Category: News

Chongqing, which recently ranked as the world’s fastest-growing tourism city by the London-based World Travel and Tourism Council, plans to include sports tourism in a big way in its drive to lure visitors from around the world. Chinese media reported this month that 13 sports tourism project... » Read more

Telecom giant Optus has bought the naming rights at Perth’s new 60,000-seat sports venue, but it will be known by the generic name Perth Stadium for international cricket matches. The $1.46 billion ground will be called Optus Stadium, with a 10-year naming rights deal struck. The Western... » Read more

Italian football team Atalanta plans to redevelop Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia at a modest scale, according to media reports. While the stadium in Bergano will retain the 24,000-seat margin, the focus will be on providing comfort to fans during games. The cost of the redevelopment is estimated... » Read more

The Las Vegas 51s are another step closer to making Downtown Summerlin their new home for the 2019 season following Clark County commissioners’ recent decision to unanimously approve the permits necessary to build the new Las Vegas Ballpark for the 51s baseball team, according to media... » Read more

The new NBA Experience at Walt Disney World Resort is coming to Disney Springs. The first concept art for the new NBA Experience was unveiled by Disney Springs earlier in October. The new facility will replace the longtime arcade complex DisneyQuest, which closed earlier this year. “We are... » Read more

Spanish soccer champions Real Madrid will open an office in Beijing as part of their expansion into the Chinese market. According to Chinese sports news site Yutang Sports, the La Liga outfit’s general director José Ángel Sánchez announced the planned expansion at a promotional event in... » Read more

Croatian top-tier soccer club GNK Dinamo Zagreb has signed a strategic partnership with China’s Chengdu Sports Industry Co., Ltd, according to media reports. Under the terms of the new agreement, the Chinese sports events company will collaborate with the club to open soccer youth academies in... » Read more