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Fresh Calls For New $208M Stadium In Canberra After Lions' Match 'Logistics Nightmare'06 / 19 / 13A "logistics nightmare surrounding the British and Irish Lions match has prompted fresh calls for an undercover stadium in Canberra to ensure the capital can attract blockbuster events," according to Chris Dutton of the CANBERRA TIMES. The Australian Rugby Union pinpointed almost 12 months ago the L... Tags: Facilities, Australia |
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Sport Wales To Open Shooting Range
Sport Wales and the Welsh Target Shooting Federation is set to open a new "elite shooting range for high performance athletes," according to Gareth Griffiths of SOUTH WALES ECHO. The £100,000 ($160,000) facility will become the new headquarters for elite and performance shooters in Wales "aimi ...
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Caterer Ousted By English Football Club
Caterer Elior has been "given the boot" at Champions League Brighton & Hove Albion stadium with rival Lindley Venue Catering stepping in as emergency caterers, according to Janie Stamford of CATERER AND HOTELKEEPER. Following complaints from fans, the caterer, operating under its stadia brand Az ...
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Ambev To Finance Stands For WC
In a partnership with the São Paulo government and Brasileiro club Corinthians, brewing company Ambev "will finance the temporary stands" for the Itaquerão stadium, according to Fabio Leite of FOLHA DE S. PAULO. With the partnership, Corinthians' stadium will go from 47,000 seats to 67 ...
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Jakarta To Build Football Stadium
Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo said that the city will begin construction of a "world-class football stadium" for the capital’s Persija football club next year, according to Lenny Tristia Tambun of JAKARTA GLOBE. The Rp 1.05T ($109M) stadium will be constructed in BMW Park in Sunter, north Jakar ...
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Valcke Visits WC Stadiums
FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke visited the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro, according to Felippe Costa of GLOBO ESPORTE. Valcke was informed that the stadium is now 80% finished. When he was asked if he was confident that the stadium would be finished on schedule he said ...
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Around 5,000 Swedish football fans "descended upon the Råsunda stadium in northern Stockholm on Sunday to take home souvenirs before the grounds are officially demolished." They "turned up with screwdrivers, spades and even drills to claim a part" of the stadium for themselves after doors open ...
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Future Of Moscow Stadium In Question
There is a row in Russia over whether Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, which hosted the 1980 Olympics, "should be demolished and rebuilt in time for the 2018 World Cup or saved because of its historic importance," according to Duncan Mackay of INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL. Sports Minister & Russia 2018 Chair ...
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Greuther Fürth Stays At Trolli Arena
Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth "has scrapped its plans for a new stadium, but already developed blueprints for the expansion of the Trolli Arena," according to the SID. Plans for the expansion of the area and the stadium itself, which has, thanks to an additional stand, a capacity of 18,000, "a ...
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Old St. Andrews Course To Be Renovated
Renovation plans have been confirmed for the Old Course to help maintain its challenge for the world’s top golfers ahead of the return of The Open Championship to St. Andrews, Scotland in '15. Renowned golf course architect Martin Hawtree was commissioned by St. Andrews Links Trust, which mana ...
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Historic UAE Cricket Venue Busy Again
The UAE's Sharjah Cricket Stadium, "which has been recognised as hosts of highest number of One Day Internationals, has once again become the stage for keen contests as fans thronged the stands to enjoy the intense action again," according to K.R. Nayar of the GULF NEWS. Previous match-fixing allega ...
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