Bath Rugby venue plans (court) controversy

Bath Rugby update October 2020

The English professional rugby union club Bath Rugby’s (UK) ambitious plans to develop a new arena which can pack in a crowd of 18,000 on an expanded site in the City center suffered a setback as well as a legal blow after a recent ruling from the Bristol High Court on a historic restrictive... » Read more


Spurs’ ambitious venue plans get a leg-up

Tottenham Hotspur next phase of development

English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur has received planning go-ahead for the latest phase of the wider development project connected to its stadium, along with the nod to again raise capacity at the venue. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club was granted planning permission by Haringey... » Read more


Avant-garde facility for ‘Switchbacks’

US Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC sports and events center

The professional soccer team based at Colorado in US – Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC – will get an 8,000-capacity stadium which is expected to go on stream in 2021. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC is a professional soccer team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 2014, the team... » Read more


Paris to host major rugby showpiece events

France Rugby 2023 update October 2020

The organizing committee for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France has arrived at an agreement for Paris’ Stade de France to host 10 matches at the national team tournament. The 2023 Rugby World Cup, to be hosted by France, is scheduled to be the 10th men’s Rugby World Cup, taking place in the... » Read more


Libya varsity gets plush rugby facility

Libya University of Benghazi Rugby Stadium

A new international standard rugby facility was inaugurated recently at the University of Benghazi in Libya. The Rugby Federation of Libya under the presidency of Mustapha Hoty opened the venue at the varsity, which is home to 150,000 students of which 2,000 are pursuing studies in sports. The... » Read more


AFL Queensland’s ambitious facilities’ plan

Australia AFL Queensland Facilities Plan

  AFL Queensland Facilities Plan 2020-2025 The Australian Football League (AFL) is soaring in popularity across Queensland with 2019 participation numbers reaching a record high of 277,703. This translates into an increase of 54 percent in total participation (community, Auskick and school... » Read more


‘Viola’ ready to splurge on venue revamp

ACF Fiorentina stadium update September 2020

Italian Serie A football club Fiorentina is ready to invest €250m (£228.3m/$290.9m) to completely rehabilitate its home venue – Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Italy. ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina, is an Italian professional football club based in Florence,... » Read more


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