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China Keeps Building Stadiums in Africa. But at What Cost?

The Alassane Ouattara stadium rises like a piece of sculpture from the dusty brown earth north of Ivory Coast’s largest city, its undulating roof and white columns towering over the empty landscape like a spaceship that has dropped onto a uninhabited planet. On Sunday, the three-and-a-half-year-old stadium will host its signature moment, when the national

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Entretenimiento

Viewers, packed stadiums score big for cricket world cup

Mumbai: The 2023 edition of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is among the most successful events from a viewership and spectator attendance point of view. International Cricket Council (ICC) chief commercial officer Anurag Dahiya added that digital viewership, both on streaming platforms and social media, is growing even as TV viewership continues to hold

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Deportes

Sebastian Coe looks forward to full stadiums in Tokyo for worlds

Eugene, Oregon – Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, is looking forward to seeing Tokyo’s National Stadium packed with fans for the 2025 World Championships, but says the sport will feel the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic through 2028. Coe, speaking on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon, after the Diamond League finals, said the postponement

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VIDEO: Brazil honors Pele at monuments and stadiums

Updated: 30.12.2022 – 20:36 Monuments in Rio de Janeiro and the Santos stadium lit up in honor of Pelé after his death on Thursday. Monuments in Rio de Janeiro and the Santos stadium lit up in honor of Pelé after his death on Thursday. The statue of Christ the Redeemer was lit up in the

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