Category: News

Fans back with gusto in Premier League games

Article posted by Coliseum, December 8^th, 2020

Fans of the professional football club in Liverpool, England – Liverpool F.C. – watched their side in pitch action for the first time as Premier League (UK) champions on December 6th. ‘The Reds’ clinched the crown for 2019-20 on June 24th this year. Fans have not been allowed in... » Read more

Qatar venue set to fire on all cylinders

Article posted by Coliseum, December 8^th, 2020

The Al Rayyan Stadium in Qatar – which is all set to be inaugurated on December 18th and will coincide with the Qatar National Day – will reach circa 50 percent capacity (around 20,000 fans) when it hosts this year’s Amir Cup final (the biggest football cup competition in the country)... » Read more

Australian Open likely in February

Article posted by Coliseum, December 8^th, 2020

With less than a month to go for 2021 to ring in, the season’s first Grand Slam tournament – Australian Open – which was supposed to begin on January 18th next year will now likely commence three weeks later on February 8th, 2021. This is as per media reports. The Australian Open is a... » Read more

COVID-stumped ‘The Hundred’ venues reduced

Article posted by Coliseum, December 8^th, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic, on a sports battering spree, has this time round knocked out 12 out of the 20 stadia which had been locked in for The Hundred Women’s Cricket fixture rescheduled for 2021. As a result, the women’s competition in its maiden edition of The Hundred next year will be... » Read more

Al Rayyan Stadium ready for FIFA spectacle

Article posted by Coliseum, December 7^th, 2020

Al Rayyan Stadium in Qatar will be inaugurated on December 18th and will coincide with the Qatar National Day. It is the fourth stadium to be readied for Qatar World Cup 2022 – exactly two years before the country hosts the FIFA World Cup™ final. The facility will serve as the new home of... » Read more

Napoli home named after Maradona

Article posted by Coliseum, December 7^th, 2020

The renaming of Stadio San Paolo (Italy) as a tribute to the legendary footballer Late Diego Maradona was approved by the Municipality of Naples on December 4th. Stadio San Paolo, officially known as Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, is a stadium in the western Fuorigrotta suburb of Naples, Italy, and... » Read more

London Stadium goes cashless for fans’ ease

Article posted by Coliseum, December 7^th, 2020

The United Kingdom has just come out of a second national lockdown as COVID-19 has throttled the island nation once again. As of December 2nd, England returned to a revised tiered system of COVID-19 restrictions from the period of national lockdown during November. Under the new rules, most sports... » Read more