Stadia

Melbourne's Colonial Stadium could have a complete surface facelift just days before the start of the 2001 home-and-away AFL season.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is to plead with fans to sit down at future matches or face having sections of Old Trafford closed down.

The World Championship 2003 Executive Council is to inform the International Ice-Hockey Federation (IIHF) board of problems surrounding the planned construction of an arena in Hagibor in Prague, which is to host the 2003 world ice-hockey championship.

Senior members of Australia?fs rugby union team will be consulted over whether the ARU should match incentive payments being offered to the British Lions squad to win the three-Test series against Australia this winter.

Canadian athletes should expect better funding from the government to ensure a good showing if Toronto hosts the 2008 Summer Olympic games, a former Canadian Olympian has said.

The NBA?S Charlotte Hornets have convinced Charlotte city council to put a referendum in place for a vote by taxpayers on the funding of a new arena.

Australia?s Brisbane City Council officially approved the $A280m (US$143m) upgrade for Lang Park stadium on Wednesday.

While Beijing sprayed its grass green to impress Olympic Games inspectors, Toronto is about to greet the officials with a thick blanket of new snow as it makes its pitch to host the 2008 Summer Games.

England soccer star David Beckham will be asked to kick off the Commonwealth Games in Manchester next year.

Dwindling attendances, crowd trouble, match-rigging allegations and poor stadium conditions all paint a grim picture of the state of Greek football.

US-based big screen manufacturers Daktronics will provide a multi-million dollar, mobile video display system for Racing Victoria of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Britain will not restore terraces at soccer stadia after studying a report into standing accommodation in Germany, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary of State Chris Smith said in a statement.

England Premiership soccer club Leeds United has launched LUTV, a behind the scenes insight into the club through their official website.

Arena Seating Limited, the UK-based temporary seating company and Metalliform Products Limited, a manufacturer of stadium seats, has formed a joint venture ? Arena Stadia Seating Limited.

Gold and silver coins commemorating soccer's 2002 World Cup finals have been minted in South Korea, which is gearing up with Japan to co-host the biggest event in world football.

The new owners of English Premiership soccer club Tottenham Hotspur are considering moving the club away from their famous White Hart Lane stadium.