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LA Clippers owner Ballmer completes $400m Forum takeover
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has reached an agreement to purchase The Forum from The Madison Square Garden Company for $400m in cash
Show goes on for UFC as White criticises ‘panicking’ sports bodies
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has pledged it will continue to stage events amid the coronavirus, with president Dana White claiming sports organisations are “panicking” by enacting rafts of …
Tokyo 2020 latest: ¥7.8tn cancellation hit estimated, venues completed, NHK plans 8K coverage, and more
A report by Japanese financial firm SMBC Nikko Securities has estimated that Japan's gross domestic product would be reduced by 1.4 per cent, equivalent to ¥7.8tn ($75bn), if the Tokyo Olympics was cancelled.
Big3 to stage New York event at Louis Armstrong Stadium
Ice Cube's Big3 basketball league will stage its New York event this June at the Louis Armstrong Stadium, which is normally the home of the US Open major tennis championships
Marlins close The Clevelander At Marlins Park
Decision is latest in a series of on- and off-field makeovers for the MLB club
St. Louis BattleHawks opening upper deck of stadium for XFL home games
The St. Louis BattleHawks are feeding into intense local fan interest by opening up the upper deck of the Dome at America’s Center for their next XFL home games.
LA Clippers owner Ballmer in negotiations to buy The Forum
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is in advanced negotiations to buy The Forum in Inglewood, California, from the Madison Square Garden Company, according to multiple reports
NRL reports A$30m surplus in 2019
Australia's National Rugby League has reported a surplus of A$30.1m ($19.7m/€17.8m), on revenue of A$528m, in its 2019 annual report.
The surplus figure was down 25 per cent on the A$40.2
New York Islanders to play all home games at Nassau Coliseum in 2020-21
The National Hockey League's New York Islanders will play all of its home games at its prior full-time home venue, the Nassau Veteran's Memorial Coliseum in Long Island, New York, in the 2020-21 season
Diamondbacks’ Hall seeks to forge new future for Chase Field
After gaining the legal right to look around Maricopa County for a new stadium, MLB club now focusing more of their efforts on current facility
New York City FC feels ‘pain’ of stadium saga after being forced to play at Red Bull Arena
NYCFC CEO Brad Sims talks to Bob Williams about the MLS club's long-running search for a building of their own and why uncomfortable interim steps have happened
Nashville SC eager to make up for lost time in MLS after overcoming stadium setback
Bob Williams takes a look at the developments in Nashville since the city was awarded a Major League Soccer expansion team in December 2017, and the challenges faced during this period.
SF Giants’ Scottsdale renovation marks latest step in Cactus League facility boom
Barry M. Bloom looks at the latest developments being made toward MLB's Spring Training facilities in the Greater Phoenix area. The area is the Spring Training home for half of MLB's 30 teams, with many playing in new or renovated facilities.
New LA Bowl marks further boost to SoFi Stadium schedule
College football matchup adds to lineup of major events at forthcoming facility
Stads launches new platform for stadium advertising market
Stads, the Israel-based sports-focused online sponsorship company, has officially launched a new platform dedicated to reach sports venue audiences
Anaheim Ducks’ Honda Center extends naming-rights deal through 2031
The Anaheim Ducks' home will continue to be known as the Honda Center through at least 2031 after stadium operators Anaheim Arena Management and American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Johor Darul Ta’zim unveils new stadium
Malaysian Super League football team Johor Darul Ta’zim unveiled its new, 40,000-seat stadium at the weekend with a light show and fireworks display.
Philadelphia Union signs stadium naming-rights deal with Subaru
Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union has signed a stadium naming-rights deal with car manufacturer Subaru of America in a multi-year partnership.
India’s Formula 1 track shut by land authority
Buddh International Circuit, the venue for Formula 1 races in India between 2011 and 2013, has been closed off by landowner Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) due to debts owed…
Daytona International Speedway to host soccer, music festival in 2021
Nascar venue Daytona International Speedway has announced that it will stage a two-day soccer and music festival during July 4 weekend in 2021
Brewers strike revised extension with Molson Coors
With ballpark naming rights ending, brewing giant to gain several other entitlements
Nashville SC reaches deal with city mayor over MLS stadium
Following a public and acrimonious months-long stand-off, Nashville Mayor John Cooper and Nashville SC majority owner John Ingram announced that they have reached agreement to allow construction to begin…
Liverpool planning to break ground on Anfield redevelopment this year
Liverpool Football Club has announced that it is planning to begin the next phase of the expansion of its Anfield Stadium later this year, with completion scheduled for the start of the 2021-22 Premier…
Seattle’s CenturyLink Field to go cashless
CenturyLink Field, the home venue of the National Football League's Seattle Seahawks and Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders, has become the latest sports stadium in the United States to go cashless
New York City FC cites ‘significant progress’ towards soccer-specific stadium
Major League Soccer's New York City FC has made "significant progress" towards building a soccer-specific stadium in the Bronx, the club's chief executive Brad Sims has claimed
Seville’s Estadio de la Cartuja set for rebirth with Copa del Rey deal
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has awarded Seville a four-year contract to host the final of the Copa del Rey, with the event to be held at a revamped Estadio de la Cartuja
New York City FC forced to play home game at Red Bull Arena
New York City FC's lack of a full-time stadium has further come under the spotlight after it emerged that the Major League Soccer team has been forced to stage a game later this month at the home of bitter…
Tokyo 2020 opens volleyball arena
The Ariake Arena in Tokyo, the venue for volleyball and wheelchair basketball events at this summer's Olympics and Paralympics, was inaugurated at the weekend with a sports, entertainment and culture ceremony
Yankees creating two new social gathering spaces at ballpark
Two new areas at Yankee Stadium follow extended sponsorship between club and Anheuser-Busch InBev
New club competition, quadrennial Afcon in Fifa’s vision for African football
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed that the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) be held every four years and a lucrative new tournament created for clubs on the continent, as world football’s governing b…
Nashville SC, MLS battle over stadium delays
Major League Soccer expansion team Nashville SC and the league itself have publicly lashed out at Nashville Mayor John Cooper over ongoing delays to the club's planned new stadium at Fairgrounds Nashville
Alexander Stadium’s Birmingham 2022 revamp gets green light
Plans for a major redevelopment of Alexander Stadium to make it the centrepiece of the 2022 Commonwealth Games have today (Thursday) been approved, with Ian Ward, Leader of Birmingham City Council, describing…
Bremont secures official timekeeper status with England Rugby
England Rugby has agreed a new sponsorship deal naming British luxury brand Bremont as its official timekeeper
Milwaukee Brewers’ Miller Park to be rebranded American Family Field
The home venue of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers will be officially known as American Family Field as of January 1, 2021
DC United to add safe-standing sections to Audi Field
Major League Soccer team DC United is spending around $1m to introduce safe-standing sections at its venue, Audi Field
Closure of Rio’s Olympic Park ordered amid security risk
Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park, which hosted a number of events during the Brazilian city’s staging of the Olympic Games in 2016, has been ordered to close due to a lack of security at the site.
Alaska Airlines lands naming rights through NHL Seattle deal
Alaska Airlines has become the latest founding partner of NHL Seattle, the ice hockey league’s expansion franchise in the US city, with the deal including a significant naming rights component at its h…