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| Beckham’s Miami stadium plans face growing opposition Posted: 15 Apr 2014 08:44 AM PDT An influential group striving to safeguard "the long-term success of the port" has issued an open letter railing against the former England football star's stadium plans, saying thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in investment could be at risk. "We support a soccer franchise in Miami wholeheartedly and there are several suitable sites that would benefit tremendously from a stadium. However, PortMiami is not one of them," Miami Seaport Alliance said in its letter. "We cannot support locating a stadium at PortMiami due to the risks it would pose to jobs, cruise and cargo operations, and the port's promising future." The alliance, which counts cruise lines and cargo carriers among its members, added: "Even the hint of a disruptive, non-port operation – such as a stadium – could put thousands of jobs at risk." The letter by the alliance, which includes Royal Caribbean Cruises, was published as a full-page advert in Monday's Miami Herald. PortMiami is Miami-Dade County's second-largest economic engine after tourism, the alliance says, contributing US$27 billion (RM87.7 billion) annually to the local economy and supporting more than 207,000 jobs in South Florida. Beckham's plans for a Miami team in Major League Soccer have been generally well-received locally, although the side is not expected to take to the pitch until 2017 at the earliest. The former midfielder, who played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, is looking to build a stadium for 25,000 spectators, with his preferred place the port because of its prominent location and sweeping views of the downtown skyline. John Alschuler, Beckham's real-estate adviser, told The Herald: "People are responding to speculation." "I've got confidence that (county) commissioners, when presented with a formal recommendation by the mayor – and a full, factual briefing – will respond to the facts." – AFP, April 15, 2014. |
| Djokovic dominates in winning Monte Carlo start Posted: 15 Apr 2014 08:28 AM PDT The second seed is bidding for a trophy at his fifth straight Masters 1000 after ending last season as winner at Shanghai and Paris and sweeping Indian Wells and Miami last month. He won the last 11 games in a row, finishing in 45 minutes and improving to 17-2 on the season. The Serb ranked second in the world behind top seed and eight-time Monte Carlo champion Rafael Nadal ran his record over Spain's Montanes to a comfortable 6-0. Ninth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga joined Djokovic in the third round with a hard-fought 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 victory over German Philipp Kohlschreiber on his third winning chance. French compatriot Michael Llodra upset slumping Polish 16th seed Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 6-2. France's Julian Benneteau advanced over Austrian Jurgen Melzer 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 but Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili handed a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 loss to Gilles Simon Bulgarian 12th seed Grigor Dimitrov reached the second round over Marcelo Granollers 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 while Italian Andreas Seppi defeated 13th seed Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 7-6 (7/4). Tsonga needed just under two hours to go through in front of an enthusiastic crowd, with the seed taking a medical timeout on the way to finally securing victory on his third match point. The winner managed four aces and broke Kohlschreiber twice from seven chances. Tsonga now leads the series against the German number one 7-1, with his only loss occurring in 2009. Tsonga is playing the tournament for a fifth time, with a 2013 semi-final his best result at an event the French consider a "home" tie. He continued his tradition of never losing in a Monte Carlo opening match. – AFP, April 15, 2014. |
David Beckham's (pic) ambitions of seeing his new Miami football team playing at an eye-catching state-of-the-art stadium at the city's port are facing growing local opposition.
Novak Djokovic (pic) stormed into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters as the defending champion won his 11th straight match of the season 6-1, 6-0 over Albert Montanes today.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider : Sports To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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