Kansas City bid to host 2026 World Cup

Kansas City World Cup 2026

Kansas City (US) is inching closer to becoming a 2026 World Cup host city. City officials recently completed a virtual one-on-one presentation to FIFA and U.S. Soccer officials. The next step in the process is venue visits by FIFA officials to each of the proposed host cities and stadiums, with a... » Read more

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Orlando City reveals stadium name partner

Orlando City Soccer Exploria Stadium

Orlando City SC has partnered with Exploria Resorts to become the first-ever naming rights partner for the Club’s 25,500 seat soccer-specific stadium located in the heart of Downtown Orlando, a media release by the American soccer club stated. The stadium, which is the home to Orlando City of... » Read more

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Fans back to Indy 500 spectacle

Indy500 poised to attract huge crowd

Fans will attend the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, with up to 40 percent of the venue being allowed to be filled, totaling approximately 135,000 fans. The plan for the May 30th, 2021 race at the world’s largest sporting facility – the Indianapolis Motor... » Read more

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Gaming fun galore in Qiddiya esports zone

Qiddiya launches Esports venues

Qiddiya (Saudi Arabia) has announced the launch of Qiddiya’s first multiuse gaming and esports zone featuring four mega arenas, one of which has a 5,300-seat arena. Qiddiya City is a massive entertainment project under construction on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Qiddiya City’s Gaming... » Read more

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Risk factors weigh heavily on Yarrow Stadium upgrade

New Zealand Yarrow Stadium

A detailed examination as regards the $50 million restoration and upgrade of the earthquake-prone Yarrow Stadium at New Plymouth in New Zealand has disclosed that it carries a high degree of risk. The 25,000-capacity facility is said to be the third best rugby stadium on this planet. The primary... » Read more

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Pack a punch US bout draw humongous crowd

Boxing fight at AT&T stadium sets attendance record

A humongous crowd packed into AT&T Stadium in Texas (US) to watch the bout between the Mexican professional boxer Canelo Alvarez and the British professional boxer Billy Joe Saunders. ‘yahoo!sports’ stated that so huge was the crowd, in fact, that the fight set a US indoor boxing attendance... » Read more

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Wells Fargo Center enjoys first esports space in US

Wells Fargo Center Esports space

Wells Fargo Center – home of the Philadelphia Flyers NHL team and 76ers NBA franchise – has opened a new pro-level Esports space. With the opening of this space, it prides itself on being a first for a major US sports arena. The arena is owned by Comcast Spectator, on the project.... » Read more

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