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There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the Indian Super League (ISL) – the first-of-its-kind football league in India co-promoted by IMG-Reliance (a joint venture of IMG and Reliance Industries) with support from the All India Football Federation (AIFF). To promote and broadcast the league in India... » Read more

Amid a spate of confusions following the withdrawal of Hanoi as the venue for the 2019 Asian Games, it appears that the Indian Olympic Association is pushing to officially put forward its bid to host the sporting extravaganza. India’s capital New Delhi, which has hosted the 1951 and 1982 edition... » Read more

Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) is a prominent name in the field of architecture. The company traces its origin in Hamburg, Germany and was founded in 1965 by Meinhard von Gerkan and Volkwin Marg. It has since branched out internationally. Today, the company employs more than 500 staff in eleven... » Read more

Austria’s most popular soccer club Rapid Wien will soon get a new home. The club has announced its plan to demolish the Gerhard-Hanappo-Stadion in order to build a brand new stadium as its home ground. The Gerhard Hanappi Stadium was opened on May 10, 1977. The stadium bears the name of its... » Read more

It was during the preparations for 1972 Berlin Olympics, that German architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) got its first brush with stadium building. gmp stood second in the design contest for the mega sporting event. Over the ensuing years, gmp established itself firmly among the world... » Read more

The 2018 Hockey World Cup will be held in India, which will see an expanded participation from 16 teams. It will be the second time in eight years that India will host the tournament. After a dismal performance in the 2010 World Cup, when it played the host last time, followed by an equally poor... » Read more

India is home to some of the largest stadiums in the world. Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal state, alone is home to the 120,000-seater Salt Lake Stadium (the second largest football stadium in the world) and the 85,000-seater Eden Gardens (the second largest cricket stadium in the world). ... » Read more