WNBA delights Canada with expansion team

WNBA expands into Toronto

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has expanded to Canada by awarding Toronto an expansion team, the league’s first outside the United States. The WNBA said the new team will begin play in the 2026 season as the WNBA’s 14th franchise. The team will play its home games at... » Read more

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Rugby razzmatazz to mark Te Kaha opening

One New Zealand stadium will host Super Rugby Pacific’s ‘Super Round’

The One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand, will host the Super Rugby Pacific (the Southern Hemisphere’s premier provincial rugby competition bringing together the top teams from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and the Pacific Islands) ‘Super Round’ (an event in the Super Rugby... » Read more

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Mercedes boss bats for China as next F1 hub

China to host more F1 races in the future

The Chinese Grand Prix is absent from the calendar for the third straight year due to the COVID-19 pandemic but Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said Formula One can have a “strong footprint” in China and hopes it will one day host three races each season. The ‘Reuters’ stated that China is... » Read more

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‘Stung’ Wasps ambitious plan to ‘fly’ again!

Wasps are planning a new stadium

The professional rugby union team Wasps Rugby Football Club (UK) are seeking funding for a new 24,000-capacity stadium development and are targeting a projected return to the top flight for the 2025-2026 seasons as part of an ambitious rebuilding plan after the club’s financial collapse last... » Read more

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Bridgestone Arena ‘authentic vibe’ refurb

Bridgestone Arena renovation unveiled update September 2025

The Bridgestone Arena is preparing for a major multiyear renovation aimed at modernizing the venue and ensuring it remains a centerpiece of downtown Nashville (US) for decades to come. The arena leaders say the upgrades are designed to improve the fan experience, expand the event capabilities and... » Read more

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Rich guest experiences at ‘Run for the Roses’

New premium seating for the 150th Kentucky Derby

The 149th running of the horse race Kentucky Derby (US) has not yet been done and already plans are underway for the sesquicentennial – the 150th race. ‘SPECTRUM NEWS 1’ stated that in May 2021, attendance was limited to 52,000 but by last Spring, 147,294 watched in person as 81-1 long... » Read more

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Berlin maestoso inclusive venue plans

First look at new stadium Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin

The Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in the Pankow district of Prenzlauer Berg is to be transformed into Berlin’s (Germany) first inclusive sports park. The sports park sits right next to the Mauerpark. As part of the plans, the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, built in the 1950s, will be... » Read more

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