Category: News

Wimbledon eyes expansion after golf club agrees to land sale

Article posted by Coliseum, January 28^th, 2019

The Wimbledon Tennis Championships are another step closer to expanding their site after members of a nearby golf club agreed to sell its land to the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) for £65 million ($85 million), according multiple media reports. The acquisition is set to triple the size of... » Read more

AFC Wimbledon aims to move into new stadium soon

Article posted by Coliseum, January 28^th, 2019

AFC Wimbledon has began work on its new stadium at Plough Lane and aims to have it ready for playing home matches by the 2019-20 season, according to media reports. The Dons have set a move-in date after demolition work began at the site to clear Wimbledon’s greyhound stadium, the BBC... » Read more

Honvéd, latest Budapest club set for a new stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, January 28^th, 2019

There appears to be a race among Budapest-based football clubs to get new stadiums. After Ferencváros and MTK, Honvéd will be the latest club based in the Hungarian capital to set its eyes on a brand new stadium, according to media reports. Honvéd will start to build its new football stadium in... » Read more

Budapest plans yet another stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, January 28^th, 2019

Budapest is planning yet another new stadium. The latest athletic center to be built in the Hungarian capital will be on a 15-hectare area along the Kvassay locks, according to a Hungary Today report. The center will be built within the framework of the Ferenc Kemeny Sports Facility Development... » Read more

Columbus City Council okays proposal for new stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, January 28^th, 2019

The Columbus City Council unanimously approved a proposal for a new downtown stadium for Columbus Crew SC recently, a key aspect of the plan for the group led by Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam and Dr. Peter H. Edwards Jr. seeking to purchase Crew SC and build them a new home as part... » Read more

Hong Kong awards Kai Tak Sports Park contract

Article posted by Coliseum, January 28^th, 2019

The Hong Kong government has awarded a contract for the design, construction and operation of the proposed Kai Tak Sports Park to a subsidiary of New World Development Company, according to government press release. The contract was secured by Kai Tak Sports Park following an open tendering... » Read more

Western Sydney Stadium is now Bankwest Stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, January 28^th, 2019

Western Sydney’s new purpose-built stadium will now be known as ‘Bankwest Stadium’ following a seven-year partnership for naming rights between New South Wales (NSW) Government and Perth-based Australian bank Bankwest. The announcement was made in early December at the stadium by the NSW... » Read more