More than a third of UK councils have cut or closed some public sports facilities in the past three years, a BBC investigation has found.

BBC: Local councils cutting sports facilities - BBC survey

And, at least since the 1951 Festival of Britain, neither have there been sufficient funds to encourage and enable many of the ambitious new buildings, public facilities and minority sports that are now receiving support.

ECONOMIST: Gambling with public money

At CEATEC JAPAN 2009, Mitsubishi Electric unveiled the world's first prototype model of a large-scale OLED display with a 155-inch screen, developed through utilizing the company's large-scale display technology accumulated from the development of Diamond Vision screens installed at numerous sports stadiums and other public facilities.

ENGADGET: Mitsubishi's huge, modular OLED display set to go on sale worldwide on September 21

The works undertaken by the Company include public facilities, office buildings, airports, hotels, science and education facilities, sports facilities, residential buildings, hospitals, embassies, industrial and military works.

FORBES: China State Construction

In the eight years that he has been in power a public park has been built along with hospitals and sports facilities, rural bridges, eight dams and 375 school upgrades.

BBC: The rise of Pakistan's 'civilian dictators'

The land is to be used for parks, sports grounds, old people's homes and other public facilities.

ECONOMIST: Japanese property