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News briefsAdidas sues LIV Golf over trademark infringement
Adidas has filed a petition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office against five trademark applications filed by LIV Golf, the Saudi Arabian professional golf league whose CEO is former professional golfer Greg Norman. Adidas claims that the “L” in LIV Golf’s logo, ...
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ArticleFIS joins Sports for Nature Framework
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) is the latest sports organization to join the Sports for Nature Framework. The Framework was launched late last year at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montréal and now counts 40 sports organizations among its signatories. These are organizations of all sizes from around ...
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News briefsIOC and UN-Habitat team up to promote sport in urban environments
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have announced a new partnership to promote physical activity in urban environments, underscoring the role of sport as an enabler of sustainable development of cities and the well-being of their residents. The collaboration was announced at the ...
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ArticleNew alliance, and new level of business, in pickleball
Major League Pickleball by Margaritaville (MLP) and Carvana Pro Pickleball Association Tour (PPA Tour) have merged “under a unified and definitive professional pickleball holding company.” The deal will preserve the two brands – the PPA Tour being a “traditional, bracket-style tour” and the MLP being a “team-based, coed league.” Combined, ...
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News briefsSport enters the Italian Constitution
In a historical step, Italy’s Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved on Sept. 20 an amendment to include sport in the Constitution. The measure had already received the green light from the Senate. The following paragraph has been added to Article 33, which refers to art and science: “The Republic recognizes ...
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News briefsPickleball becomes official in Spain
Spain’s tennis federation (RFET) has incorporated the sport of pickleball. It has, in consequence, established a committee to handle pickleball-related matters and chosen the leader of pickleball’s Spanish association, Roberto Pérez, to preside over it. RFET’s chairman, Miguel Díaz Román, acknowledging pickleball’s fast growth in Europe, says the RFET seeks ...
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News briefsWorld Boxing announces four new member federations
World Boxing, the international federation set up in April 2023 to rival the International Boxing Association (IBA), has announced a new cohort of members. Four new federations have joined the organization – Denmark, Panama, Mongolia and French Polynesia – taking World Boxing’s membership up to 16. Denmark is the sixth ...
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News briefsHey Dude fined by US consumer protection agency
Crocs-owned brand Hey Dude has agreed to pay $1.95 million to settle allegations by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it misled consumers by suppressing negative reviews, including more than 80 percent of those that did not award four or more stars. The FTC accuses the company of violating ...
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ArticleEU to take action on late payments
The European Commission is at work on a revision of its Late Payment Directive. It has put out a call for evidence and opened up a public consultation. A third step, the convening of an SME panel, is underway. The directive in force dates to February 2011 and is intended ...
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News briefsUK fashion sector launches Circular Fashion Innovation Network (CFIN)
The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT), the British Fashion Council (BFC) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have announced the launch of the Circular Fashion Innovation Network (CFIN). This new partnership will bring together industry, innovators, investors, academia and broader stakeholders “to accelerate the UK to a leading Circular ...
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ArticleA1 Padel, unfazed, looks to US
Fabrice Pastor, himself a former professional player, remains optimistic about the world’s third-largest pádel league, A1 Padel – known until this past January as the APT Tour. He is optimistic in the face of the recent unification of the world’s top two leagues, World Padel Tour (WPT) and Premier Padel. ...
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News briefsNike teams up with the Olympic Refuge Foundation
Nike is collaborating with the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) to help support displaced athletes. Together, they will ensure displaced women and girls benefit from safe port through the ORF’s Terrains d’Avenir program. The ORF and Nike will also collaborate to increase the capacity of coaches to provide a safe and ...
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News briefsSaudi Arabia is reportedly lobbying to host the FIFA 2034 World Cup
Saudi Arabia is refocusing its ambitions on a sole bid for the FIFA 2034 World Cup. The original idea of co-hosting the event in 2030 alongside Egypt and Greece has reportedly been abandoned, according to The Times, as the country’s authorities are already lobbying with senior figures in European football ...
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News briefsEngland cricket announces parity in match fees
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that it is increasing match fees for England Women to reach equal match fees for the women’s and men’s teams. As reported in July, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had already announced that men’s and women’s teams would receive equal prize ...
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ArticleGreenpeace calls TotalEnergies’ sponsorship of Rugby World Cup in France “sportswashing”
Greenpeace has denounced the sponsorship of fossil fuels in the world of sport with the release of a distressing video showing the Stade de France being drowned in a flood of petroleum. The video, aimed specifically at French oil giant TotalEnergies, seeks to denounce the sponsorship of major fossil fuel ...
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ArticleRussia confirms plans for BRICS Games in 2024
The Russian President has confirmed the organization of the BRICS Games in 2024. BRICS is a political alliance comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The BRICS Games is an annual multi-sport event organized by the countries of the alliance. The event is usually organized by the country that ...
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News briefsPalestine Olympic Committee partners with Senegalese sportswear firm Jsports
The President of the Palestine Olympic Committee (POC), Jibril Rajoub, has signed a three-year uniform sponsorship deal with Jsports, a sportswear firm based in Dakar, Senegal. The agreement was signed at the POC headquarters in Ramallah in the presence of POC Secretary General Abdul Majid Hijjeh and JSports representative Djamil ...
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News briefsU.K. government launches investment scheme for women’s sports
The U.K. Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has announced the inaugural Women’s Sport Investment Accelerator, a new initiative to boost women’s sports, in association with Deloitte’s Sports Business Group. The scheme, supported by the International Working Group (IWG) on Women and Sport, will run for a year starting from ...
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News briefsSkechers is suing Laforst Shoes for allegedly copying its slip-in shoe design
Skechers has filed a patent infringement lawsuit accusing California-based Laforst Shoes of copying its slip-in shoe design. Specifically, Skechers is accusing Laforst of infringing on five patents related to its slip-in, hands-free sneakers. The lawsuit was filed on Aug. 17 in the central district of California. In June, Skechers filed ...
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News briefsNew Balance files lawsuit against Golden Goose over “dad shoes”
New Balance has filed a lawsuit against luxury Italian label Golden Goose, claiming that the brand copied New Balance’s signature Dad sneakers, notably its Model 990 line. The lawsuit was filed on Aug. 18 in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. According to the complaint, Golden Goose’s ...
