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French customs authorities seized 1,200 fake Spain Euro 2016 jerseys...
French customs authorities seized 1,200 fake Spain Euro 2016 jerseys and shorts in Dunkirk, in northern France, on June 6. The fake kits were found in a truck traveling from the U.K. during an inspection at the Eurotunnel site. The driver presented the agents commercial documents on the transportation of ...
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About 7,500 pairs of counterfeit Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 shoes...
About 7,500 pairs of counterfeit Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 shoes were seized by customs at the port of Hamburg. The unbranded shoes came from China and were intended for sale online. Although they were unbranded, they violated trademark law as the design was found to be the same of that ...
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Jack Ma, the head of Alibaba, said that Chinese-made counterfeit...
Jack Ma, the head of Alibaba, said that Chinese-made counterfeit products are often of a better quality and are cheaper than the genuine articles, complicating the effort to fight counterfeiting on the country's largest e-commerce websites. The declarations, reported by Bloomberg and other media outlets, were made by the tycoon ...
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Nike has filed a lawsuit against Boris Berian, one of...
Nike has filed a lawsuit against Boris Berian, one of the fastest 800-meter runners in the U.S., to prevent him from wearing New Balance merchandise at upcoming high-profile events, which include the Olympic Trials and possibly the Olympics in August. By wearing New Balance items, Berian would allegedly be violating ...
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Nike and Head said they will stock with Maria Sharapova...
Nike and Head said they will stock with Maria Sharapova even though the blonde Russian tennis star has been suspended from competitions because of doping. Nike had initially backed out but then softened its stance. Meanwhile, Serena Williams, who has defeated Sharapova on the tennis court in recent years, finally ...
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Russian athletes appear increasingly unlikely to take part in the...
Russian athletes appear increasingly unlikely to take part in the European championships in Amsterdam in July and in the Rio Olympics in August after the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) decided unanimously at an extraordinary council meeting in Vienna last week that the Russian athletics federation had not met the conditions ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) reaffirmed...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) reaffirmed its partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through a memorandum of understanding inked at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne on June 2. Building on the original Code of Conduct signed in 1997, the new agreement was signed by Thomas ...
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Patrick Giraudon, owner and chief executive of Arva/Nic Impex, a...
Patrick Giraudon, owner and chief executive of Arva/Nic Impex, a leading player in the French ski touring market, has taken over from Jean-Luc Diard as president of Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), a French-based organization representing about 370 members in the outdoor industry. Giraudon, who was already on OSV's board in ...
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SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced that it will relocate...
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced that it will relocate its headquarters office from McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, DC area, to Park City, Utah. The new location will bring the organization near Salt Lake City, into one of North America's snow sports hubs and close to like-minded organizations and ...
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Nike has been working with several fashion designers for its...
Nike has been working with several fashion designers for its NikeLab collection. The most recent collaboration, reported on Instagram, is with Louis Vuitton's artistic director for menswear, Kim Jones, for a collection that will become available in July. Other recent collaborations have been reported for the NikeLab program with Olivier ...
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Anta Sports said that sales and orders of its Anta...
Anta Sports said that sales and orders of its Anta KT series of sneakers, launched last year, have gone beyond 650,000 pairs, making it the fastest product endorsed by an NBA player in the Chinese company's history. The series is endorsed by Klay Thompson.
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Technogym has launched an updated version of its Mywellness Cloud...
Technogym has launched an updated version of its Mywellness Cloud internet platform that is compliant with the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The Italian fitness equipment maker's optimized cloud-based platform now enables wellness facilities, hospitals and insurance companies to securely monitor, share and track encrypted ...
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Samsung and Cheil Spain have collaborated in the creation of...
Samsung and Cheil Spain have collaborated in the creation of a special swim cap for blind Paralympic swimmers. The Blind Cap alerts swimmers when making a turn as they approach the wall of the pool. The Bluetooth-enabled cap vibrates when competitors are to flip. The Bluetooth device is connected to ...
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Polartec has announced that Westcomb, Outdoor Research, Kitsbow and Velocio...
Polartec has announced that Westcomb, Outdoor Research, Kitsbow and Velocio will be the first brands to offer garments featuring its Delta cooling platform. Polartec Delta is said to utilize a sophisticated construction as opposed to chemical additives. The technology is based on a mechanical wicking construction which uses hydrophobic and ...
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Vans is launching a new collection of shoes, apparel and...
Vans is launching a new collection of shoes, apparel and accessories for men and women in cooperation with Nintendo. The “Vans x Nintendo” collection, showing images from well-known Nintendo games, like Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt, Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda, is available online and in selected sporting ...
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Head has celebrated the recent victory of Novak Djokovic at...
Head has celebrated the recent victory of Novak Djokovic at the French Open with a golden racquet. The Serbian tennis player, who endorses the brand's Graphene XT Speed racquet, became the first male player since Rod Laver and Donald Budge to win all four Grand Slam tournament titles in a ...
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Adidas has signed sponsorship deals with five of the projected...
Adidas has signed sponsorship deals with five of the projected top picks in the upcoming NBA draft: Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brown, Jamal Murray, Dragan Bender and Kris Dunn. The German brand says they will help it to develop the world's best basketball gear. They will be featured in brand campaigns, ...
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Adidas got some criticism on social media in connection with...
Adidas got some criticism on social media in connection with its initial ads for the promotion of Colombia's jerseys for Copa America. They spelled the country's name as Columbia. The Big a promptly apologized and reissued the ad with the correct spelling.
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Skechers has announced a new multi-year partnership deal with Howie...
Skechers has announced a new multi-year partnership deal with Howie Long. The sportscaster and former NFL defence player, who won the Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders in 1984, will appear in a campaign to promote Skechers men's footwear collections. The first television commercial is scheduled to launch in time ...
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Maier Sports, the German outdoor and snow sports apparel brand,...
Maier Sports, the German outdoor and snow sports apparel brand, won the German Brand Award 2016 in the category of sports, outdoor activities & leisure. According to the jury, Maier Sports was awarded because the brand is seen as a pioneer in the field of PFC-free alternatives for durable water ...
