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A’s in deal to buy half of Oakland Coliseum

Oakland Coliseum

The Oakland Athletics have tentatively agreed to buy Alameda County’s half of the 155-acre Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum site for $85 million, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Alameda County, which will use the $85 million to pay off bond debt on Coliseum renovations needed to bring the... » Read more


Gensler named as architect for SDSU’s proposed stadium

San Diego State University

Global design and architect firm Gensler has been selected as the architect for San Diego State University’s (SDSU) proposed new multi-use stadium. The firm will work alongside Clark Construction, which was selected earlier this year as the design-build contractor for the expandable... » Read more


Get ready for ‘Wembley of Malaysia’ experience

KL Sports City Wembley experience

The Malaysia Stadium Corporation (PSM) will soon be partnering with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) to create a ‘Wembley Stadium-experience’ at the Kuala Lumpur Sports City (KLSC), in Bukit Jalil, Malaysian state news agency Bernama reported. PSM board member Radzi Tajuddin said that... » Read more


ATP Finals moving from London to Turin

Pala Alpitour Stadium - ATP

The ATP Finals is moving from British capital London to the Italian city of Turin in 2021 for a five year period upto 2025. The tournament will be played inside the PalaAlpitour, a 15,000-seat multi-purpose arena built to host hockey games during the 2006 Turin Olympics, Associated Press news... » Read more


Excel Esports launches XLHQ training facility in Twickenham

Excel Esports at Twickenham

UK-based Excel Esports has entered into a strategic collaboration with Twickenham Stadium to become its resident Esports team, The Esports Observer reported, adding that XLHQ, a dedicated training facility within the stadium, was unveiled to members of the press recently. Located in Twickenham,... » Read more


Argentina, Colombia to host revamped Copa America in 2020

Copa America 2020

The 2020 Copa America will mark a tournament revamp, with six teams beginning the campaign in a north zone in Colombia and six playing in a south zone in co-hosts Argentina, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said in April, Reuters news agency reported. Argentina will be in the... » Read more


The Q renamed Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Rocket Mortage FieldHouse - Cleveland

American basketball team Cleveland Cavaliers have changed the name of their premier sports and entertainment venue from Quickens Loans Arena (The Q) to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse amid massive $185-million renovation funded by the city and team. The Cavaliers announced the name change earlier in... » Read more


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