Month: April 2016

Twitter signed a deal with the NFL last month to stream 10 of the league’s games. Now other sports leagues and rights holders are calling to cut similar deals — and Twitter is listening closely. That’s according to Twitter CFO Anthony Noto. Noto wouldn’t name names but said Twitter is in... » Read more

With an eye to become a ‘football superpower’ by 2050, China is aiming to build over 20,000 football training centres nationwide. The Asian giant is also planning to renovate nearly 70,000 of its existing pitches. The move comes as China gears up to host the Winter Olympics in 2022. According... » Read more

The financial obstacles that plagued Baghdad’s Al Rusafa Stadium project seems to have been overcome by the Iraqi government following high level meetings between government officials and the project’s Spanish contractor. The state-funded stadium is being built by Spanish contractor Triarena at... » Read more

Nearly three years after it was launched, Iraq’s ambitious $100-million Babil Stadium is just 70 per cent complete. A few years ago Iraq decided to put some of its oil money in a massive overhaul of its stadiums. The 30,000-capacity Babil Stadium was conceived as part of an 87 hectares plot... » Read more