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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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Golf Courses Complete In China, Russia
Design firm Schmidt-Curley has finished a complete remodel of Nanlihu Golf Club on Hainan Island in China, according to GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTURE. Originally designed by Taiwanese architect Wang Zong Qian, Nanlihu is located 45 minutes south of the capital city of Haikou, and sits next to the Nanli L ...
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Murray Plans To Fund Tennis Academy
U.S. Open champion Andy Murray is "prepared to help fund a tennis academy on an earmarked site in Edinburgh, Scotland" according to the HERALD SCOTLAND. The 25-year-old and his mother were involved in talks with First Minister Alex Salmond "after the player’s emotional homecoming to Dunblane o ...
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Roof Makes Kicking Difficult
A Wellington, New Zealand scientist said that Dunedin's "house of horrors," the Forsyth Barr Stadium, "will continue to haunt visiting goalkickers as long as it remains under a roof," according to Mark Geenty of DOMINION POST. Scientist Brian Wilkins, who has written books on how atmospheric conditi ...
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Olympic Stadium's Future Nearly Set
EPL West Ham United "looks set" to move into London's Olympic Stadium, ensuring the venue "retains a prominent role in British sport once the memories of a golden Games begin to fade," according to Keith Weir of REUTERS. West Ham is "the best known" of four bidders competing for the Stadium and "app ...
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West Bengal Plans A Football Camp
The government of Indian state West Bengal "is planning to start a residential camp for budding footballers of Bengal," according to Archiman Bhaduri of TNN. State Sports Minister Madan Mitra said that the State Sports Council will "soon start off the procedure by picking up 500 footballers from eac ...
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Man City Set For New Training Complex
Manchester City has started work on a £100M ($162M) training complex that it hopes will "lead them to the top of the European game," according to Ian Ladyman of the London DAILY MAIL. Man City's "astonishing new complex" is being built on an 80-acre site across the road from the Etihad Stadium ...
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West Ham Pleads Case For Stadium
With final negotiations over the future of the Olympic Stadium entering a crucial stage, EPL West Ham United Vice Chair Karren Brady "has insisted that the club's proposal will deliver a lasting legacy," according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. London Mayor Boris Johnson this week took "pers ...
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Sydney FC Moves To Larger Stadium
A-League club Sydney FC and its marquee recruit Alessandro Del Piero "have moved their second home match" of the season from the 45,000-seat Sydney Football Stadium to the 83,500-capacity former Olympic stadium, according to the AP. Team officials said Thursday that "turf replacement at the dow ...
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London-based Paragon Entertainment has won the contract to "design, develop and fit out" The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The project worth £4.8M ($7.7M) is to be delivered over the next 14 months ( STOCKMARKETWIRE.com, 9/12 ). ... The latest construction reports revealed that th ...
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WSG Unveils Exec Suites For Stadium
World Sport Group has launched the sale of 61 executive suites as part of the National Stadium Club membership program at the Singapore Sports Hub. National Stadium Club is the first corporate hospitality program of its kind in Singapore. As part of this program, 62 executives suites, including a VV ...
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