News Briefs – Page 494
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Adidas has announced a multi-year agreement with USA Rugby, the...
Adidas has announced a multi-year agreement with USA Rugby, the governing body for the sport in the U.S., which makes the brand the official kit supplier to all U.S. national teams. The global sportswear company will provide competition wear and training apparel for all age-group and representative squads. Headquartered in ...
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New Balance has finalized a five-year agreement with the England...
New Balance has finalized a five-year agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to become the official kit supplier to the ECB and the England cricket teams. The deal covers match and training wear for all men and women's England teams, including the Test, One-Day and T20 formats, ...
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New Balance is set to take over in August from...
New Balance is set to take over in August from Umbro as the sponsor of FAI, the Irish national football team, according to The Irish Sun. The contract was apparently struck by Toplion, a sponsor of FAI that is also the distributor of both New Balance and Umbro in Ireland.
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Despite its exit from the golf equipment market, Nike has...
Despite its exit from the golf equipment market, Nike has agreed another long-term endorsement deal with Rory McIlroy covering apparel, footwear and accessories. McIlroy indicated in a tweet announcing the partnership that it had been set for at least ten years and The Telegraph estimated that it was worth about ...
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Joma has become the new supplier of jerseys, pants, socks...
Joma has become the new supplier of jerseys, pants, socks and training outfits for Arminia Bielefeld, replacing Sport-Saller, a German team sports brand that had the contract for the past 12 years. Joma will be supplying the men's team, the women's team and all junior teams. Arminia Bielefeld is a ...
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Under a three-year deal, Garmin has become the official wearable...
Under a three-year deal, Garmin has become the official wearable technology partner of The Great Run Series, described as the biggest series of mass-participation running events in the U.K. The partnership started with the Great Ireland Run on April 9. The 2017 will end on Oct. 22 in Portsmouth.
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Infront Sports & Media has signed a long-term partnership deal...
Infront Sports & Media has signed a long-term partnership deal with the Italian Golf Federation, which includes event management, marketing and digital rights of Italian flagship golfing events. The agreement will cover a total of 129 events, including 88 events of the Italian Pro Tour, 11 editions of the Italian ...
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Dainese got a prize for excellence in innovation and leadership...
Dainese got a prize for excellence in innovation and leadership in this year's Le Fonti Awards in Italy. It also earned three Red Dot Design Awards for its Mugello R D-Air race suit, its AGV Pista GP R helmet and its new-generation Pro-Armor protective products.
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Ortholite is inviting customers to follow the Ortovox Merino Story...
Ortholite is inviting customers to follow the Ortovox Merino Story on the internet and to win 25 Orovox Merino Cool Shirts. The online video prepared for the contest allows customers to see how the company's merino wool is sourced in Tasmania with high standards of animal welfare and subsequently processed ...
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Emerald Expositions Events, the company formerly known as Nielsen Expositions...
Emerald Expositions Events, the company formerly known as Nielsen Expositions that owns Outdoor Retailer, Surf Expo, Interbike and some 50 other B2B trade shows in the U.S., has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, boasting excellent figures. Its revenues in the sports segment grew to $71 ...
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Adidas has unveiled details of the launch of the Parley...
Adidas has unveiled details of the launch of the Parley editions of its UltraBoost, UltraBoost X and UltraBoost Uncaged. The three running shoes, made from up-cycled marine plastic, are the result of the firm's partnership with Parley for the Oceans, the environmental organization that addresses major threats to the oceans ...
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Reebok is planning to launch plant-based footwear later this year...
Reebok is planning to launch plant-based footwear later this year through its “Cotton + Corn” initiative. The first release will be a shoe featuring an upper comprised of organic cotton and a base originating from industrially grown corn. The Cotton + Corn initiative has been developed by the Reebok Future ...
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New Era has partnered with Repreve, a Unifi brand, on...
New Era has partnered with Repreve, a Unifi brand, on its first-ever team-licensed NBA cap made of recycled plastic bottles. The cap features exclusively the Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the blazers, the NBA team based in Portland, Oregon. Each hat is said to be made using four recycled ...
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Schoeller and Textilcolor have collaborated on the development of Ecodye,...
Schoeller and Textilcolor have collaborated on the development of Ecodye, a new eco-friendly technology that is said to accelerate the dyeing process for textiles. The new concept, which is used in particular in polyester dyeing processes, is expected to cut costs while helping to save the environment thanks to a ...
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Textile Exchange and NSF International are working together to turn...
Textile Exchange and NSF International are working together to turn the Global Traceable Down and the Responsible Down standards into one global down standard. More than 80 brands currently have their down supply chain certified to one of these two standards, which share the goal of ensuring best practices standards ...
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Royal Robbins, the famous American mountain climber who founded the...
Royal Robbins, the famous American mountain climber who founded the outdoor clothing firm that bears his name together with his wife Liz in 1968, passed away last month at the age of 82, after a long illness. In the first climb of its kind in the U.S., the couple went ...
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Lou-Ann Merrell, 62, and Jackson Stanfeder, 14, respectively the wife...
Lou-Ann Merrell, 62, and Jackson Stanfeder, 14, respectively the wife and stepson of Randy Merrell, one of the co-founders of Merrell Boot Co., fell into a river in a remote area of the Grand Canyon over the Easter weekend. Rescuers have been searching for them ever since, but the search ...
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Anta Sports Products, the leading Chinese sports apparel and footwear...
Anta Sports Products, the leading Chinese sports apparel and footwear brand, intends to raise 3.79 billion Hong Kong dollars (€449.3m-$487.9m) in a share issue, to fund acquisitions or partnerships with other international sports brands. The Chinese group has made such tie-ups an important part of its growth strategy, which most ...
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Sports Direct International has raised its stake in Debenhams, the...
Sports Direct International has raised its stake in Debenhams, the British chain of department stores, to the equivalent of 13.38 percent, including a put option on 10.5 percent of the equity. Meanwhile, reports indicate that workers at its warehouse in Shirebrook are still waiting to receive compensation by their recruitment ...
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A total of 285 employees participated benefitted from the latest...
A total of 285 employees participated benefitted from the latest share incentive program of Amer Sports, receiving a total 1,313,386 treasury shares in the group, representing 1.11 percent of its equity. Amer listed among the participants various senior managers: Robert Barker, Michael Dowse, Sebastian Lund, Bernard Millaud, Jean-Marc Pambet, Kaisa ...
