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Russian Offical Says Zenit Arena Construction Is On Schedule For 2018 World Cup05 / 24 / 13St. Petersburg's Vice Governor for Construction Marat Oganesyan on Monday "denied claims by Russia's federal Audit Chamber" that the city's $1.1B 2018 World Cup football stadium might not be complete until '17, according to R-SPORT. Oganesyan stuck to the projected completion date of '15, ... Tags: Facilities, Russia |
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Progress In West Ham's Stadium Move
EPL West Ham United’s deal to move into London's Olympic Stadium could be completed "within weeks after legacy chiefs reported good progress in negotiations," according to Ashling O'Connor of the LONDON TIMES. The commercial terms of the 99-year lease are agreed in principle after both sides " ...
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Spartak Sells Naming Rights To Bank
Russian Premier League Spartak Moscow has "sold the naming rights" to its new stadium to a financial firm, meaning it will be called the Otkritie Arena, according to R-SPORT. The 44,000-seat stadium, one of the 2018 World Cup venues, will "bear the name for six years," the length of a $40M sponsorsh ...
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Workers At Rio's Maracanã Go On Strike
After a one-day strike, workers at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium "returned to work on Tuesday," according to Marcelo Baltar of GLOBO ESPORTE. The union representing the workers has asked for better benefits from the consortium in charge of the reforms, and they are "very close to reaching ...
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Durban Sharks Look For New Sponsorship
South African Super Rugby side Durban Sharks have confirmed that their stadium naming-rights sponsorship with clothing and furniture retailer Mr. Price "has ended," effective Jan. 1, according to SPORT24. The stadium, which over the past two years has been known as Mr. Price Kings Park, will now be ...
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Eels, NSW Minister Discuss New Arena
National Rugby League club Parramatta Eels have "held preliminary discussions" with New South Wales Minister for Sport Graham Annesley about the potential for a new "state of the art'' stadium, according to Michael Chammas of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. During the next few months, the NSW state gover ...
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Rwanda To Build New Cricket Stadium
Once it was a killing field, now a few miles away from this small patch of land near the Rwandan capital Kigali, there are "plans to build a world-class cricket stadium," according to Mark Tran of the London GUARDIAN. The first phase of the stadium supposed is to be completed by April 2014, the "20t ...
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Sponsor Steps In For Nuremberg Stadium
Bundesliga club FC Nuremberg's search for a new stadium naming-rights sponsor "has finally come to an end with the introduction of electronic company Grundig," according to the BAYERISCHER RUNDFUNK. The football stadium in Nuremberg "will be renamed Grundig-Stadium." City Mayor & Club Chair Ulri ...
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Australian Stadium Site Debated
Political party West Australian Labor will move the site for a new 60,000-seat sports stadium away from the current location next to billionaire James Packer's Crown casino "as part of a range of cost savings designed to pay for its key election public transport promise," according to Nicolas Perpit ...
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Fifth tier Conference National club Mansfield Town has increased capacity at the One Call Stadium by almost 300, the second expansion in three months. After approval from the Safety Advisory Group, the One Call Stadium "will now have a capacity of 8,186" ( BBC, 2/12 ). ... Golf Design company Sc ...
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Trump To Fight Scottish Wind Farm Plans
Billionaire Donald Trump "will fight any approval of an offshore wind farm overlooking his Scottish golf resort in the courts for years," according to Peter Woodifield of BLOOMBERG. George Sorial, the exec in charge of the project, said that Trump is "deferring plans to build a five-star hotel, 500 ...
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