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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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Veh Criticizes City For High Stadium Rent
Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt coach Armin Veh "has once again criticized the high stadium rent by the city," according to the SID. Veh said, "Frankfurt is indeed an awesome city in which a lot of money flows. However, all that money doesn't come to us. We pay €10 million ($13.3M) rent for the ...
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Singapore Sports Hub Adds T-Systems
The Singapore Sports Hub has appointed German IT services and consulting company T-Systems as its strategic partner to "build, manage and operate" its information and communication technology services for 21 years, according to TODAY. The value of the contract is S$94M ($77M). T-Systems, which is pa ...
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The Rio de Janeiro government has revealed the Maracanã will now only be ready for FIFA in May. The stadium is now scheduled to be ready on May 28, less than 20 days before the start of the Confederations Cup, which is to begin on June 15 ( FOLHA DE S. PAULO, 1/10 ). ... Construction has no ...
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Dortmund Pitch Gets Its Sun Artificially
Bathed in an "eerie yellow glow," the field at Borussia Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park is receiving some "tender loving care" ahead of the resumption of the Bundesliga season, according to Adam Shergold of the London DAILY MAIL. The strange light is the result of a hi-tech "artificial sun" lighting sy ...
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Qatar Tennis Federation President Nasser bin Ghanim al-Khelaifi said that a new tennis stadium will open in the country in "the next three or four years." Al-Khelaifi said, "I hope the QTF will host more important tennis tournament in the coming future as the new stadium with improved facilities wil ...
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First Artificial Rugby Pitch Ready To Go
Premiership rugby side Saracens FC hopes "to reap the benefits" of becoming "the first professional rugby union side to play on an artificial surface," according to the BBC. Saracens will soon move into the new £500,000 ($812,000) Allianz Park in the London borough of Barnet that features an a ...
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Olympic Stadium To Host Concerts
London's Olympic Stadium "will re-open this summer to host a number of music concerts," according to Sunni Upal of the London DAILY MAIL. Plans "are in place for some of the concerts that Hyde Park traditionally hosts to move to the other side of London in July although final contracts are still to ...
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Qatar Hockey Planning New Stadium
The Qatar Hockey Federation will soon have a new "state-of-the-art stadium with a seating capacity of 5,000," according to N.D. Prashant of the GULF TIMES. The new venue for field hockey has been planned by the Qatar Olympic Committee in "close proximity to the cricket stadium." QHF General Secretar ...
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AS Roma To Build 55,000-Seat Stadium
Serie A club AS Roma and its U.S.-based President Jim Pallotta revealed plans to build a new stadium in Rome in time for the team's '16-17 season. The location for the new stadium will be in Tor di Valle, in the southwest part of the city. Roma’s new stadium will hold 55,000 to 60,000 Roma fan ...
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Group Seeks To Block $166M Golf Course
U.K. campaigning group the National Trust has challenged a "Donald Trump-style plan backed by Northern Irish politicians" for a five-star resort on a World Heritage site in Northern Ireland, according to Jamie Doward of the London GUARDIAN. The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland is "at the centre ...
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