Tag: New York City

NYCFC may finally get a permanent roof

Article posted by Coliseum, July 29^th, 2022

The Mayor of New York City (US), Eric Adam, is expected to announce that he is onboard with plans for a 25,000-seat soccer stadium to be built near Citi Field that will be home to the Major League Soccer (MLS) team New York City Football Club (NYCFC), sources close to the situation said. ‘New... » Read more

U.S. Open to be held with capacity crowd

Article posted by Coliseum, June 21^st, 2021

The U.S. Open will be a full house affair throughout its two-week duration in 2021 to be held from August 30th to September 12th, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on June 17th, making it the first Grand Slam to be played at 100 percent capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic... » Read more

Egyptian magnate picks up stake in MSG Sports

Article posted by Coliseum, December 31^st, 2020

A five percent stake in Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. has been acquired by Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris. Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. is the holding company that owns the National Basketball Association’s (NBA’s) New York Knicks (American professional basketball team based in... » Read more

MSG makes ‘significant progress’ on business spin-offs

Article posted by Coliseum, March 20^th, 2020

The multipurpose indoor arena in New York City – Madison Square Garden (MSG) – revealed the proposed spin-off of its entertainment businesses from its sports businesses, naming the intended leadership team for the new units. MSG informed that it is continuing to make “important progress” on... » Read more

Christian Fuchs to launch NY’s first Esports arena

Article posted by Coliseum, May 28^th, 2019

Leicester City’s Premier League winning footballer Christian Fuchs has revealed he is opening an Esports arena in New York City, according to media reports. Speaking at the SportsPro Live event at The O2 in London, Fuchs said he has already secured 36 acres of land for the project which will... » Read more