Eric Olthwaite and the demise of the North Sydney Bears The uneasy resolution of the so-called Super League 'war' of 1995-98 in Australian rugby league, in large part a contest between media entrepreneurs Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch for control of the sport, involved the Australian Rugby...
6th-division side Kidderminster Harriers (of Worcestershire) defeated 2nd division side Reading. At kick-off, Kidderminster were 5th in the National League North [#120 in the League pyramid; although normally that would be #121, but there are only 23, and not 24, teams in the 5th division ...
The hosts went into the match only needing a draw to win. Back then, the winners weren't decided through today's knock out tournament - instead the top 4 teams played each other in a mini league with the top team crowned champions. Brazil went into the match 1 point ahead of Uruguay....
Marine AFC, who play in the 8th-level Northern Premier League Division One North West, are located in Crosby, Merseyside (which is 6 miles (10 km) north of Liverpool). The club was formed in 1894 by a group of local businessmen and former college students. Marine AFC takes its name fro...
LOCATION analysisATTENDANCEBUSINESSWOMENSUBURBANIZATIONThis study examines the impact of stadium locations on attendance in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). We develop a match-level attendance model incorporating control variables such as market factors and consumer preferences to...
NEW YORK (September 8, 2024) - With 7,291 on hand for Sunday’s match between the Chicago Red Stars and the Orlando Pride, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has officially surpassed 1.5 million in regular season attendance, marking another historic first for the league. This latest...
For the first and only time in history, the American League and National League both had triple crown winners (leading in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in). Jimmie Foxx socked 48 home runs, drove in 163 runs, and batted .356 for the Philadelphia A's, while Chuck Klein no...
SYDNEY, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- If first round crowd attendance figures are anything to go by, the 2018-19 season of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) is shaping up to be the biggest yet. A total of 48,820 fans watched NBL fixtures around the country over the weekend, making ...
The previous world record for attendance at a women's sporting event was 91,648, set during a UEFA Women's Champions League soccer semifinal in 2022between Barcelona and Wolfsburg. Wednesday's crowd also shattered the record for most people to see an NCAA regular season volleyball match, set...
In other news, owner Steve Malik looks unlikely to win his bid to take North Carolina FC into Major League Soccer. How that would affect a proposed downtown stadium remains to be seen. The optimistic take? Maybe the Courage would be a primary tenant — assuming it gets built. ...