four-day football celebration, featuring a series of family-friendly activities, will be the first major event to come to the home of the 2012 London Olympics since last summer, taking place on The Int'l Quarter clos ...
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Australian high-performance chief Pat Howard and the team's head of security have traveled to the site of the second Test, Hyderabad, "for meetings on player safety following bombings that killed 12 people there last week." The second Test venue "was thrown into doubt" last Thursday after two bombs ...
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Ecclestone Confirms Mexican GP Talks
F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone "has confirmed that he is in talks about holding a Grand Prix in Mexico City" in '14, according to Christian Sylt of AUTOWEEK. The race "would take place at Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez, which last hosted an F1 race in 1992 and needs a multi-millio ...
UAE May Stage Test Series
The UAE is "likely to stage a Test series between Pakistan and South Africa" in October this year, according to K.R. Nayar of GULF NEWS. The teams recently completed a three-match series in South Africa. They are due to meet again in Pakistan later this year for two Tests, five One Day International ...
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Wellington Cricket WC Bid Gets Backer
It will be a few months before those behind Wellington's bid to host the 2015 cricket World Cup matches know if Monday's "whistle-stop tour was successful," according to Hamish Bidwell of FAIRFAX NZ NEWS. Representatives from the International Cricket Council and broadcaster ESPN visited Westpac Sta ...
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Tickets for the next installment of the Sydney derby "have become hot property." Fans "were quick to snap up" a batch of 4000 tickets Monday for the Western Sydney-Sydney FC round 26 game at Parramatta Stadium on March 23, all but ensuring it will be a 20,741 sellout ( THE AUSTRALIAN, 2/26 ). .. ...
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Big Hype Surrounding NRL Season Opener
National Rugby League side Sydney Roosters and Channel 9 "have set the ambitious targets of a sell-out crowd and Origin-like ratings for the season opener against South Sydney," according to Andrew Webster of the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH. The anticipation surrounding the match "had already been height ...
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