6 d. ago Revised plans for new Aldi superstore next to notoriously congested roundabout

The discount grocery giant said the plans, close to the Bolton Wanderers stadium, would create up to 50 jobs

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7 d. ago Eric Cantona accuses Sir Jim Ratcliffe of trying to ‘destroy’ Manchester United

He feels soul has been lost and criticises stadium planFormer striker says club rejected his offer of help Eric Cantona has accused Sir Jim Ratcliffe of trying to “destroy” Manchester United and said the minority owner rejected his offer to help rebuild the club.Cantona is considered one of United’s greatest footballers after playing for them for five years until summer 1997. On Saturday Cantona was at FC United of Manchester, which was founded by disaffected Manchester United fans in May 2005 in protest at Malcolm Glazer’s leveraged purchase of United, which loaded about £500m of debt on the club. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago How Arsenal plan to get Emirates rocking for Real Madrid after Mikel Arteta plea

Gunners planning an atmosphere to remember when holders visit the Emirates Stadium for quarter-final first-leg showdown

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9 d. ago Gout Gout confirms Olympics plan with 'perfect storm brewing' after breaking Usain Bolt record

Australian sprinter Gout Gout has confirmed he is aiming to make the next two Olympic Games in LA and Brisbane, as Noah Lyles points out the 'perfect storm' of the locations

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2 w. ago Killer Albanian mafia kingpin who plotted to bomb a football stadium begs not to be deported for fear HE will be murdered by gangsters

Maksim Cela, 59, is walking free on the streets of Britain after serving 23 years in jail for killing a policeman and planning to detonate a bomb at a 12,000-seater football stadium in 200.

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2 w. ago Chris Brown at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium seating plan, capacity and map for UK tour 2025

Chris Brown will perform in London in the summer as part of his Breezy Bowl XX Stadium World Tour

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2 w. ago Chris Brown at Cardiff's Principality Stadium seating plan, capacity and map for UK tour 2025

Chris Brown will perform in Cardiff in the summer as part of his Breezy Bowl XX Stadium World Tour

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2 w. ago Newcastle’s new stadium video gives added impetus to proposed move

Club promoting 65,000-capacity ground in Leazes ParkGreen-belt status could complicate Newcastle’s projectNewcastle have produced a glossy promotional video of a new 65,000-capacity stadium at Leazes Park in the strongest indication yet that they are planning to leave St James’ Park, their home since 1892.Club executives presented the chairman, Yasir al-Rumayyan, with plans for a new stadium and a redevelopment of St James’ in a meeting at Matfen Hall in Northumberland last month, but have yet to confirm their intentions. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Olympic venue plans are in place for Brisbane 2032 and now the wait for construction begins

It’ll be another year or two before construction begins on the main Olympic stadium for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics

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3 w. ago The ‘hot mess’ Olympics? How Queensland’s 2032 Games planning descended into farce

The LNP’s vision is for an Olympics held in venues rather than a city – and guarantees controversy across Brisbane and beyond Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFew people in Queensland disagreed with the former state premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, when she described plans for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane as a “hot mess”.Tuesday’s announcement by the new LNP government was framed as an end to the sort of disarray that has plagued Olympic planning during the past four years.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Gabba to be demolished after Brisbane Olympics as new stadium plans unveiled

The new stadium will become the Australian state’s home for cricket following the Olympics.

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3 w. ago ‘Lovely gentle dinosaurs’: Brisbane 2032 Olympic rowing may be held in saltwater crocodile habitat

Fears dismissed by Brisbane Olympic chief, saying ‘there are sharks in the ocean and we still do surfing’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter 82 years of a life devoted to saltwater crocodiles, John Lever still fondly recalls the first “saltie” he ever caught on Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River, about 500km north of Brisbane.The year was 1982, the crocodile was a three-metre long female and she’d just eaten “a lovely labrador dog” from a market garden in the central Queensland city.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 w. ago A new main stadium for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics is unveiled amid a major overhaul of plans

A new stadium for the Brisbane Olympics has been unveiled as part of a major overhaul of planning for the 2032 Summer Games

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3 w. ago Brisbane Olympics 2032: David Crisafulli breaks election promise and announces controversial new stadium

Historic Gabba stadium to be demolished and replaced by residential development, with new $3.8bn stadium at Victoria Park to host Olympics, AFL and cricketFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government has announced it will build a new $3.8bn 63,000-seat venue at Brisbane’s Victoria Park as part of plans for a main stadium and other venues for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.According to the government’s “delivery plan”, the state will build several new facilities.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Queensland plans to build 2032 Olympics stadium on significant Indigenous site

Despite premier David Crisafulli ruling it out during election, the government is expected to announce plans for stadium at Victoria ParkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government is expected to announce that a significant preserved site of Indigenous heritage in central Brisbane, a massacre site on a songline, will host the main stadium of the 2032 Olympics.Premier David Crisafulli repeatedly promised not to build a new stadium to host the athletics during last year’s election, and also specifically ruled out building one in Victoria Park.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Todd Boehly suggests Chelsea ownership could split over stadium decision

The billionaire insisted the shareholders are ‘aligned’ but indicated plans for the stadium’s future could cause a deeper rift

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3 w. ago Todd Boehly makes huge claim about split in Chelsea ownership over one key issue

Todd Boehly says he is aligned with Clearlake Capital over Chelsea's long-term strategy but admits a possible dispute over stadium plans could see them part ways

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3 w. ago Todd Boehly issues warning over Chelsea stadium plan and what could split Clearlake partnership

Boehly suggests Blues co-owners will part ways if they disagree on redeveloping Stamford Bridge or going elsewhere

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3 w. ago Boehly reveals Chelsea owners likely to split if they disagree over stadium plan

Club to choose between Earl’s Court and Stamford BridgeBoehly says status quo with Clearlake Capital is ‘just fine’Todd Boehly has said plans over Chelsea’s stadium redevelopment will define whether he stays in partnership with the club’s majority shareholder, Clearlake Capital. Boehly and Clearlake have an uneasy relationship and have both explored the possibility of buying each other out. The mood has cooled since differences spilled out into the open this season but tension over Chelsea’s future direction persists.A key issue to resolve is whether Chelsea should leave Stamford Bridge or expand its capacity of about 40,000. Redeveloping is not straightforward and talks about moving to Earl’s Court have continued. There is no consensus on whether to make an offer for the Earl’s Court site. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Manchester United’s stadium plans: put the fans first | Editorial

A £2bn new arena for Britain’s biggest football club will bring regeneration to the surrounding area. But matchgoing supporters are right to be circumspectVisitors to Salford’s Lowry art gallery this summer will be able to enjoy a new take on one of the greatest paintings about sport. Depicting thousands of supporters bent purposefully towards a 1950s football stadium, LS Lowry’s Going to the Match has become part of the iconography of the national game. As part of its silver jubilee celebrations, the gallery is staging an immersive experience of the painting, including a nostalgic soundtrack evoking the sounds of a lost world.So much for the past. Barely a mile away from the Lowry, at Manchester United’s Old Trafford base, it is the ghosts of football’s future that are being summoned up. To great fanfare, this month the club unveiled computer-generated images of Lowryesque hordes approaching the new £2bn stadium it hopes to build by 2030. Continue reading...

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