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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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ArticleTopgolf tees up earnings guidance rise for Callaway after strong Q1
Callaway Golf raised annual guidance after a strong first quarter, driven by its Topgolf driving range venues, where sales surged on pre-Covid pandemic levels after a slow start due to the Omicron variant and strong performances from its other segments. Revenue for the three months to March 31 rose 59.6 ...
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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 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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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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News briefsWeSports strengthens position in floorball with purchase of Evosport, owner of Oxdog
WeSports, a Stockholm-based group of individual sports, outdoor and mobility companies operating both online and with physical stores and product brands, has acquired Evosport AB. Founded in 2011, Evosport designs, develops and distributes floorball products and equipment globally under the Oxdog brand, the largest floorball brand on social media, according ...
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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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A fund to help PGA of Ukraine and their families
The Confederation of Professional Golf (CPG) and Ryder Cup European Development Trust have joined with the PGA of Ukraine to create a campaign that will help the PGA members and families who have been displaced by Russia’s war in their country. The campaign will drive donations via a GoFundMe campaign ...
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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. ...
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News briefsPuma returns to pádel with new collection
After an eight-year hiatus, Puma is returning to pádel with a new collection of racquets, shoes, apparel and accessories – for players of various expertise and style – as well as a campaign called Faster Padel. The racquets range from the top-of-the-line solarATTACK, solarATTACK PWR (power) and solarATTACK CTR (control) ...
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News briefsPádel Village returns to ISPO Munich
According to CMDsport, the Padel Village, not seen since its inaugural years of 2014 and 2015, is making a return at this year’s ISPO Munich, scheduled for Nov. 28-30. The representative of the trade show in Spain, Martina Claus, believes that the market for pádel was at the time insufficiently ...
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Padel Nuestro to sponsor racquet-sports academy
According to CMDsport, Padel Nuestro has struck a deal with Equelité JCF – Sanyo Padel Academy to sponsor its Área de Pádel and all events held there. Run by former professional tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero and current World Padel Tour (WPT) player Sanyo Gutiérrez, the academy is among the ...
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News briefsSigna’s Padel-Point launches French amateur padel tour supported by Cupra
Padel-Point, a brand of Tennis-Point GmbH, a Signa Sports United company, has launched the Cupra Padel-Point Tour, France 2022. The first event of its kind in France, consisting of eleven tournaments across the country from April to September, is designed to create a world-class amateur padel tournament in France and ...
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News briefsPádel Nuestro renews tournament sponsorship
According to CMDsport, Pádel Nuestro has extended to 2023 its deal to be the “premium” sponsor and official store of the Challenger youth tournaments put on by the World Padel Tour (WPT) and Ultimate Padel Company (UPC). The original deal dates to last year and the tournaments have since evolved ...
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News briefsPadel Trend Expo 2022, the first major Italian trade show dedicated to padel
The inaugural edition of the Padel Trend Expo will take place at Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome on Sept. 16-18, 2022. The event is organized by Next Group, an integrated communication group with its subsidiary Padel Trend Srl and in collaboration with the Italian Tennis Federation (FIT). The new event, ...
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News briefsCallaway Golf Company publishes 2021 sustainability report
Callaway Golf Company, the owner of the Callaway, Odyssey, Ogio, Topgolf, Jack Wolfskin and TravisMathew brands, has published its sustainability report 2021 to summarize the group’s global sustainability program across all brands’ corporate offices, facilities and global operations. As part of its ambition to drive improvement throughout operations and supply ...
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Head to sponsor Spain’s Warriors Tour
Head has become the exclusive technical partner of the Spanish Warriors Tour for the next three years. The tournament, which is backed by Spain’s Royal Tennis Federation (RFET), has seen the participation of young players under the age of 15 for the past 15 years. The 2021 edition will be ...
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