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Oakley is unveiling a very sophisticated Airwave snow goggle, available...
Oakley is unveiling a very sophisticated Airwave snow goggle, available immediately on Oakley.com and Apple.com and in Oakley stores, that features advanced head-up displays and integrate GPS and Bluetooth technologies, linked with various onboard sensors to check the outside temperature and other parameters. The viewer can visualize the slopes from ...
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Kelme is planning to introduce a special interactive system for...
Kelme is planning to introduce a special interactive system for runners in 2015. The Spanish firm says it is developing an innovative running shoe with a special device that will allow the user to better plan his or her training routine and to avoid possible injuries – taking into account ...
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Head has extended its long-standing sponsorship with the Association of...
Head has extended its long-standing sponsorship with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which began in 1994. The brand will continue to supply the official ball for the ATP World Tour and the World Tour Finals for five more years.
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New Balance is extending its footprint in the cricket sector...
New Balance is extending its footprint in the cricket sector by signing a three-year sponsorship contract with Jonathan Trott, England's Test cricketer. The contract is the first to encompass both footwear and equipment for cricket. The brand already sponsors two other leading batsmen: Dale Steyn from South Africa and Pat ...
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Following the cancellation of the New York Marathon, Asics America...
Following the cancellation of the New York Marathon, Asics America said it would donate to the American Red Cross 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of its apparel and accessories for the race made at the ING NYC Marathon Expo on the eve of the event. Two days ...
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Ramon Navarro, the Chilean surfer, has joined the team of...
Ramon Navarro, the Chilean surfer, has joined the team of surf ambassadors for Patagonia. He and his fellow Patagonia team member Kohl Christensen will work with Fletcher Chouinard of FCD Surfboards to develop boards for big waves.
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Our previous report (SGI Europe, Vol. 23, No. 44+45) on...
Our previous report (SGI Europe, Vol. 23, No. 44+45) on rumors that Rory McIlroy, the pro golfer, was going to sign a sponsorship deal with Nike has been realized. With the deal for £156 million (€195.1m-$248.0m), McIlroy becomes the second-highest-paid British athlete after David Beckham. McIlroy, from Northern Ireland, will ...
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Taking its inspiration from the famous Oktoberfest in Munich, Scott...
Taking its inspiration from the famous Oktoberfest in Munich, Scott has create a replica near its U.S. headquarters in Idaho, calling it the Crosstoberfest and targeting bike lovers who are also beer fans. A group of about 120 racers participated in the cyclocross event in Old Cutters Park, competing for ...
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Décathlon has more than 1 million fans on Facebook in...
Décathlon has more than 1 million fans on Facebook in Spain
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Kappa is the new technical sponsor of the Xerex Club...
Kappa is the new technical sponsor of the Xerex Club Deportivo in Andalusia
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Reusch has agreed on an extension of its contract with...
Reusch has agreed on an extension of its contract with the national Brazilian goalkeeper, Diego Alves, through the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
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Hummel will outfit the Spanish team in the Davis Cup...
Hummel will outfit the Spanish team in the Davis Cup (more on the Danbish company shortly)
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Russell Athletic will be the official supplier of on-field uniforms...
Russell Athletic will be the official supplier of on-field uniforms for the Australian Baseball League over the next three years
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Through its Swiss subsidiary, Erima is going to be the...
Through its Swiss subsidiary, Erima is going to be the official supplier of Lichtenstein's ski federation (LSV) for the training clothing and the official uniforms of its athletes
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Nike confirms that it has obtained a deal to take...
Nike confirms that it has obtained a deal to take over as the official apparel supplier of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) until the end of 2016, covering the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi, as well as the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. The agreement was ...
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Nike has signed an 11-year extension of its sponsorship deal...
Nike has signed an 11-year extension of its sponsorship deal with Football Federation Australia (FFA). It is the third consecutive agreement between the two organizations over nine years, continuing a partnership that began in 2004, and the largest single commitment between an Australian national sports team and an apparel manufacturer. ...
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EA7 Emporio Armani will dress up the ski instructors of...
EA7 Emporio Armani will dress up the ski instructors of the Italian region of Valle d'Aosta for the next four years. Providing these professionals with the technical clothing that they will be wearing all through the season, the large product line developed by EA7 aims to combine technical needs with ...
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Reusch has announced a new winter sponsoring partnership with Daron...
Reusch has announced a new winter sponsoring partnership with Daron Rahlves. The American alpine ski racer, who retired from World Cup racing at the end of the 2006 season, participated in three Olympic Games - 1998, 2002 and 2006 - where he already wore Reusch gloves. In his career, Rahlves ...
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Some U.S. and golf media are reporting that Rory McIlroy,...
Some U.S. and golf media are reporting that Rory McIlroy, the Northern Irish golfer, is about to sign a 10-year, $250 million deal with Nike. McIlroy's contract with Titleist and FootJoy expires at the end of this year.
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Jochen Zeitz, the former chief executive of Puma, and his...
Jochen Zeitz, the former chief executive of Puma, and his successor since July last year, Franz Koch, have received the prestigious Deutsche Image Award, along with Ulf Santjer, the company's long-time director of corporate communications. Since 2002, the prize has been rewarding the German executives and communication teams who best ...
