Attendance
Dover International Speedway to slash seating capacity
Nascar race track Dover International Speedway is slashing its seating capacity from 83,000 seats to 54,000 – a reduction of 29,000 seats – for 2020.
Shanghai Tennis Masters attendance increases by 20 per cent
The 2019 Shanghai Tennis Masters drew 150,000 attendees to the Qizhong Tennis Centre, up 20 per cent compared to last year, according to organisers
Lakers, Clippers are hottest tickets in NBA
The summer arrival of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George at the Los Angeles Clippers, and the teaming up of Anthony Davis with LeBron James at cross-town rivals Los Angeles Lakers, has directly led to the National…
EXCLUSIVE: Universities offered free entry to boost numbers at World Athletics Championships
The Qatar Foundation has sent a letter to students and faculty members at several international universities in Doha’s Education City offering them free tickets to the IAAF World Athletics Championships.
IAAF CEO Ridgeon says Qatar blockade a factor in poor Doha attendances
IAAF chief executive Jon Ridgeon has admitted attendances at the World Athletics Championships have been below expectations and said the blockade of Qatar has been a factor in the poor turnout for the…
IAAF criticised for low attendances and sweltering marathon conditions
The IAAF has come in for criticism after the first few days of the World Athletics Championships in Doha took place against a backdrop of empty seats and sweltering conditions caused 28 athletes to drop…
MLB ends ’19 regular season at 16-year attendance low
Baseball's ongoing decline at the turnstiles continues as league falls for sixth time in last seven years. Variety of factors includes spate of rebuilding clubs
Pelicans continue to reap rewards of the Zion effect
Arrival of No. 1 overall draft pick boosts NBA club to decade high in season ticket sales
Ticketmaster lands deal with Padres for Petco Park, Sycuan Stage
MLB club shifts over from Tickets.com as new deal includes Ticketmaster's Presence technology
SeatGeek Open expanding to the UK
Platform to sell tickets in other e-commerce sites expanding to Europe after three years of operation in the US
Iran will lift ban on women attending football matches, Fifa says
Fifa’s president Gianni Infantino has said Iran will lift its ban on women attending football matches.
Fifa calls for Iran to lift ban on women in stadiums
Fifa's president Gianni Infantino has called Iran's ban on women attending football matches "unacceptable" and called for it to be lifted
Las Vegas’s minor league teams confirm city’s place as major league sports town
The city of Las Vegas is not immediately recognizable for its reputation as a sports hub. Bob Williams looks at how it is transitioning "from the entertainment capital of the world to the sports and entertainment capital of the world".
NFL stadium designers look to social media, youth to guide next wave of new facilities
Stadium designers are increasingly turning toward psychological and anthropological research to guide the development the next generation of NFL facilities and create comfortable, as well as Instagram-able, venues. Randy Williams reports.
University of Alabama tracking how long students stay at Crimson Tide games
The University of Alabama is tracking how long students stay at its Crimson Tide American football games in an attempt to keep fans in their seats from kick-off until the final whistle, the New York Times…
MiLB attendance up 2.6 per cent for 2019
Affiliated minors top 40 million in attendance for 15th straight year
Capital One Arena expects in-venue betting to generate one million more visitors a year
Capital One Arena, the home arena of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals and National Basketball Association's Washington Wizards, expects to generate a million additional visitors per year …
US Open sets all-time attendance record
Tennis' last major of the calendar year completes historic 2019 run