Handball World Championship highlights Qatar’s cutting-edge sport tech

Handball World Championship highlights

The recently held 24th Men’s Handball World Championship (Jan 15 – Feb 1) provided Qatar to showcase cutting-edge technology solutions and a world-class network as it hosted thousands of visitors in Doha during the event. Under the direction of H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, President of... » Read more

6,630 Views


U.S. Bank Stadium exterior repairs to cost a bomb

US Bank Stadium

It was not long back that the enclosed stadium in Minnesota, United States – U.S. Bank Stadium – was opened in August 2016 – but, cracks have already started surfacing in the structure. The black zinc panels that make U.S. Bank Stadium so recognizable have caused water problems almost since... » Read more

6,629 Views


Good signs ahead for hockey in India

hockey in India

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

6,625 Views


Prof Volkwin Marg – Making of a great stadium architect

Prof Volkwin Marg

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

6,603 Views


Club Brugge new venue plans may bear fruit

Club Brugge stadium update Aug 2020

After talks going on for years together, Belgian professional football club – Club Brugge’s new stadium finally has a concept. Club Bruges is based in Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062. Jan Breydel... » Read more

6,599 Views


ISIS blows up Olympic stadium in Iraq’s Anbar province

Olympic stadium in Iraq

Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group blew up a sports stadium in Iraq’s western Anbar province, according to media reports. “ISIS elements planted high explosives inside the Olympic stadium and its surroundings in the area of the 18th km west of Ramadi, while... » Read more

6,592 Views


Qatar building stadium with containers

Ras Abu Aboud Stadium

Architects Fenwick Iribarren, in partnership with structural engineers Schlaich Bergermann Partner and multidisciplinary engineering consultancy firm Hilson Moran will be building the first ever demountable, transportable and reusable stadium in the world for the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ in... » Read more

6,591 Views


Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Receive global sports venue NEWS twice a week in your inbox