Month: August 2019


Mountain West basketball to remain in Las Vegas

Mountain West basketball - Thomas & Mack Center

The Mountain West men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will remain at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas through 2023, according to media reports. Except for when the tournaments were in Denver from 2004 to 2006, the event has been at the Thomas & Mack since the conference began... » Read more


Govt may cede Stade de France ownership

Stade de France ownership

A Senate report has recommended the French government to cede ownership in Paris landmark Stade de France to a private entity. The current lease will run out in six years but it is still not clear if and when the government will pull out. Late last year, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe had said... » Read more


Atletico generates €100mn from Vicente land sale

Vicente Calderon Stadium

Spanish football club Atletico Madrid have generated €100 million after selling two plots of land at their old Vicente Calderon stadium, with another plot still to be sold, according to media reports. The club plans to rake in a total of €180m from the sale of the area which held their stadium... » Read more


Real Madrid inks tech deal with Telefonica

Representatives from Real Madrid and Telefonica holding one shirt as sign of partnership

Real Madrid and Telefonica have signed an agreement whereby the operator becomes the club’s technological integrator until June 2023, the Spanish football club announced recently. The telco will assist in the integration of technological solutions in the different facilities and... » Read more


Luxembourg stadium costs shoot up 30 percent

Luxembourg new stadium

The construction cost for Luxembourg’s new national football stadium in Kockelscheuer has shot up by 30 percent from its initial budget of €60 million, according to reports citing the local council. Also, the venue was originally scheduled to be completed and opened by October 2019 but the... » Read more


Hawaii okays funding for Aloha Stadium revamp

Aloha Stadium - July 2019 update

The local Hawaii government has approved funding for transforming the Aloha stadium. Hawaii Governor David Ige recently signed into law a bill that will provide funding for the new stadium development, according to media reports. The new law, termed Act 268, allows the Hawaii Community Development... » Read more


Barca to open Johan Cruyff Stadium on Aug. 27

FC Barcelona - Estadio Johan Cruyff

Spanish football club FC Barcelona recently announced that it will open the Johan Cruyff Stadium, located in the Sant Joan Despi sports complex, on August 27. A day before the inauguration, a statue dedicated to the former Barca player and coach, who lends his name to the stadium, will be erected,... » Read more


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