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Nike and Hyperice launch heated, vibrating slide
New $249 Air Zoom Hyperslide combines Nike cushioning with Hyperice heat and vibration recovery tech
adidas builds women’s training line on Originals
adidas merges Originals style with training performance in its first Originals Sport collection, out now.
Superfeet launches cleat and sport insoles
Superfeet is staking its differentiation on carbon-plated, sport-specific insoles for soccer, football, tennis, golf and gym training.
Garmin’s CIRQA Smart Band challenges Whoop’s model
CIRQA matches Whoop’s screenless design but skips the membership fee
Boost to come for Brooks after Kerr’s run?
Brooks joins Nike, adidas and HOKA treating record bids as marketing events.
Mizuno enters esports with athlete-led gaming gear
Mizuno is applying decades of sports-conditioning expertise to a category built around sitting athletes.
FP Movement, ASICS launch debut footwear collaboration
ASICS’ first joint run-tennis release uses a lifestyle brand to extend beyond performance retail.
Canterbury’s youngest boot yet targets rugby’s biggest segment
Canterbury’s new range leads with elite speed tech, but its most commercially telling launch is aimed at ten-year-olds
Nike Radical AirFlow apparel expands globally
A trail-born ventilation platform reaches shelves worldwide and debuts on elite track athletes at the Prefontaine Classic.
Vuori taps an NFL tight end to sell gym gear
Vuori has launched the Breathe Collection, a training line fronted by NFL tight end Colston Loveland.
Satisfy’s new gear cools you the harder you sweat
Satisfy’s HeatCrush fabric claims to cool runners more as effort rises, launched with a 15-minute Atacama film.
Gravel running becomes brands’ new growth strategy
Salomon describes gravel as a gateway to new consumers, and Nike, Craft and HOKA are following it into the category.
While rivals go pink, New Balance goes neon
From neon boots to heat-reactive Stone Island cleats, New Balance turns color into its main World Cup storyline.
On uses clarity to simplify retail and customer choice
On is counting on a simpler product story to ease retailers’ jobs and customer choice more than more launches would
A tennis shoe wears the table tennis name
Little Tokyo Table Tennis puts its own stamp on a 2013 ASICS tennis shoe, rebuilding it for their community.
Hyperboost goes from track to street, cushion first
The Euphoria carries Hyperboost cushioning off the track and onto the sidewalk, priced below the running version.
Asics’ Blazeblast targets trail running entry market
Trail running was once for specialists. Asics built the Blazeblast for road runners who want the same bounce on the trails.
H&M MOVE sells the scent of tennis season
Court Line pairs activewear with fragrance in a launch that treats tennis season as a full sensory lifestyle concept.
On’s robot-built shoe goes faster, lighter
The Cloudboom Strike 2 cuts midsole weight by 15% and adds new geometry. Six athletes have already run personal bests.
Quiksilver rides the reggae wave with Bob Marley collection
Surf brand Quiksilver launches a limited collection honoring Bob Marley’s Jamaican roots and musical legacy.
The shirt sewn overnight that became history
Le Coq Sportif and the Maradona estate launch a capsule on the 40th anniversary of the most famous shirt in football.
Asics turns to fashion designers to scale SportStyle
Juntae Kim and Asics reveal the Gel-Kinetic FR, a modular sneaker with detachable flower hardware, releasing fall/winter 2026.
The boot adidas built for this moment
Messi broke the all-time World Cup scoring record. adidas had the campaign, the boot and the story ready.
Football in pink
Nike, adidas, PUMA, New Balance and Skechers all launched pink tournament packs for 2026. Here is why.
Venum takes its fight gloves off-road
UFC’s apparel partner since 2021 is launching motocross gear in September 2026: this will be its second two-wheeler venture.
adidas launches CLIMACOOL+ fabric for tennis
CLIMACOOL+ uses raised structures to lift fabric off the body: a structural, not chemical, answer to heat and sweat.
UA to move Portland office to Baltimore, New York
The brand is closing its Portland office: the one it opened to tap Nike’s backyard for footwear talent.
adidas runs out of letter 'V' for Germany World Cup kits
High demand for Havertz, Undav and Pavlovic shirts halted online orders. Kits priced at €170 were back in stock within hours.
OMORPHO, wearable resistance brand, enters Europe
The US weighted vest brand launches UK and European sales with no shop-floor partners in sight.
Acid Running launches first womenswear collection
Acid Running launches its first dedicated womenswear range after three years of development and a £1.07m investment round.
adidas launches Climacool System for World Cup 2026
adidas is the first major kit supplier to deploy a systematic thermal management offer across a full tournament squad.
Gymshark partners with Bratz
A four-piece drop, a nostalgia property, and data on female gym discomfort: collaboration as a statement.
ASICS aims for decision simplicity at retail
ASICS cuts through tennis footwear complexity with a two-profile system built around how players move on court.
H&M MOVE launches Solar Club collection
A Marseille morning-to-evening collection that blurs running wear and dinner tableware.
PUMA’s biggest World Cup kit roster in 20 years
The Herzogenaurach brand holds the deepest African kit portfolio at the tournament.
adidas, Kith and Messi launched joint football capsule
A jersey-to-suit capsule drops May 29, anchored by Messi’s 20-year international career and Kith’s 15th anniversary.
Decathlon’s archive is now a product line
Fifty years of back catalog, three capsule launches, and a fleece you can pass to your kids: Decathlon is selling its own history.
DEICHMANN plays the World Cup card
Europe’s largest footwear retailer uses the World Cup window to signal a shift toward sports-lifestyle – with creator-driven traffic as the conversion mechanism.
H&M and Lotto launch football-inspired menswear
The range launches May 21 in select stores and on hm.com, drawing on Lotto’s design archive with football-themed pieces.
Football fashion heats up ahead of World Cup 2026
From adidas x Miaou to Nike’s 7-label Cryo Shot programme, the 2026 World Cup is driving a major off-pitch fashion moment.
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