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Dignitaries and entertainment stars come together for grand opening of Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park
The main Stadium at Hong Kong’s new Kai Tak Sports Park has hosted a star-studded opening ceremony featuring multi-generational local and mainland entertainers and athletes, launching…
read morePapua New Guinea Government reveals stadium plan for new NRL franchise
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has advised that the country’s new NRL team franchise will play its home matches at Port Moresby’s 25,000-capacity Sir Hubert Murray…
read moreNRL and Papua New Guinea Government agree $150 million rugby league ‘village’ plan
The NRL and the Papua New Guinea Government have agreed to establish a state-of-the-art ‘NRL Village’ in the PNG capital of Port Moresby. The $150 million This major…
read moreIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes for development of ‘concert economy’
The success of Coldplay’s recent tour dates in the Indian cities of Mumbai and Ahmedabad has prompted the nation’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call for greater investment in…
read moreRenovation work completed at scene of Indonesian stadium tragedy
Indonesian Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo has advised that renovation works at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java - scene of a deadly crowd stampede that led to the deaths…
read morePartnership renewed to support high-performance cricket across Pacific
High-performance cricket across the Pacific is receiving support via a partnership between the Australian Government and Cricket Australia which is also aimed at strengthening connections…
read moreWorld Obesity Federation calls for global action on obesity
Highlighting that nearly 1 billion adults and 159 million children and adolescents live with obesity worldwide, the World Obesity Federation has shared its concern that, without coordinated…
read moreIndian authorities take action on ticket scalping
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in India calling for strict guidelines on the domestic resale market in the wake of ticket sale controversies for concerts by Coldplay and…
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