All Racquet Sports articles – Page 17
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WPT sues Premier Pádel in Madrid
The World Padel Tour (WPT) – through its parent company, Setpoints Events SL – has filed suit in the 15th Commercial Court of Madrid against the International Pádel Federation (FIP), Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) and the Professional Pádel Association. The WPT alleges anti-competitive practices: namely, the setting up of a ...
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News briefsSkechers to supply official footwear for U.S. pickleball
Skechers has become the official footwear company for USA Pickleball, the Association of Pickleball Professionals (APP) Tour and Major League Pickleball (MLP). The brand has entered into multi-year deals with each as well as with the Chicago-based marketing firm Intersport. According to its president, Michael Greenberg, Skechers introduced its first ...
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Wilson partners with Italy Major Premier Padel
Wilson Sporting Goods is partnering with Italy Major Premier Padel as an official sponsor of the event. The final is scheduled to take place on May 29 at Rome’s Foro Italico sports complex. Wilson is the “Official Equipment” of the tournament.
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ArticlePádel on track to unseat tennis in Europe
According to a recent study conducted by Monitor Deloitte and Playtomic, pádel could soon surpass tennis as Europe’s top racquet sport and become one of the most popular sports in the world. Even in the thick of the pandemic, from 2020 to 2021, the Continent was opening 98 pádel courts ...
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News briefsLacoste opens largest flagship store on Champs-Elysées
Lacoste opened a 1,600-square-meter store at 50 Champs-Elysées in Paris, at the corner of rue du Colisée, on May 20. The new retail space – dubbed Lacoste Arena – is the brand’s largest flagship store globally. Tennis takes center stage in the new store, alongside the brand’s collections for golf ...
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News briefsBjörn Borg with best Q1 sales in history
Total net sales from the Swedish Björn Borg Group increased 22.7 percent to 226.6 million Swedish kronor compared to SEK 184.7 in the corresponding quarter last year. Operating profit was SEK 29.3 million (€2.79m), up 30.8 percent from last year’s SEK 22.4 million. Gross profit margin decreased slightly to 50.0 ...
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News briefsBoris Becker International Tennis Academy stands loyal to its namesake
The founders of the Boris Becker International Tennis Academy (BBITA) in Hochheim am Main (Germany), Khaled Ezzedine and business partner Daniel Köhler, stand firmly by their namesake Boris Becker, even after the latest developments. The German ex-tennis pro was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in London ...
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ArticleSlinger becomes Connexa Sports Technologies
Slinger Bag Inc. is rebranding as Connexa Sports Technologies Inc, a connected sports technology company that brings together Slinger, PlaySight Interactive, Ltd, Gameface.ai and Foundation Sports Systems, LLC. As part of the restructuring, Slinger also moved its headquarters from Nevada to Delaware, effective May 16, 2022. With its portfolio of ...
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News briefsAdidas launches first “Made to be Remade” golf product
Adidas has launched a “Made to be Remade” polo shirt for golf. The polo is meant to be worn, worn out and then returned to Adidas, where it is shredded. Golfers can play it for as long as they want and then return it so the materials can be reused ...
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News briefsWilson launches new tennis apparel collection
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. has launched a premium tennis-inspired sportswear collection that combines existing top sellers with new technical pieces. The new collection comes nearly a year after Wilson’s debut in sportswear. Select pieces carry the “Wilson Sport Professionals” tagline and combine fashion and function for athletes of all abilities. ...
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ArticleYonex bolstered by badminton in Covid recovery year
Yonex’s sales increased 44.5 percent to 74.4 billion yen (€573.5m) for the financial year ended March 31 as the Japanese company reported strong product sales growth in China on the strength of badminton. As the company recovered from Covid-19 impacts, annual operating profit soared by 553 percent to ¥6,738 million ...
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News briefsInternational Padel Federation accepts 14 new members in landmark meeting
The General Assembly of the International Padel Federation (FIP), the world’s governing body of padel, which met in Rome on April 28, voted 14 new national federations into FIP’s membership. The new members represent and are responsible for padel in the following countries: Albania, Bahrain, Croatia, El Salvador, Israel, Kuwait, ...
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ArticleThe size of 140 tennis courts: Nike’s new Serena Williams Building
The new Serena Williams Building (SW) is the largest office building at Nike’s Oregon headquarters, covering the equivalent of 140 tennis courts (approximately 93,000 square meters). It is also where Nike’s Consumer Creation teams, representing Design, Consumer Insights, Women’s, Men’s and Kids Constructs, and Apparel and Footwear Product Merchandising, have ...
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News briefsNew Swedish women’s padel apparel brand launched
Source: Peachy The motto of the new padel apparel brand Peachy is “from court to cocktail, smashing both in style and in serve” and is designed to encourage women to find a good balance between performance and play. The founders of the new Swedish brand include artist ...
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News briefsUnder Armour extends partnership with Jordan Spieth until 2029
Under Armour has extended its 10-year endorsement deal with Jordan Spieth through December 2029. The contract was set to run until 2025. The sports apparel maker announced the four-year extension on the heels of Spieth’s victory at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina on April 17. It was ...
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Padel Nuestro to open flagship near Murcia
According to CMDsport, Padel Nuestro will be inaugurating a flagship in Alcantarilla, which lies just outside Murcia in Spain and is home to the retailer’s headquarters. Pádel players, social-media influencers and other celebrities will be present for opening day sometime next month. Another flagship is to follow in Madrid. Padel ...
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ArticleIs Korea the new driver of golf?
The head of Sports Marketing Surveys for Asia, Eric Lynge, writes in a recent column that Korea will be “the next driver in global golf.” For one thing, the rise in domestic demand is “hard to miss.” Golf has become prominent in fashion and advertising. In addition to the PGA ...
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Babolat to supply official racquets for APT Padel Tour
Supplying its shoes and balls since 2021, the French brand Babolat has become the official provider of racquets for the APT Padel Tour. The racquets in question are of the Viper line, whose Air Viper model was Padel Spain’s racquet of the year in 2021. That same year APT Padel ...
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News briefsA new padel show in Sweden
A new padel trade show will be held in Stockholm later this year. Padel Expo 2022 will take place on Sept. 16-18 at Scandinavian XPO, Stockholm. The event is organized by At Event Sweden, together with co-organizers Swedish Padel Association and Scandinavian XPO. The new event is meant to gather ...
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Premier Padel to host tournaments in Argentina
The Argentine Padel Association (APA) and Premier Padel, the official global padel tour, governed by the International Padel Federation (FIP), have signed a multi-year deal to hold the South American continent’s first annual Premier Padel tournaments. The first of these will be the Argentina Premier Padel P1, scheduled for Aug. ...
