Mortars hit Damascus stadium, kill soccer player Feb 20th, 2013 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria's state-run news agency says two mortars have exploded inside a soccer stadium in central Damascus, killing one player and injuring several. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : mortars, damascus, stadium, kill, soccer, player, Top Keywords

Qatari emir cancels speech in Gaza stadium Oct 23rd, 2012 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) The emir of Qatar has called a planned address to the Palestinians in Gaza City's main soccer stadium. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : qatari, emir, cancels, speech, gaza, stadium, Top Keywords

UK promises major inquiry on 1989 stadium disaster Oct 12th, 2012 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) A U.K. watchdog has launched its biggest-ever investigation into police actions, opening a new inquiry Friday into the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster that left 96 fans dead and whole communities angry over a decades-long police cover-up. (Source:... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : promises, major, inquiry, 1989, stadium, disaster, Top Keywords

Olympic Stadium set for a future in football Sep 17th, 2012 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic Stadium looks set to become home to Premier League football club West Ham United, ensuring the venue retains a prominent role in British sport once the memories of a golden Games begin to fade. Mayor Boris Johnson last week... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : olympic, stadium, future, football, stadium, disaster, Top Keywords

UK police blamed the dead for 1989 stadium tragedy Sep 12th, 2012 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) British police and medics whose failures contributed to the deaths of 96 soccer fans in the country's worst sports disaster unfairly blamed the dead for the 1989 tragedy and sought to cover up their actions, newly disclosed documents revealed We... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : police, blamed, dead, 1989, stadium, tragedy, Top Keywords

Secret papers released in 1989 UK stadium tragedy Sep 12th, 2012 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) British police tried to blame soccer fans to cover up mistakes that contributed to the deaths of 96 supporters who were crushed at a stadium in 1989, according to secret documents released Wednesday following a lengthy campaign by families of the vic... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : secret, papers, released, 1989, stadium, tragedy, Top Keywords

List of fatal disasters at global stadiums Sep 12th, 2012 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) The relatives of 96 soccer fans who were crushed to death in 1989 in Britain's worst sports disaster were granted access Wednesday to previously secret documents on the tragedy. Here's a list of some of the worst fatal disasters at sports s... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : list, fatal, disasters, global, stadiums, tragedy, Top Keywords

Paralympics stadium silent for blind long jump Sep 4th, 2012 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) London's normally raucous Olympic Stadium fell silent Tuesday for the men's F11 long jump final, in which athletes with little or no vision take off aided only by the sound of their coaches' calls. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : paralympics, stadium, silent, blind, long, jump, Top Keywords

First stadium world record breaker gets gold Aug 31st, 2012 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) The British athlete who set the first world record at the Olympic Stadium during a a test event earlier this year on Friday won the country's debut track gold, this time beating the Paralympic record. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : first, stadium, world, record, breaker, gets, gold, Top Keywords

Police lose keys to Wembley Stadium Jul 30th, 2012 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) Police guarding Wembley Stadium where Olympic football matches are being played revealed Monday that they have lost a set of keys to the venue. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : police, lose, keys, wembley, stadium, gets, gold, Top Keywords