All Racquet Sports articles
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News briefsTennis racquets market to post 9% CAGR by 2029
North America stands as the dominant region, while the amateur segment is witnessing substantial growth globally.
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News briefsSurrey to get Europe’s biggest pickleball and padel club
The councillors of Waverley Borough, in the British county of Surrey, have approved plans for the conversion of a vacant, 57,600-square-foot warehouse into Europe’s largest club for pickleball and padel, according to The Padel Paper. The HOPP, as the club will be called, was conceived by Sally Grace and Andre ...
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News briefsPadel market’s deflation hit AFP Courts in FY23
AFP Courts – whose parent, AFP Group, holds the padel license for Adidas – saw a year-on-year decline in revenues for 2023 of 19.3 percent, according to CMDsport. The figure was down 3.8 percent from 2021, as well. FY23 has in fact brought to a close a four-year streak of ...
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ArticleSpain’s amateur padel league plans to span the world
The plan is to within two years to quintuple the number of players and double the number of participating clubs.
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News briefsPadel automation company expanding into other sports
Smart Padel is expanding automation to fitness studios and golf clubs.
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News briefsDecathlon opens its first pro shop for padel
Decathlon has opened its first pro shop for padel in Majadahonda, on the outskirts of Madrid.
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ArticleHead is the number one tennis racquet choice in Europe
Data shows that in seven out of eight key European countries, Head racquets are the first choice of players H1 2024.
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News briefsCatalonia’s tennis federation to offer pickleball-only licenses
The sport has for the past few months been paired with tennis.
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ArticleAll For Padel keen on the US
The Adidas license holder for padel will be launching a pickleball collection.
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News briefsAgassi to kick off Indian pickleball league
The trendy raquet game is growing in India and one of the key persons in this is a tennis icon.
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News briefsViento Padel raises €180 million through crowdfunding
The Italian start-up capitalizes on the booming padel trend.
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ArticleAmer Sports raises forecast, Ball & Racquet Sports sees moderate growth
Arc’teryx drives Amer’s Q2 success, boosting stock by over 10 percent and leading to an upgraded full-year forecast with strong growth in Technical Apparel.
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ArticleYonex Q1 operating profit swings 20 percent higher
The Japanese sporting goods company’s group sales rose 11 percent to ¥31,067 million from ¥27,992 million.
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C-Suite InterviewHead: Fashion is playing an increasingly important role in tennis and skiing
An interview with Roman Stepek, the chief of Head’s apparel business.
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ArticleWorld stages for pickleball
Pickleball League Asia, backed by The Times Group, has launched international rankings, tours and championships for pickleball. Led by Ashish and Aditya Khanna from Delhi, it aims to unify the sport globally, with significant involvement from US entities like USA Pickleball and the APP Tour.
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ArticleTenniscore: How tennis grows by conquering the fashion world
Zendaya is starring in a tennis movie, Louis Vuitton is featuring tennis stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in a campaign, Highsnobiety is releasing a limited tennis capsule with Lacoste, and brands like On are getting into the game. Tennis is making a brilliant comeback!
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News briefsInvictus Games return to the UK
The host city of the Invictus Games 2027, an international multi-sport event created in 2014 by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will be Birmingham.
