Category: News

MLS entry in Las Vegas gets a boost with $410mn stadium plan

Article posted by Coliseum, September 3^rd, 2014

Plans to take Major League Soccer (MLS) to Las Vegas received a major boost recently with announcement of an agreement to construct a new soccer stadium in the Nevadan desert city. On August 27, NBC News 3 reported that a preliminary deal has been struck between The city of Las Vegas, The Cordish... » Read more

Dallas Cowboys break ground on new headquarters in Frisco

Article posted by Coliseum, September 3^rd, 2014

Just before kicking off another football season in the coming weeks, the Dallas Cowboys set foundation to a new era in franchise history. Cowboys executives, including owner and general manager Jerry Jones, and representatives of both the City of Frisco and the Frisco Independent School District... » Read more

Oman sets eyes on three new stadiums, Dhofar’s Al Sa’ada sports complex to get a facelift

Article posted by Coliseum, August 30^th, 2014

Oman last year tendered four new stadium projects across the country. While the government announced it plans to construct two new sports complexes in the governorates of North A’Sharqiyah and South Al Batinah and a new stadium in Mussandam, the existing Al Sa’ada Sports complex in... » Read more

With three world championships lined up, will India change the status quo of its cricket venues?

Article posted by Coliseum, July 8^th, 2014

In a triple bonanza for India, it will host the Twenty 20 Cricket World Cup competition in 2016, Cricket World Test Championship 2021 and the 50-over Cricket World Cup in 2023, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced at its annual conference in London on June 28, 2014. The World Test... » Read more

Saudi King orders construction of 11 new stadia

Article posted by Coliseum, July 7^th, 2014

King Abdullah Football Stadium and Sports City to be the templates for the new sports complexes Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build 11 new stadia – three more than Qatar is constructing for the football World Cup. Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, on... » Read more

$900m Perth Stadium to be Australia’s largest sporting precinct

Article posted by Coliseum, July 7^th, 2014

The Government of Western Australia (WA) has recently announced its plan to build the country’s biggest stadium in Perth. The Perth Stadium project is worth $900 million and is set to be open in time for the start of the 2018 AFL season. It was announced that the multi-purpose stadium will be... » Read more

New $278-million Mosaic Stadium to replace Saskatchewan Roughriders’ home ground

Article posted by Coliseum, July 7^th, 2014

Work is under way on a new stadium in Regina, which aims to put the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan on the international stage. The new $278-million Mosaic Stadium will replace another stadium bearing the same name, but located in a different part of the city, as the home... » Read more