The Japan Professional Football League (J-League) has held the second emergency meeting in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and announced provisional dates for all three tiers to resume league matches. Read more
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Japan’s J-League sets out resumption plans
The California State University Board of Trustees has approved the design and financing plan for San Diego State University’s new multi-use stadium in Mission Valley. Read more
Brazil’s Maracana sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, which includes the world famous soccer stadium, is set to become a temporary hospital to help fight coronavirus. Read more
Plans to transform the Brabazon hangars at Filton in Bristol into a new arena have been given the green light by South Gloucestershire Council. Read more
The Principality Stadium, Wales’ national stadium, could be used to help authorities tackle coronavirus. Read more
Watford Football Club has offered its Vicarage Road Stadium to the NHS to help it cope during the coronavirus crisis. Read more
Scarlets Rugby have been working together with Carmarthenshire County Council in Wales and the Hywel Dda University Health Board to provide additional beds, if needed, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed until 2021 because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Read more
GrasPro Pitch Management System has become a vital data collection tool for Forest Green Rovers head groundsman, Adam Witchell. Read more
Ireland’s largest sports stadium – Croke Park in Dublin – is now being used as a drive-thru coronavirus testing site. Read more
The start of construction work on Everton FC’s new stadium in Liverpool later this year could help boost economic confidence in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Plans to develop the Crystal Palace Academy into a Category 1 site have been supported by Bromley Council’s planning committee, heralding a new era for the club. Read more
The contract to redevelop Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium into a high-quality venue for diverse sporting, leisure, community and cultural events has been won by McLaughlin & Harvey. Read more
Construction work has resumed on stadia being built for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China after a “lengthy break” caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Nottingham Forest have announced a delay in their plans to revamp the City Ground. Read more
Rangers FC has signed Sporting Pay as the club’s official payments partner in an agreement that will introduce cashless payment solutions throughout Ibrox Stadium. Read more
These days sports venue owners and operators are under increasing pressure to maximise revenue from all parts of their venue, whilst ensuring the best possible onsite experience to build up a loyal base of regular attendees. Read more
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting sport and entertainment around the world and will leave stadia and arenas empty for weeks to come. Read more
The spectacular Al Janoub Stadium, sited in a brand-new urban district and community hub of Al Wakrah, Qatar, was one of the first stadiums commissioned for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Read more
Manchester Arena is eyeing plans to increase its capacity to 24,000 and make it the largest arena in Europe. Read more
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