Category: News

Stade de France consortium bite the dust in legal battle

Article posted by Coliseum, March 5^th, 2020

The highest tribunal in France has refused to grant the consortium running Stade de France – the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis – claiming damages of almost €7.5 million due to the hosting of Euro 2016. With this, the Council of State... » Read more

Bolton Wanderers’ roller-coaster ride continues

Article posted by Coliseum, March 5^th, 2020

Bolton Wanderers Football Club – a professional football club in Bolton, England – is facing a bleak future. With a very low turnout – under 40 percent of nominal capacity, Bolton Wanderers were considering disabling the upper tiers of their home ground – University of Bolton... » Read more

Trump inaugurates world’s largest cricket facility in India

Article posted by Coliseum, March 4^th, 2020

Motera Stadium in India – the world’s largest cricket stadium – was dedicated to the nation jointly by the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, and the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, on February 24, 2020. The price tag of the state-of-the-art arena is Rs 700... » Read more

Tender floated for new athletics facility in Budapest

Article posted by Coliseum, March 4^th, 2020

Construction tender has been floated recently for the new multipurpose athletics stadium at Budapest in Hungary. Entries are welcomed until March 18, 2020. The proposed track and field stadium – The National Athletics Centre – will be built to host the 2023 World Athletics Championships,... » Read more

Jockey Club’s grandiose plans for horse racing extraordinaire

Article posted by Coliseum, March 4^th, 2020

The Jockey Club – the largest commercial horse racing organization in the United Kingdom – has unfolded plans of new and redecorated facilities for the 2020 Randox Health Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse in England. The three-day festival begins on April 2, 2020 and will run... » Read more

‘The Posh’ may soon move to a (posh) facility

Article posted by Coliseum, March 3^rd, 2020

The professional football club in Peterborough, England – Peterborough United – could soon be playing at a futuristic facility in just two years’ time after a deal was struck to move to a new residence. Their current home ground is Weston Homes Stadium. It is serving as home to the League... » Read more

Italy club Venezia may finally find new home at Tessera

Article posted by Coliseum, March 3^rd, 2020

Relegation from Serie B stare Italian football club Venezia FC in the face. The club is pulling out all stops to avoid the same. Meanwhile, a group of 11 investors has been formed in order to weigh the pros and cons of building a new stadium at Tessera in Italy. Venezia Football Club, commonly... » Read more