Category: News

Austria stadium work set to get rolling

Article posted by Coliseum, January 14^th, 2021

The construction work of the new Donauparkstadion in Linz, Austria, is all set to get started. The formal laying of the foundation stone will take place on January 21st, 2021. A large majority of people in the finance committee gave the go-ahead to the project. The development had recently come in... » Read more

Woosox-City pact on Polar Park lease

Article posted by Coliseum, January 14^th, 2021

The City of Worcester (US) and the Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) arrived at a final Polar Park (under-construction baseball park) lease agreement that puts the project’s final price tag at $117 million, including $17 million in project overruns. The Worcester Red Sox... » Read more

NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe™ a serene affair

Article posted by Coliseum, January 14^th, 2021

The National Hockey League (NHL) announced on Tuesday a new event for the 2020-21 regular seasons, the NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe™, which will feature two regular-season outdoor games along the South shore of North America’s largest alpine lake, on the border of California and... » Read more

Rio Mayor volte-face on fans’ entry to venues

Article posted by Coliseum, January 14^th, 2021

On January 13th morning the Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) municipal administration was all poised to allow the return of fans to stadiums. However, after a severe backlash on social media going by the fact that COVID-19 continues to batter Brazil with 92 percent of the City’s intensive care units... » Read more

‘Hard’ rules for fans in Hard Rock Stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, January 13^th, 2021

Almost 15,000 physically distanced fans were welcomed to the fold of Hard Rock Stadium (US), home of the National Football League’s (NFL’s) Miami Dolphins, on January 11th, 2021, for the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship. The game saw Alabama trounce Ohio State 52-24 to claim... » Read more

IHF spectacle from today sans spectators

Article posted by Coliseum, January 13^th, 2021

Four venues in Egypt will play host to the 27th edition of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Men’s World Championship – Cairo Stadium Sports Hall, New Capital Sports Hall, Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (formerly October 6th ) and Borg Al Arab Sports Hall. It will take place in... » Read more

America makes inroads into Premier League

Article posted by Coliseum, January 13^th, 2021

America has further expanded its footprints in UK’s Premier League (top level of the English football league system) with the recent takeover of the English association football club Burnley F.C. by Velocity Sports Partners, the sports investment arm of US management firm ALK Capital. The Burnley... » Read more