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'Rescuing a traumatised greyhound has spurred me to fight to ban racing'
Green MSP Mark Ruskell has launched a bid to end greyhound racing in Scotland after taking in former racer Bert.
Bridgeport officials looking at ways to fund new soccer stadium that could run $100 million
Bridgeport officials are seeking permission from the Connecticut General Assembly to use tax increment financing (TIF) to ...
Abandoned, burned Tucson Greyhound Park will be repurposed into soccer fields
An affiliate of the German soccer team Borussia Dortmund will repurpose the old Tucson Greyhound Park into soccer fields.
Sydney Morning Herald24d
Abuse cost Dennis ’40 years’ of his life. He is still waiting for the racing industry to take action
Greyhound racing was abandoned at Cranbourne in January 2022 when a lure broke down mid-race, resulting in the death of one dog and injuring several others. Work is scheduled to begin next year ...
The New Zealand Herald27d
Greyhound racing ban: Winston Peters digs in for battle – but horse racing safe
Photo / Mark Mitchell Peters announced in December that greyhound racing will be banned here from July next year. While similar bans, most notably in New South Wales, have been abandoned before ...
The Courier-Mail10d
Welfare groups outraged after dogs die at The Q, Ipswich’s new racetrack
The Ipswich Greyhound Racing Club, closed this month ... and specify the circumstances in which the controlling body may deem ...
You’re a football genius if you know all these lost Scottish football grounds including former national stadium
HAVE you ever wondered what it’s like to walk out onto the pitch at Hampden with Flower of Scotland blaring in the background? That might be a lifelong dream that you never get then chance ...