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Sports in Dubai

With representatives of British football club Newcastle United looking for buyers in Dubai, we check out some of the popular links between Dubai, sports and money.

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September 15, 2008 8:59 by



Billed as the world’s first purpose-built sports city, this development will occupy 50 million square feet within Dubailand. It was started in 2005 with an investment of $2bn, but the amount was doubled to $4bn earlier this year. Dubai Sports City (DSC) will feature four stadia: a 60,000 seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium, a 25,000 capacity cricket stadium, a 10,000 seat multi-purpose indoor arena, and a field hockey venue for 5,000 people.

It also includes Ernie Els’s first golf course design in the Middle East, an 18-hole championship course named The Dunes.

The facility, set to open in 2010, will host a Manchester United Soccer School facility, a David Lloyd Tennis Academy and the Butch Harmon School of Golf. DSC will also feature residential and commercial developments.



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  1. Dirk Miyahira on April 19, 2011 4:45 pm

    I have to state it’s very refreshing to visit a relatively ‘different’ blog such as this one, good job. I expect I’ll be dropping by quite often. BTW I’ll be looking out for your next comment then.

     

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