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League One Swindon Town Signs Five-Year Deal With Ticketmaster05 / 23 / 13League One Swindon Town has "signed a five-year deal with Ticketmaster as they bid to revamp their online ticketing operation," according to the SWINDON ADVERTISER. A club statement said, "The new system will incorporate integrated online ticketing and retail, offering fans a single location for pur... Tags: Facilities, United Kingdom |
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World Cup Stadiums Lagging Behind
With 500 days to go before the start of the 2014 World Cup, "nine of the 10 stadiums that are currently under construction are behind schedule," according to Aiuri Rebello of UOL. All 12 World Cup stadiums "will end up costing more than originally predicted." According to Brazil's Sports Minister, t ...
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Japan's Pacific League’s Fukuoka Softbank Hawks said that Friday the ballpark formerly known as Yahoo Dome will have a new name starting Feb. 1. The name in roman characters will be "Fukuoka Yafuoku Dome" ( KYODO, 1/25 ). ... Organisers of the Australian Ladies Masters golf tournament "wer ...
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Chelsea Suffers Stadium Setback
Chelsea’s search for a new stadium has "suffered a blow" after the Hammersmith and Fulham Council in west London "explicitly ruled out a football ground from a major redevelopment" of Earls Court, according to Paul Kelso of the London TELEGRAPH. The site around the Earls Court exhibition cente ...
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Thai FC Owner Plans F1 Track
Thai Premier League club Buriram United President Newin Chidchob, who is also a former politician, "plans to construct a Formula One racetrack" worth about 2B baht ($67M) in his Thailand hometown of Buri Ram, according to the BANGKOK POST. Chidchob, also known as "Thunder castle," has contacted Tilk ...
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Rangers Fans Key To Renaming Ibrox
Scottish Third Division Rangers CEO Charles Green will attempt to convince fans face-to-face that "Ibrox should be renamed" for £2.5M ($3.9M), according to Scott McDermott of the Scotland DAILY RECORD. Green will "meet supporters groups at the stadium to discuss a potential deal" with Newcastl ...
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Tasmania Invests $15.8M Into Arena
The Tasmanian government will invest A$15M ($15.8M) into the redevelopment of Blundstone Arena in Bellerive, Australia. The announcement, made Wednesday by Premier of Tasmania Lara Giddings, and Cricket Tasmania Chair and Cricket Australia Dir Tony Harrison, matches the A$15M investment from th ...
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One of Oman’s top professional football clubs "has set out to build what has been called the nation’s 'biggest sports infrastructure initiative.'" Fanja Club, an eight-time winner of the nation’s football championship, "plans to build the facility on a 75-acre parcel it owns in the ...
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Olympic Stadium To Host Major Concerts
Music company Live Nation announced that London's Olympic Stadium will "host major music concerts this year while a permanent tenant is found," according to Hannah Kuchler of the FINANCIAL TIMES. Live Nation Europe President of Concerts John Reid said he intended to announce major concerts with "wor ...
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First Artificial Rugby Pitch Unveiled
If the new artificial pitch at Premiership rugby side Saracens' Allianz Park proves fit as a rugby surface, "it is likely to herald a new era for the sport -- an era without mud," according to Michael Aylwin of the London GUARDIAN. Saracens will unveil its new pitch Sunday against Cardiff Blues, to ...
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London Puts Olympic Arena For Sale
The London Olympic basketball arena "has been put up for sale," according to Keith Weir of REUTERS. Potential purchasers have the option of buying the venue complete with its "distinctive white rippled external shell or bidding instead for the 12,000 seats and internal fittings." GL events Slick Sea ...
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