SportingSights Archive for December, 2008
December 16, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv // Israel | Hosts: Israel national football team // Football (soccer)
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Ramat Gan Stadium (Hebrew: איצטדיון רמת-גן, Itstadyon Ramat Gan) is the national football stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel.
Completed in 1951 and serving as Israel’s largest stadium ever since, this all-seated stadium contains 41,583 seats, 13,370 of which are located in the Western Tribune, completed in 1982 – at the time the stadium went through a major refurbishing process.
The stadium is mixed-use, fit for athletic competitions alongside its more popular usage as a football stadium when it hosts Israel international football matches along with the home UEFA Champions league matches of Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 2004–05 season. The pitch dimensions are 105 m × 68 m (115 × 74 yd), with a 10,500 m2 (2.6 acres) lawn. The stadium’s plot area is 36,000 m2 (8.9 acres).
The stadium also contains 6 dressing rooms, meeting halls, a conference center, press rooms, referees’ room and medical and drug-test clinics. It is sided by 2 training fields, large athletes clinic, a cafe-restaurant, and a 3,900 space open-air car park.
The artificial lighting conditions in the stadium are on the same level with the world’s top stadiums, offering a max 1,550 lux on every part of the pitch.
This is the only stadium in Israel which is in a world-class standard, and the only one to host official FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and UEFA Champions League games. The stadium is also the location for opening ceremonies of the Maccabiah Games.
There are current plans to tear down the stadium and rebuild a bigger one, which is expected to have the capacity of 70,000 people. The stadium will cost more than 100 million dollars and is expected to start construction in 2011 and finish in 2012.
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December 16, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Kiryat Ata // Israel
Home to: Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata FC // Liga Leumit // Football (soccer)
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The club was originally based in Acre and named Maccabi Acre. In the 1989-90 season they won the North Division of Liga Alef (then the third division) to win promotion to Liga Artzit. At the end of the 1993-94 season they were relegated back to Liga Alef after finishing second bottom. However, they made an immediate return to the second level. In 1999-2000 they finished third.
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December 16, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Saba // Israel
Home to: Hapoel Kfar Saba FC // Liga Leumit // Football (soccer)
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The Levita Stadium is a football stadium in Kfar Saba, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Hapoel Kfar Saba and Beitar Kfar Saba.
Initial plans for building this stadium were drawn in the late 1960s, and construction began in 1972. However, financial difficulties caused the construction to stop mid-way in 1973 after the Yom Kippur War. The stadium was eventually completed in 1986.
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December 16, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Ramat HaSharon // Israel
Home to: Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon FC // Liga Leumit // Football (soccer)
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Founded as Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, the club was promoted to Liga Artzit (then the second division) in 1984. In the 1984-85 season they narrowly missed out on promotion to Liga Leumit (then the top division), after losing 1-0 to Hapoel Jerusalem on the final day of the season; had they won, they would have been promoted in Jerusalem’s place. The following season they were relegated to Liga Alef, and two seasons later to Liga Bet. During the 1990s the club was renamed after former player Nir Yitzhaki.
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December 16, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Lod // Israel
Home to: Hapoel Bnei Lod FC // Liga Leumit // Football (soccer)
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Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C. (Hebrew: הפועל בני לוד) are a football club, from the central Israeli city of Lod. The club plays in an all-red strip, and are currently in Liga Leumit, the second tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the Lod Municipal Stadium.
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December 16, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Giv’atayim // Israel
Home to: Hapoel Ramat Gan FC // Liga Leumit // Football (soccer)
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The HaMakhtesh Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון המכתש, Etztadion HaMakhtesh) is a stadium in the central Israeli city of Giv’atayim and the home of Hapoel Ramat Gan. The name “HaMakhtesh” translates into English as “The Crater”.
The stadium was originally opened in 1927 and nowadays has an all-seated capacity of 6,000. There are only two stands; one behind a goal and the other alongside the pitch. The record attendance is 9,000 for the championship-deciding match between Hapoel Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva on 28 March 1964, which was won by the home side.
Despite Hapoel playing in the UEFA Cup in 2003-04, the stadium has never witnessed European football, as due to a UEFA ban on matches being played in Israel because of security concerns, Hapoel’s home match against Levski Sofia was played in Dunajská Streda, Slovakia.
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December 16, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Acre // Israel
Home to: Hapoel Acre FC // Liga Leumit // Football (soccer)
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The club’s traditional ground is the Napoleon Stadium in Acre, which is currently undergoing construction work to convert it to a 5,000-seat stadium. Whilst the ground is being refurbished, the club plays in Nahariya at a stadium shared with Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi and Hapoel and Beitar Nahariya.
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December 16, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Ra’anana // Israel
Home to: Hapoel Ra’anana FC // Liga Leumit // Football (soccer)
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A Hapoel Ra’anana was in existence in the 1950s and 1960s. They were placed in the South Division of Liga Bet (then the second division) in 1951-52.
The modern club was established in 1972, and in the mid-1990s was playing in Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of Israeli football. In 1995 they started a remarkable period of success; in 1997 they won their division of Liga Gimel, and were promoted to Liga Bet. The following season they won their division of Liga Bet and were promoted to Liga Alef. In 1998-99 they won the North Division of Liga Alef to earn promotion to Liga Artzit.
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December 16, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Beersheba // Israel
Home to: Hapoel Be’er Sheva FC // Liga Leumit // Football (soccer)
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The Arthur Vasermil Municipal Stadium, commonly known as the Vasermil Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba. The stadium is designed as an open bowl (though a small part of one side has cover), and formerly had a running track, though this has now been bricked over. The stadium is all-seated, and the capacity is 13,000.
It is the home stadium of Hapoel Be’er Sheva. During the 2005-06 season, it was also the home ground of Maccabi Be’er Sheva who had been promoted to Liga Leumit at the end of the previous season and were not allowed to play matches at their home ground due to its small capacity. After their relegation back to Liga Artzit, Maccabi returned to their home ground.
The stadium has hosted European football, as Hapoel played in the UEFA Cup in 1994-5 and 1995-6 and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1997-8. By far the most illustrious visitors were Barcelona, who left the Vasermil Stadium with a 7-0 victory.
The city council has plans to eventually demolish the stadium and build a 24,000-seat stadium.
The 2007 Israeli film Vasermil is named after this stadium, as the film is set in Beersheba.
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December 16, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Ilut // Israel
Home to: Maccabi Ahi Nazareth FC // Liga Leumit // Football (soccer)
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The Ilut Stadium is a football stadium in Ilut, located near Nazareth in northern Israel. The stadium is the home ground of Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.
Bnei Sakhnin and Hapoel Nazareth Illit have both played at the ground whilst their stadiums were being upgraded.
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December 16, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Herzliya // Israel
Home to: Maccabi Herzliya FC // Liga Leumit // Football (soccer)
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The Herzliya Municipal Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Herzliya, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Maccabi Herzliya. The stadium holds 7,100 people.
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December 16, 2008 at 7:33 am
Jerusalem // Israel
Home to: Beitar Jerusalem FC // Ligat HaAl, Hapoel Jerusalem FC // Liga Leumit // Football (soccer)
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Teddy Stadium is a football stadium in Jerusalem, Israel. It is named for long-time Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek who was in office during the time of its construction and was one of its prominent advocates. Two football teams currently use the stadium, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Jerusalem.
For Beitar, the stadium was a blessing after years of playing at the YMCA Stadium, which was better known as “The Sandbox” because of the large amounts of sand around the pitch. This often caused some odd goals and a difficulty for visiting sides.
In the first stage, only the west and east sides of the stadium were built giving it a capacity of 12,000. In 1997 work was finished on a north side that was perfectly connected to the west and east stands putting capacity at 21,600. The stadium itself is one of the newest in Israel and one of the few that is close to meeting all European standards. It is accessible to the disabled, has modern bathrooms, and has ample concession stands, a combination that is very difficult to find in many Israeli stadiums. The stadium has 5,000 parking spots on premises, and is connected to the Malha Mall and its parking facilities by a pedestrian bridge.
The stadium is located at the terminus of the Begin Expressway and just past the Malha Train Station, which ensures convenient road and rail access to the rest of the country.
Because of its beauty and atmosphere (stands are close to the pitch and the acoustics are excellent), Teddy Stadium also hosted Israel national football team matches in the past as well as the Maccabiah Games opening ceremony and other public events.
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December 16, 2008 at 7:22 am
Sakhnin // Israel
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Doha Stadium (Hebrew: איצטדיון דוחא, Etztadion Doha; Arabic: ستاد دوحة), is the current home of Bnei Sakhnin.
Located in the small Arab Galilee town of Sakhnin, it was built with public funds largely from the State of Israel and the Qatar National Olympic Committee, and was named after the Qatari city of Doha. The decision by the Qataris to build the stadium in Israel came after a meeting between Member of Knesset, Ahmed Tibi, and Secretary-General of the Qatar National Olympic Committee Sheikh Saoud Abdulrahman Al-Thani after Tibi expressed his concern of the conditions for sport in Sakhnin. The involvement of Qatar was to show that relations between the two nations is peaceful and with a similar interest.
Despite rules set in place by the Israel Football Association that Premier League venues must have a minimum capacity of 6,000, Sakhnin have been allowed to play home matches at the ground. There are plans to expand the stadium’s capacity to 15,000.
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December 16, 2008 at 7:10 am
Ashdod // Israel
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The Yud-Alef Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון הי”א, Etztadion HaYudAlef, lit. The 11 Stadium) is a football stadium in Ashdod, Israel, that was built for local football sides Ironi Ashdod and Hapoel Ashdod. It was named the Yud-Alef after the eleven Israeli athletes murdered in the Munich massacre (Yud-Alef is used in Hebrew numerals used to represent the number 11). The stadium is also thought to be one of the few in the world where the home fans have fewer seats than the visitors. There are a total of 4,000 seats in gates three and four (set aside for visiting supporters). Gates one and two together hold only 3,420 giving the local side a disadvantage when a bigger club comes to town.
In a recent article in Yedioth Ahronoth, it was found that the stadium was not built properly and is not safe. The only parts that were deemed safe were the locker rooms and showers.
On 29 August 2006 the fences surrounding the pitch were removed to make for better sightliness for visitors to the stadium.
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December 16, 2008 at 5:37 am
Ramat-Gan // Israel
Home to: Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan FC // Ligat HaAl // Football (soccer)
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The Winter Stadium is a football ground in Ramat-Gan, Israel. It is currently the home stadium of Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan. The stadium holds 8,000 and was built in 1983.
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December 15, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Kiryat Shmona // Israel
Home to: Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC // Ligat HaAl // Football (soccer)
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The Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium is a football stadium in Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. It is home to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
Opened in 1989, the stadium has undergone extensive renovations as the club has climbed from the regional leagues to the Premier League. New plastic seats replaced concrete ones, the pitch was relaid, broadcast facilities built and floodlights erected.
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December 15, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Haifa // Israel
Home to: Maccabi Haifa FC // Ligat HaAl, Hapoel Haifa FC // Liga Leumit // Football (soccer)
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The Haifa Municipal Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון העירוני חיפה, Etztadion HaIroni Haifa), more commonly known as Kiryat Eliezer (Hebrew: קריית אליעזר), is a multi-use stadium in Haifa, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa. It is hoped to be replaced by a new Haifa Stadium at the southern entrance to the city by 2012.
The stadium was built in 1955, as a gift from the Italian Labour Union. It seats 14,002 among its 14 gates. Ownership of the stadium belongs to the Municipality of Haifa, though it is managed by a suborganization called ETHOS. The stadium was opened on 24 September 1955 with a Haifa derby matc, Maccabi beating Hapoel 4-1. Both clubs had previously played at Kiryat Haim Stadium in the Kerayot area of Haifa.
The stadium does not meet UEFA’s highest standards forcing the clubs in Haifa to host their European matches in the Tel Aviv area. UEFA also has limited clubs from outside the Tel Aviv area from hosting even low level European qualifiers citing security concerns.
Kiryat Eliezer is the only stadium in Israel equipped with electronic gates in an effort to curb scalping and the sale of counterfeit tickets. Regulars to the stadium may purchase a card for 10 shekels, which can be refilled for specific matches held at the stadium.
There is only one scoreboard in the stadium, which does not have a replay screen. The only television in the stadium, outside of the television broadcast booth, is in front of the seat of Ya’akov Shahar, the owner of Maccabi Haifa. Only the A section of the stadium is covered by a roof.
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December 15, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Netanya // Israel
Home to: Maccabi Netanya FC // Ligat HaAl // Football (soccer)
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Sar-Tov Stadium, commonly known as HaKufsa (lit. The Box) is a football stadium in Netanya, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Maccabi Netanya. It is set to be demolished to make way for a new housing development and Maccabi will move to the new Netanya Stadium, which is currently being built.
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December 15, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Petah Tikva // Israel
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The Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium, commonly known as HaUrva Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון האורווה, Etztadion HaUrva, lit. Livery Stable Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva. It is due to be replaced by Petah Tikva Stadium in 2009.
The stadium was built in 1965, and has two all-seater stands on either side of the pitch with a seated capacity of 6,768. Both ends are undeveloped and are used as parking spaces for team buses.
Though the stadium is defined as multi-use, it is in reality used almost entirely for football. It is the home stadium of both Hapoel Petah Tikva and city rivals Maccabi Petah Tikva, who moved to the stadium in the late 1970s after their Maccabi Sports Ground was abandoned.
The stadium has hosted European football, as Hapoel have played in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, the UEFA Cup and the Intertoto Cup and Maccabi in the Intertoto Cup. Although Maccabi have qualified for the UEFA Cup twice in recent seasons, security concerns have prevented matches from being staged in the city, with matches played either abroad or in the National Stadium in Ramat Gan, a suburb of Tel Aviv.
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December 15, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Jaffa, Tel Aviv // Israel
Hosts: Maccabi Tel Aviv FC // Ligat HaAl | Hapoel Tel Aviv FC // Ligat HaAl | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC // Ligat HaAl // Football (soccer)
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Bloomfield Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון בלומפילד) is a football ground in the Tel Aviv District city of Jaffa, Israel. It is the home stadium of Hapoel, Maccabi and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. The stadium has a capacity of 15,700.
Bloomfield Stadium was built on the land where Basa Stadium, home to Hapoel Tel Aviv since 1950, once stood. Money for the stadium project came from the Bloomfield fund and the stadium opened on 12 October 1962 with a friendly match between Hapoel and Dutch club FC Twente.
In 1968, Hapoel’s city rivals, Maccabi moved into Bloomfield after hosting many of their matches at the national stadium. In 2004, Bnei Yehuda moved into Bloomfield making it the only stadium in the top three divisions of Israeli football to have three tenants.
The stadium has hosted concerts by popular artists such as Phil Collins, Black Eyed Peas and the Scorpions.
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December 15, 2008 at 10:58 am
December 15, 2008 at 6:22 am
15.Dec.08
It has been revealed that both FC Internazionale and AC Milan have approached their local council in a first step to playing in separate stadia. Whether the desire for each club to play in their own stadium will result in two new stadia or one is unclear, leaving the fate of the
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) in the air.
Both Milanese teams share the council-owned San Siro, which Milan could buy while Inter build a new ground, in one of the proposals being discussed. But if the move does signal the demolition of the San Siro, it will mark the end of an iconic football stadium.
SkySports.com quoted the Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani, who made it clear that the desire for separate stadia comes from the very top of both clubs:
“My dream is to see the day when one derby is in one stadium and one in another,”
“I don’t know how long it will take but myself and Inter’s owner Massimo Moratti are pushing the council to start the process.”
Source & Full Article: SkySports.com
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FC Internazionale Milano official website
AC Milan official website
December 14, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Belle Vue, Manchester // United Kingdom | Hosts: Greyhound Racing
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Belle Vue is greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester where the very first race around an oval track in Britain was held on July 24, 1926. More than 1,700 people were attracted to the meeting where they watched a greyhound called Mistley win over 440 yards (402 m). The track has always been the property of Greyhound Racing Association Ltd. (GRA), which has invested heavily in it right through to the current day. It is also used for speedway as the home ground of Elite League team Belle Vue Aces.
In 1925 Charles A. Munn, a shrewd American businessman, realised the international appeal the sport would have and struck up a deal with Smith and Sawyer for the rights to promote the greyhound racing in Britain.
Although the earlier attempt to introduce mechanical racing at Hendon had died and been almost forgotten, the pastime of coursing in Britain was as strong as ever. Fortunately for Munn, the first person he contacted with regards to reintroducing greyhound racing into Britain was Major L. Lyne Dixson. The Major was a leading figure in British field sports and was quickly won over to the idea presented to him by the American entrepreneur
Finding other supporters proved to rather difficult however. With the General Strike of 1926 looming, the two men scoured the country in an attempt to find others who would join them. Eventually they met Brigadier-General Alfred Critchley, who in turn introduced them to Sir William Gentle JP. Between them they raised £22,000 and formed the Greyhound Racing Association Ltd.
When deciding where to situate their new stadium, Manchester was considered to be the ideal place because of its sporting and gambling links. Close to the city centre, the consortium erected the first custom built greyhound stadium and called it Belle Vue. On Saturday 24 July, Belle Vue hosted the first greyhound racing meeting.
Six races with seven dogs in each race were held in the first meeting. Fifty years later a stand was named after Mistley, the winner of the first race. Running the quarter mile flat course in 25 seconds, Mistley romped home eight lengths clear at 6-1.
Later, Belle Vue increased the number of runners per race to seven, but after the formation of the NGRC in 1928 the maximum number of dogs per race was set at six.
After the end of that first meeting, the GRA were horrified to find they had made a loss of £50 on the night, after attracting only 1700 people to pass through the turnstiles. The following week the crowds turned out in force. Over 16,000 people shuffled through the turnstile and “going to the dogs” became the national pastime.
From that first meeting in July to the day the GRA closed for the winter break just three months later on 29th October, over 11,000 racegoers had paid to watch each of the 37 meetings. During those meetings there had been 221 races. The consortium repaid a £10,000 bank loan and shares in the new company rose from their initial value of one shilling to £37-10-00. (That’s £37.50 for an outlay of 5p for today’s money minded!)
When racing resumed at Belle Vue after the winter break, 1927 saw greyhound racing continue to increase in popularity. By June, the stadium was attracting almost 70,000 visitors a week.
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December 14, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Reading, Berkshire // United Kingdom | Hosts: Greyhound Racing
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Address: Reading Stadium, A33 Relief Road, Reading, Berks, RG2 0JL
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Wednesday 6.30pm 7.30pm
Thursday 6.30pm 7.30pm
Saturday 6.30pm 7.20pm
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December 4, 2008 at 2:24 pm
4.Dec.08
Today BBC Sports Correspondent James Pearce visited the Olympic Park in Stratford, London to see how work was progressing on the 2012 Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre. The reports feature interviews with London 2012 chief Seb Coe, running legend Sir Roger Bannister and the Aquatics Centre’s project manager, John Nicholson.
To see the videos, click the images below to be taken to the BBC website.
Olympic Stadium
Aquatics Centre
Source & Full Article: BBC News & Sport
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London Olympic Stadium on sportingsights.com
London Olympic Aquatics Centre on sportingsights.com
London 2012 official website
The Olympic Movement
December 1, 2008 at 2:45 pm
1.Dec.08
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club have finally signed the contract that will see in motion the construction of their new 22,500 seater stadium in Falmer. The controversial and long-awaited development is set to proceed as early as December 17th after the club signed a construction agreement with the Buckingham Group.
The stadium will include a club shop, corporate hospitality and conference facilities and will have a construction cost of £65milion. The Buckingham Group are known for having previously built Stadium:mk in Milton Keynes.
More information as reported on the website of the Buckingham Group (link below):
Work on the new Falmer Stadium design started ten years ago. Planning consent was finally secured in July 2007 after two public planning Inquiries. The Stadium scheme has been designed by London Sports Architects KSS Design Group and works will commence on site in December 2008 with completion in May 2011. The Stadium has been designed to interact with the surrounding natural landscape on the edge of the Sussex Downs. The impressive curved arch roof reflects the shape of the rolling countryside and will be clad with clear pale blue polycarbonate sheeting. The completed Stadium is expected to nestle like a jewel within the surrounding landscape.
BHAFC Club Chairman Dick Knight said that Brighton’s loyal fans would be thrilled with the quality of their new Stadium. “The Club found itself homeless in 1997 after the previous owner sold the Goldstone Ground for retail development. It’s been a long haul but we are truly delighted that the dream of building the Community Stadium is at last going to become a reality” said Mr. Knight.
Chief Executive Martin Perry said the Board was pleased to have awarded the contract to Buckingham Group. “All the contractors underwent a rigorous competitive tender process – but it was Buckingham who convinced us that they are the best team for the job”.
Source & Full Article: Buckingham Group
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Withdean Stadium on sportingsights.com
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
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