Category: News

Saudi Arabia make a pitch for AFC Asian Cup

Article posted by Coliseum, January 4^th, 2021

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman recently invited the Asian Football Cup (AFC) working team to discuss Saudi Arabia’s bid to play host to the AFC Asian Cup 2027. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Servant of the Two Noble Sanctuaries or Protector of the Two Holy Cities, is a royal... » Read more

Guinea stadium gets CAF endorsement at last!

Article posted by Coliseum, January 4^th, 2021

Good news for Guinean football. The 50,000-capacity General Lansana Conté Stadium in Nongo, Guinea (a country in West Africa) was finally approved by the African Football Confederation (CAF) on December 26th. This sanction by the governing body of African football has come after years of waiting... » Read more

T-Mobile Center to reopen with Disney show

Article posted by Coliseum, December 31^st, 2020

The T-Mobile Center in Missouri (US) – which has stayed shuttered since March 2020 as COVID-19 continues to thump the United States along with the rest of the world, announced on December 29th, 2020, that it will be hosting ‘Disney on Ice’ in late January, marking the first public ticketed... » Read more

Diriyah E Prix promises ‘elect’rifying action

Article posted by Coliseum, December 31^st, 2020

Sported as friendly on the planet, fierce on the track, Formula E’s maiden all-electric night race as part of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship 2020-21 calendars will be hosted at Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on February 26th and 27th, 2021. A staunch advocate of innovative, sustainable... » Read more

Egyptian magnate picks up stake in MSG Sports

Article posted by Coliseum, December 31^st, 2020

A five percent stake in Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. has been acquired by Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris. Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. is the holding company that owns the National Basketball Association’s (NBA’s) New York Knicks (American professional basketball team based in... » Read more

Cleveland Indians’ move to shed nickname

Article posted by Coliseum, December 31^st, 2020

The process to shed its team nickname has been formally initiated by Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians (US) as the same has been widely deemed as racist. But it will be almost a year, at minimum, before the team gets a new identity and the same is implemented. The Cleveland Indians are an... » Read more

Venue capacity 25 percent for Australian Open

Article posted by Coliseum, December 30^th, 2020

Event organizer Tennis Australia has revealed that it plans to fill stadia to 25 percent capacity for the 2021 Australian Open and tickets have gone on sale for the same. Tennis Australia is the governing body for the sport of tennis in Australia. The organization exists to promote tennis and to... » Read more