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Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
🚨Betis fined for racism, part of La Cartuja closed
The Disciplinary Committee of the RFEF has punished Real Betis with the partial closure of a section of the stands at La Cartuja stadium. Discipline sanctions the verdiblanco club for the racist chants by two of its fans against Athletic Club players last February at Benito Villamarín. Betis will comply with the sanction this Friday against CD Alavés, and the measure will affect 200 seats. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 Fran Santiago - 2025 Getty Images
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Wolverhampton move as century of greyhound racing ends at track
A historic greyhound racing venue will close on Saturday, bringing almost a century of tradition to an last race goes at Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium at 22:11 BST, before operations move to Dunstall Park, at Wolverhampton Racecourse, opening on 19 closure marks the end of 96 years of greyhound racing in Birmingham and the stadium's general manager Chris Black predicted it would be "an emotional evening"."We've known our long-term future sits in Wolverhampton for some time, but to be closing in on our final race night suddenly makes it feel real," he said. The Perry Barr track opened in 1990, but a previous venue - the Birchfield Ladbroke Stadium - first welcomed spectators in Black said Perry Barr held "great memories" for hundreds of thousands of venue has since hosted some of the sport's most prestigious competitions, such as the St Leger and the Laurels. The End of an Era event features 12 races, a historic photo display and an after-party following the final race. "We want Saturday to be a true celebration of Perry Barr," Mr Black said."I'm sure there won't be many dry eyes in the house when the greyhounds cross the line for one final time, but we're determined to put on a good show and give her the send-off she deserves."He added the move would mark "the beginning of a new era" and a plan to "bring greyhound racing to a wider audience". The new Wolverhampton facility is the first new greyhound racing track to be built in more than a decade, bosses follows a multi-million pound investment by Arena Racing Company, which has previously said animal welfare concerns were an important part of its business. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on Facebook, X and Instagram.
