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Meraas Holding will build the Dubai Arena, a 20,000-seat indoor events stadium, to be completed at City Walk in the heart of the Gulf emirate by 2018. The multipurpose arena will cover an area of around 46,000 square metres (500,000 sq ft) and will accommodate large international concerts, sporting... » Read more

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is set to build the world’s biggest stadium in India’s western state of Gujarat. The Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) on December 8 gave the contract to L&T for making the Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad the biggest cricket stadium in the world in... » Read more

Guangzhou is planning to build a City Sports Service Complex to serve as a new landmark for the Chinese port city. The move is a part of Guangzhou Municipal Government’s latest blueprint to boost sports and related industry. According to the Guideline for Developing the Sports Industry to Promote... » Read more

Australia’s fascination with rectangular stadium continues. The recently announced $300-million stadium redevelopment project, designed by Populous, will bring Western Sydney a brand new rectangular stadium with all 30,000 seats under roof cover, plus an additional 1,000 person standing area.... » Read more

In its spree to build world-class athletic centers, China recently announced plans to build a sports and cultural centre in Shenzhen. City officials in Shenzhen revealed in October this year that Dutch-based firm MVRDV has won the completion to design the Xili Sports and Cultural Center. MVRDV will... » Read more

Atletico Madrid’s new stadium will be called Wanda Metropolitano after Chinese property company Dalian Wanda, a 20 per cent shareholder in the Spanish giants, won the naming rights. Wanda acquired the 20 per cent stake in the Champions League finalists for €44.98 million in April 2015, as... » Read more

Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise Los Angeles Football Club announced a new strategic partnership with IBM earlier in October this year. The partnership will see IBM design and install all elements of the technology infrastructure at the club’s under-construction Banc of California... » Read more