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Fans flock Optus Stadium for AFL fixture

AFL game with highest attendance

A humongous crowd (54,159 fans) gathered at Optus Stadium (Australia) for the recent Australian Football League (AFL) encounter between the West Coast Eagles and the Collingwood Football Club. Greg Sleigh, General Manager (Commercial) at Optus Stadium at VenuesLive stated in his LinkedIn post that... » Read more


Yas Island solidarity to COVID-stung India

UAE venue showing support for India

Yas Island, Abu Dhabi’s premier leisure and entertainment hub, lit up in solidarity with the people of India recently as the South Asian country faces a ‘tsunami’ of COVID-19 cases and body bags pile up by the day. ‘India TV’ stated that in view of the devastating COVID-19 situation in... » Read more


COVID derails Canadian Grand Prix on the trot

Turkey replaces Canada on F1 calendar

Formula 1 has confirmed a change to Round 7 of the 2021 calendar, with the Turkish Grand Prix replacing the Canadian Grand Prix for the weekend of June 11th to 13th. ‘Formula One’ stated that due to the ongoing international travel restrictions in place in Canada it became impossible for... » Read more


Fans make a beeline for NFL draft showcase

NFL Draft returns with fans

Heavy showers did not prove to be a deterrent for thousands of fans from pouring into downtown Cleveland (US) on April 29th hours before the City’s first-ever National Football League (NFL) Draft – and the first big public event of any kind in more than a year. The NFL returned its annual... » Read more


‘Tokyo 2020 may be a closed-door event’

Tokyo 2020 may be held behind closed doors

This is straight from the horse’s mouth – Tokyo 2020 (Japan) President Seiko Hashimoto has acknowledged the Olympic and Paralympic Games may be a closed door event as organizers seek to allay fears over hosting the multisport event as the COVID-19 situation takes a dangerous turn in... » Read more


COVID pushes back Bristol Arena opening date

Bristol Arena update April 2021

The developer behind Bristol Arena (UK) – which was slated to get off the ground in 2020 – has confirmed that it is now looking at a 2024 opening date due to the “frustrating and inevitable” setbacks of the past year as the United Kingdom slowly gets back to normalcy after a... » Read more


UK venue as pop-up court to clear cases

Deepdale stadium becomes court during covid

Preston North End’s Deepdale Stadium (UK) is being used as a Nightingale Court by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to help clear cases piling up due to COVID-19. ‘BBC News’ stated that the Invincibles Pavilion and Sir Tom Finney Stand of the stadium are hosting non-custodial criminal cases. The... » Read more


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