VCA Stadium at Jamtha in Nagpur will become the 40th ground in India and the 174th worldwide to host an ODI match. Nagpur will also become the 9th Indian city to have the distinction of hosting ODIs at two separate grounds.New Delhi (The Kotla, from 15/9/1982) and (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from 28/9/1984)Ahmedabad (Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Navarangpura, from 25/11/1981) and (Sardar Patel Gujarat...
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December 23, 2004 v Bangladesh at Chittagong Stadium (MA Aziz Stadium), ChittagongDecember 2, 2005 v Sri Lanka at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras)...
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Newcastle today joined the trend of stadium sponsorship rights by revealing a new name for their famous ground.The Magpies stadium will now be known as the sportsdirect.com @ St James' Park Stadium for the immediate future.The news follows Mike Ashley's announcement that stadium naming rights were up for grabs, but having failed to find an outside bidder, the owner has re-branded the stadium with the...
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Deputy Chief Minister Stalin playing badminton after inaugurating the indoor stadium at the District Sports Stadium in Dharmapuri on Sunday. Collector P. Amutha (left) and Morappur MLA, V. Mullaivendan (right) are in the picture. —DHARMAPURI: Deputy Chief Minister Stalin inaugurated an indoor stadium at the district sports stadium in Dharmapuri on Sunday. After inaugurating the stadium Stalin, Collector...
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playfield of the cricket stadium at Mangalagiri near here, which was developed by the Andhra Cricket Association at a cost of Rs. 40 crores, was inaugurated by ACA president Gokaraju Ganga Raju on Tuesday.As a mark of inauguration, Mr. Ganga Raju batted to the bowling of ACA vice-president and chairman of the stadium committee S.L. Narayana Row. To commemorate the occasion, “Sudarshana Yagam” was performed...
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London's 2012 Olympic Stadium may have a future as an 80,000-seater soccer arena if city officials succeed in including it as part of England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup finals.London United, the body organising which of the capital's stadiums should be part of the World Cup bid, have confirmed the Olympic Stadium, along with Arsenal's Emirates Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur's proposed new stadium,...
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Tottenham Hotspur's bid to build "the most fan-friendly stadium in Europe" moved a step closer on Monday when the club submitted detailed plans of the new ground to their local council.The stadium, to be built almost exactly on the site of White Hart Lane, will have a capacity of 56,250 including a new single-tier stand comprising 63 rows of seats.The development also includes a hotel and more than...
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NAGPUR: A crack team of anti-Naxalitecommandos has been roped in to provide security cover to the Indian andAustralian cricket teams at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium at Jamtha,where the second one-dayer will be held on Wednesday.As part of thetight security arrangements for Wednesday’s day-night match, commandoshave been requisitioned from Naxal-hit areas for a day, police sources said.Police...
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Enraged over unable to see Bollywood film star Salman Khan in action with a cricket bat, thousands of fans of the cine star today ransacked the local Nehru stadium here.Salman, who was supposed to play an exhibition cricket match for the promotion of his coming film 'London Dreams', skipped the match reportedly due to inadequate arrangements in the stadium and just appeared before his fans for few...
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MP, Oct 25 : Enraged for deprivation to witness Bollywood film star Salman Khan in action with a cricket bat, thousands of fans of the cine star today ransacked the local Nehru stadium here.Salman, who was supposed to play an exhibition cricket match for the promotion of his coming film 'London Dreams', skipped the match reportedly due to inadequate arrangements in the stadium and just appeared before...
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