Category: News

Spark Arena (spark) up Kiwis’ lives

Article posted by Coliseum, July 22^nd, 2020

Spark Arena in Auckland (New Zealand) has resumed staging concerts after having played a key role as a food distributor during Auckland’s COVID-19 response over the last three months. With this, it has brought (spark) back to Kiwis’ lives in a COVID-19 world, especially for music... » Read more

Lying-in-the-cans AS Roma project gets nod

Article posted by Coliseum, July 22^nd, 2020

It is almost a too good to be true kind of news. Italian professional football club AS Roma has been given the green light to start construction for their stadium in Tor di Valle in Rome, Italy. The development has been hanging fire for eight years now and not a single brick has been laid. Now,... » Read more

IPL may be held in UAE but with riders

Article posted by Coliseum, July 21^st, 2020

The Indian Premier League (IPL) will, in all likelihood, be held in the UAE during October and November. Of course, the same depends on the Government giving the go-ahead to the same and the International Cricket Council (ICC) announcing the postponement of the T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in... » Read more

(Par) for the (course) – Ryder Cup postponed

Article posted by Coliseum, July 21^st, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Ryder Cup to be postponed to 2021. The tee-off will not happen this year with the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) of America postponing the men’s team golf event by a year. The biennial competition between the United States and Europe was scheduled... » Read more

Riptide Rush in no (rush) for full house

Article posted by Coliseum, July 21^st, 2020

The National Football League (NFL) American football franchise Baltimore Ravens has become the first team in the league to spell out how much fans’ attendance it wants if at all supporters are allowed during the 2020 season. They plan to allow less than 14,000 fans to attend any given home game... » Read more

VenueNext-Sidearm Sports initiative for fans

Article posted by Coliseum, July 21^st, 2020

VenueNext – whose forte is venue technology – and digital services provider Sidearm Sports – have announced a new solution to elevate the fan experience and improve social distancing during sports events held at US colleges and universities. The duo will also provide multifaceted,... » Read more

Pilot events in UK to determine fans’ return

Article posted by Coliseum, July 20^th, 2020

If a series of test events prove to be a smooth affair in the coming weeks, then spectators could be greeted back into sporting events in England on October 1. Pilots will take place from August 1 but any stadium reopenings would be subject to coronavirus guidelines. Gatherings of more than 30... » Read more