Category: News

Australian Open for more audience attendance

Article posted by Coliseum, October 14^th, 2020

The Australian Open is targeting crowds of up to 50 per cent capacity for its 2021 Grand Slam edition at Melbourne Park (Australia) which can hold 10,500 onlookers. Australian Open 2021 will commence on January 18th, 2021. The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually over the last... » Read more

‘The Halos’ owner pulls off quid pro quo deal

Article posted by Coliseum, October 14^th, 2020

The Anaheim City Council (US) has given the thumbs-up to a revised quid pro quo deal with the American professional baseball team Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno, selling Angel Stadium and surrounding land in return for a commitment to keep the Major League Baseball (MLB) team in the... » Read more

UBS Arena to come armed with clean-air tech

Article posted by Coliseum, October 13^th, 2020

With COVID-19 almost sounding the death knell on the world, ‘Safety First’ has become the catchline, and the safety quotient also has become paramount for the sports venue sector. In keeping with the safety spirit, UBS Arena in New York (US), the under-construction new home of the New York... » Read more

Ivory Coast gets scintillating stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, October 13^th, 2020

Ahead of Ivory Coast staging the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in 2023, a new 60,000-seat stadium has opened on the outskirts of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The Stade Olympique Ebimpé, which has been built by Chinese firm Beijing Construction Engineering Group, hosted its first match... » Read more

India to build cricket venue in Maldives

Article posted by Coliseum, October 13^th, 2020

India is all set to build a new 22,000-seat cricket stadium in the Maldives under an $800m (£620m/€681m) Line of Credit (LoC) extended to the island nation. The High Commission of India in Maldives tweeted that the new facility, which would be located in Hulhumalé, will feature the “latest... » Read more

Utah Warriors’ ambitious venue plans

Article posted by Coliseum, October 13^th, 2020

Plans for a new 10,000-seat arena have been unbolted by Utah Warriors Major League Rugby franchise and the same is slated to open by 2023. The Utah Warriors are a professional rugby union team that competes in Major League Rugby, the top-level rugby competition in the United States that played its... » Read more

Fabled Munich Stadium holds soccer match

Article posted by Coliseum, October 12^th, 2020

The Olympic Stadium in Munich (Germany) reopened its doors after 15 long years on October 10th, 2020, to stage a historic soccer match between German association football clubs Türkgücü Munich (based in Munich, Germany) and Wehlen Wiesbaden (based in Wiesbaden, Germany) which ended in a goalless... » Read more