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VF Corp. has issued Eurobonds worth a total of €850...
VF Corp. has issued Eurobonds worth a total of €850 million. The proceeds from the senior unsecured notes, which carry annual interest of 0.625 percent, will be used for working capital requirements and general corporate purposes. They will provide a natural currency hedge for operations in Europe.
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Adidas has begun a search for a permanent replacement for...
Adidas has begun a search for a permanent replacement for Chris Grancio, who is leaving as the company's global head of basketball. He has been overseeing Adidas' NBA deal and relations with basketball players since May 2014. Rebecca Jury, vice president of product in Adidas' basketball division, is taking over ...
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GoPro saw its share price move up by 6 percent...
GoPro saw its share price move up by 6 percent as it unveiled on Monday a much-awaited new range of products including its first drone, called Karma, which can fly for 18 minutes and has image stabilization technology. Unlike the drones of DJI and other competitors, GoPro's drone doesn't yet ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates has authorized for the first time...
W.L. Gore & Associates has authorized for the first time an external source, Formosa Taffeta, to manufacture some of its Gore-Tex laminates. The Taiwanese firm will act as the exclusive dual source for these products from the fourth quarter of 2016, expanding their availability for the industry. A new factory ...
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Callaway Golf has launched a new series of Big Bertha...
Callaway Golf has launched a new series of Big Bertha OS irons that feature a new and very interesting Exo-Cage clubhead construction
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Carvico has launched a line of high-performance fabrics with Lycra...
Carvico has launched a line of high-performance fabrics with Lycra Sport fiber for cycling
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Eduardo Indo, editor of OKDiario, claims that Nike has tabled...
Eduardo Indo, editor of OKDiario, claims that Nike has tabled an offer worth €120 million per year to take over the sponsorship of Real Madrid, according to several media reports. The Spanish club has been outfitted by Adidas since 1998. Neither party has confirmed such an exorbitant offer, but there ...
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Nike has signed up Jason Day, the current top-ranked golfer,...
Nike has signed up Jason Day, the current top-ranked golfer, for shoes and apparel, according to ESPN. The deal is reportedly worth $10 million a year. It was made possible by the fact that Day recently re-signed an equipment contract with TaylorMade and that Nike is exiting the golf equipment ...
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Sport Partner reports that Intersport Nederland has signed an agreement...
Sport Partner reports that Intersport Nederland has signed an agreement with the Dutch football federation to support women's football in the Netherlands, at least until the women's football World Cup in 2019. Although the “Leeuwinnen” (the Lionesses) wear Nike outfits, Intersport is the first partner of the women's team. The ...
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Head has been named an international partner of the Davis...
Head has been named an international partner of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas. As part of its new three-year agreement with the International Tennis Federation, starting January 2017, Head will produce and sell Davis Cup-branded tennis balls throughout the world. The Davis Cup, which was instituted in 1900, is ...
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Joma has launched a new brand campaign entitled “Exercise your...
Joma has launched a new brand campaign entitled “Exercise your freedom.” The core message of the campaign, which goes beyond sport, focuses on the importance of pursuing freedom in any situation. The campaign first appeared in Spain on Sept. 12, both on national TV and digital channels, and will be ...
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Joma says it will be outfitting more than 30 percent...
Joma says it will be outfitting more than 30 percent of the players competing in the World Futsal Cup, which has already started and is taking place until Oct. 1 in Colombia. It will also be the official supplier of three national teams – from Cuba, Guatemala and Uzbekistan.
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Bauer Hockey has signed up four world-standard female hockey players....
Bauer Hockey has signed up four world-standard female hockey players. The brand will also run ten women-only First Shift events throughout Canada this season. Introduced three years ago, this kind of event is designed to attract new players to the sport.
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The Tecnica-Blizzard freeride team has welcomed Eva Walkner as a...
The Tecnica-Blizzard freeride team has welcomed Eva Walkner as a member. The Austrian skier, 37, has won the female Championship Freeride World Tour for two seasons. Walkner is currently training for the next season, which will start in Chamonix on Jan. 27, 2017. Tecnica said the skier will play an ...
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Odlo will be an official supplier and partner of the...
Odlo will be an official supplier and partner of the French Nordic ski teams for the next six years, starting this winter. The contract will thus cover the Winter Olympic Games in Pyongyang in 2018 and in Beijing in 2022.
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Brooks Running will be the technical sponsor of the Barcelona...
Brooks Running will be the technical sponsor of the Barcelona Half-Marathon next Feb. 12
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Adidas has added eight more basketball rookies to the growing...
Adidas has added eight more basketball rookies to the growing roster of athletes sponsored in the U.S.
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A professional golfer, Iona Stephen, has joined Garmin as its...
A professional golfer, Iona Stephen, has joined Garmin as its newest ambassador
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Icebug is joining Head and Devold this year as sponsor...
Icebug is joining Head and Devold this year as sponsor of the Allgäu Swimrun race, the German version of a Swedish trail running and swimming race, which will take place on Oct. 8 in the Bavarian town of Oy-Mittelberg ++ Golf Datatech has announced the completion of a study on ...
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A book released in Italian bookshops tells the history of...
A book released in Italian bookshops tells the history of Manifattura Valcismon, which started up near Belluno 70 years ago is now a leading in cycling, Nordic skiing and mountaineering clothing through its brands Sportful, Castelli and Karpos
