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Wimbledon Roof Opens New World

Cherrykelly — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:21:32 +0100

Never can a roof have been so serenaded. At 2.41pm, as the chanteuses Katherine Jenkins and Faryl Smith gave a full-throated rendering of Amazing Grace, the Centre Court's new canopy began the sedate crawl that transformed the great outdoor arena into an indoor one.

Construction Work Under Way on Olympic Park Venues

Lucy Reeves — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:09:26 +0100

Building work started over a month early on the foundations of the huge International Broadcast Centre for the London 2012 Games with construction now underway on the ‘big five’ Olympic Park venues.

Top International Golfers Lend Support to Olympic bid

Lucy Reeves — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:36:46 +0100

18 of golf’s top players are sending a customised brochure detailing the sport’s Olympic bid along with a personal letter reflecting their support to International Olympic Committee members.

London 2012 extends Cadbury deal

Lucy Reeves — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:38:16 +0000

London 2012 has announced that existing Tier 2 Supporter Cadbury has extended its deal so that all confectionery and packaged ice cream sold at official London 2012 outlets at Games time will now be supplied by Cadbury.

SportSURF Workshop - Sports Surfaces - Maintaining Performance

Lucy Reeves — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:43:09 +0000

The SportSURF workshop will be held on Wednesday 4th March 2009 at Loughborough University’s Sport Technology Institute, Loughborough, UK. The focus of the workshop will be on describing and discussing the technology of ‘Maintaining Performance’ for sport pitches.

Shortlist for the Sport Industry Awards 2009

Lucy Reeves — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:27:57 +0000

The Sport Industry Group has unveiled the official shortlist for all 12 award categories of its 2009 Sport Industry Awards.

Training Ground Plans Announced

Lucy Reeves — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:47:14 +0000

Stoke City Football Club has announced plans to develop a new £5,000,000 state of the art training facility at the Michelin Sports Ground in Trent Vale.

Super League to be Revamped for 2009

Lucy Reeves — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:51:07 +0000

It has been announced by the Rugby Football League that there is to be a major revamp of the Super League play-offs for the 2009 season.

London Faces Tough Times as Games Host

Lucy Reeves — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:17:02 +0000

A member of the International Olympic Committee warned the chairman of the 2012 London Olympics, Sebastian Coe, that they face the toughest economic environment outside of a state of war to put on the games.

Sports Event Management Awards - 2008 Winners Announced

Lucy Reeves — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:12:44 +0000

The Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games dominated the Sports Event Management Awards, presented at a gala dinner in London on Wednesday night.