Month: May 2019


Surrey County Cricket Club with grand ambitions to ‘go global’

Surrey County Cricket Club / Kia Oval news update May 2019

Surrey County Cricket Club, the county champions of 2018, forecast unprecedented money to be made this season, have big plans to expand their historic London home and demonstrate grand ambitions to “go global”, the BBC reported. Across the capital they have looked at how Premier League... » Read more


Chelsea explores new sites to cut costs

Chelsea FC_update May 2019

The design team working on expansion plans for Chelsea Football Club’s Stamford Bridge stadium are attempting to revive the project by slashing costs by as much as £500 million, Architects’ Journal reported. Sources close to the project have confirmed that alternative sites are now being... » Read more


China’s Chengdu city to host 2025 World Games

Chengdu World Games 2025

Chengdu, the capital city of southwest China’s Sichuan province, has won the bid to host the World Games 2025 at the 2019 International World Games Association (IWGA) Congress, the China Daily reported. The winning bid was announce in the Gold Coast, Australia. Chengdu Mayor Luo Qiang and... » Read more


Sports fans tired of waiting in food queues at stadiums: Study

Oracle food study

Sports fans have had it with long concession wait times and are willing to pay for more modern conveniences and experiences, Catering Insight reported citing finding from a new global study. According to the study conducted by Oracle Food and Beverage, 94% of respondents noted they buy food and... » Read more


FCC appointed to carry out Bernabeu redevelopment

Real Madrid new Bernabeu_May 2019 update

Barcelona contractor FCC Construcción has been selected to remodel the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the home ground of Real Madrid, Global Construction Review reported. Engineering company Ayesa’s evaluation report found FCC Construcción’s bid to be the “most economically viable”, with a... » Read more


Philadelphia Union set to open VIP ‘Tunnel Club’ this summer

Philadelphia Union new VIP seating

The Philadelphia Union has started construction on a new perk for its premium season tickets buyers at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Philadelphia Business Journal reported. Called the “Tunnel Club,” it is expected to open in the late summer and is being built in an area behind the... » Read more


Bulldogs announces $150mn redevelopment plan

Western Bulldogs - Whitten Oval

The Western Bulldogs have announced a $150-million redevelopment master plan for a reimagined Whitten Oval precinct, according to an official media release on the Australian football club’s website. The future of the Bulldogs’ West Footscray home will be the centrepiece of Melbourne’s... » Read more


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