AFL hails Victoria Govt decision on fans

AFL season opener at MCG with fans

The Australian Football League (AFL) has welcomed the Victorian State Government’s decision to endorse 50 percent capacity crowds at the 100,024-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and the 53,359-capacity Marvel Stadium for AFL matches to begin the season – the largest crowd capacity... » Read more

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Coliseum ASIA-PACIFIC returns to Beijing with 25 top speakers

Coliseum Summit ASIA-PACIFIC 2019 - press release

Coliseum – a top name in international stadium conferences – is returning to Beijing with over 25 top names in the sports venue business as speakers at the latest edition of Coliseum Summit ASIA-PACIFIC on May 15-16, 2019. The event, to be held at the Beijing National Tennis Center, is... » Read more

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New district sports complex for Chennai

New stadium for Chennai India

Architects ASCELA have revealed the design for a new district sports stadium in Rapinet, Chennai, India. Architect Nishtha Sharma said in a LinkedIn post that the sports complex had been designed in ‘proud association’ with the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. As well as a football... » Read more

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Profound upgrades to Kansas Memorial Stadium

University of Kansas stadium renovation plans

The University of Kansas (KU) in Lawrence, Kansas (US) is moving forward with its project to renovate the football stadium – the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium – the University of Kansas’s Athletic Department announced recently while naming HNTB as the lead architect in... » Read more

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RIL IMG Worldwide stake acquisition completed

Reliance buys out IMG

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries has acquired sports and entertainment marketing agency IMG’s 50 percent stake in their joint venture IMG-Reliance. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Reliance owns... » Read more

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St Mary’s Waterfront pioneering plans

MoU signed for the redevelopment of Southampton FC stadium

The Premier League team Southampton Football Club (UK) and the Southampton City Council recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining a transformative partnership to explore the redevelopment of the St Mary’s Waterfront area. ‘SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL’ stated... » Read more

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Florida youth-to-pro USL expansion franchise

USL expanding to Jacksonville in 2025

The United Soccer League (USL) announced on August 30th that JAXUSL, a Jacksonville (Florida, US)-based group of investors and executives, has acquired the rights to a USL Championship expansion franchise with the intent of beginning play in 2025. The new club will be the first in Northeast Florida... » Read more

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