South African football in doldrums
A club threatening to move to another city due to inadequate care of the stadium field, a leading coach complaining…
Galatasaray apologizes for pitch ahead of Liverpool clash
Turkish football club Galatasaray has issued a statement regarding the safety of their playing surface. Coming Tuesday, the club will…
Hockey pitch concerns in India
The failure by the contractor to remove the existing e-layer has resulted in an uncomfortable and unsafe new hockey field…
Residents and scientists collect synthetic turf particles
A group of residents recently joined scientists and environmental advocates to collect beach debris and water samples. They found a…
UK Environmental Agency declares water “of national importance”
The first six months of this year were the driest since 1976. With water reserves declining, the UK Environmental Agency…
DIN standard for sports field drainage revised
The German authorities have revised their standard DIN 18035-3 – the key guideline for drainage of sports fields. The update…
Landscape architect sued for drainage issues
A school district is going after a Rhode Island landscape architectural firm to recover around the USD 3 million it…
GCSAA water survey
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) is sending out a questionnaire to superintendents working at over 14,000 golf…
Cruyff Court as a water source
The Johan Cruyff Foundation will certainly consider fitting future Cruyff Courts with a water storage and extraction solution. The first…
Club hails groundsman for sleeping over
Westfields FC, a non-league football club in the UK, has not been short of praise to acknowledge the dedication of…