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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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Hong Kong Residents Want Complex On Mainland
Hong Kong's top sports officials have "hit out strongly at the government for looking to move the proposed sports hub at Kai Tak to Sunny Bay on Lantau Island," according to Alvin Sallay of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. The officials believe the move would be "going back on the promise to provide th ...
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Rio Shops For Maracanã Operator
The Rio de Janeiro government "has divulged the first details" regarding the privatization process of the Maracanã stadium, according to Vinicius Konchinski of UOL.com.br. The administration of the stadium "will be passed on" to a private initiative in the upcoming year, before the inaugurati ...
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AEG Launches U.K. Ticket Platform
AEG will launch its ticketing platform AXS.com in the U.K. The platform, which has debuted in North America in select venues since Aug. '11, will be fully integrated within the AEG-owned and operated venue, The O2, this week and powering the ticket sales for all future events. Following The O2 launc ...
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Woods Launches Mexican Golf Project
Tiger Woods has "begun construction on what appears certain to be his first ever completed golf course at Diamante, a high-end real estate enclave in the Mexican resort town of Cabo San Lucas," according to Eamon Lynch of GOLF magazine. Ground was "broken on the course -- to be called ‘El Card ...
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Confederations Cup Can Use Four Stadiums
FIFA said on Thursday that "four stadiums would suffice for Brazil to stage the 2013 Confederations Cup," following delays in completing the six arenas initially planned, according to the AFP. FIFA Communications Dir Walter de Gregorio said, "We need at least four, but we can use five or six." De Gr ...
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MP Calls For Examption For Welford Road
Leicester South MP Jon Ashworth "has called for the Int'l Rugby Board to clarify its regulations regarding pitch sizes for the 2015 World Cup after branding the decision to omit Welford Road from the list of potential venues as 'ridiculous' in the House of Commons," according to Gavin Mairs of the L ...
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Bangkok Arena Behind Schedule
Officials at Bangkok's Futsal Arena have said that the facility "would not be complete for FIFA's final inspection," according to the BANGKOK POST. Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra confirmed the handover of the stadium to FIFA, originally scheduled for Monday, was postponed to the following ...
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Greuther Fürth Wins In Court
Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth "does not have to pay damages to its stadium owner after a court decided in favor of the club," according to NORDBAYERN.de. Conny Brandstätter, owner of the stadium and son of toy company Playmobil Founder Horst Brandstätter, "sued the club for naming-ri ...
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Stuttgart Wants To New Youth Center
Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart "will continue to upgrade its infrastructure under the slogan 'Bricks For Legs,'" according to Jörg Nauke of the STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG. VfB Stuttgart President Gerd Mäuser revealed that the club has "submitted a construction permit application to the city for it ...
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New World Cup Stadium Finds Partner
Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense "will reveal in the coming weeks" the name of the North American agency contracted to help manage the new Arena da Baixada, according to Fernando Murad of MEIO&MENSAGEM.com.br. The stadium in Curitiba, Brazil is scheduled to host 2014 World Cup mat ...
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