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News briefsSwedish sporting goods sales decline 5.2% in Q1 2024
Sporting goods sales in Sweden declined by 5.2 percent during the period from January to March compared to the same period last year, according to Sportindex from the industry organization Svenskt Sportforum. All months showed a decrease in growth. In January, sales decreased by 6.1 percent, by 6.5 percent in ...
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News briefsSpanish e-commerce up in first nine months of 2023
Online sales in Spain for the first nine months of 2023 rose by 25.1 percent year-on-year, from €2.654 to €3.320 billion, according to Palco23, which cites the National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC). The sports sector accounted for €1.792 billion, or 54 percent, of the nine-month total for 2023 ...
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ArticleBoxing equipment market to accelerate at a CAGR of 4% by 2027
Factors include youth programs, urbanization, and rising female participation, but face challenges like infrastructure and injuries.
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News briefsEuropean sport sponsorship reached new high in 2023
According to research from the European Sponsorship Association (ESA) and Nielsen Sports, the total value of Europe’s sponsorship market increased by 6.2 percent over the past year from €29.05 billion to €30.86 billion. Sponsorship across Europe returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2023. The total volume exceeded the previous record high ...
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ArticleChina’s athleisure market poised to hit $82.8 billion by 2024
The fusion of fashion and functionality known as athleisure is reshaping China’s sportswear industry, with projections indicating a substantial growth trajectory, according to Retail in Asia. Driven by a blend of fitness trends, lifestyle changes, and a burgeoning wellness movement, athleisure is becoming a dominant force in the Chinese apparel ...
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ArticleAsics unveils study on women’s physical activity and gender gap in exercise
Asics has released the results of what it claims is “the largest study ever conducted on the gender exercise gap.” The study, titled “Move Her Mind: Closing the Gender Exercise Gap – Study Report 2023” and unveiled to celebrate the upcoming International Women’s Day on March 8, explores the barriers, ...
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ArticleA bright future for pickleball in Spain?
The head of pickleball for the Catalunya Tennis Club’s Meeting Cup, Lluis Riba, wore a prognosticator’s cap for his recent chat with CMDsport, saying that 2027 will be the year of pickleball in Spain. Like pádel before it, he said, pickleball is in a position to save struggling tennis clubs, ...
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ArticleSquash racquet market is poised to increase, but needs more visibility
According to a recent report by Research and Markets, the global squash racquets market was valued at $175 million in 2022 and is expected to post a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2 percent through 2028. Growth is driven by the sport’s increasing popularity and an expanding player base, ...
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News briefsSuper Bowl LVIII breaks TV records with thrilling showdown and star-studded lineup
Super Bowl LVIII, played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, has rewritten the TV viewership playbook in the US. CBS, under Paramount’s ownership, hosted the game, attracting an astounding average of 123.4 million viewers. This figure surges past the previous record set by Fox during Super Bowl LVII, in 2023, ...
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News briefsA record year for professional pádel
Over the course of 2023 the International Padel Federation (FIP) – which conglomerates the Premier Padel, Cupra FIP Tour and FIP Promises circuits – held 160 tournaments for some 6,000 registered players. Of these 4,874 were professionals, hailing from 72 countries, and of the professionals 1,362 (28%) were women and ...
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News briefsSport participation enhances academic performance, new study highlights
New research has found a correlation between continued participation in sports, whether on teams or individually, and improved academic performance. The article, signed by researchers at the universities of Sydney and Manchester and titled Sport Participation for Academic Success: Evidence From the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, was published in ...
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News briefsCricket equipment market to post 6.7 percent CAGR by 2032
The global cricket equipment market was valued at $680.2 million in 2022, and is forecast to reach $1.3 billion by 2032, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7 percent from 2023 to 2032, according to a new report by Allied Market Research. Growth will be driven by ...
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ArticleNorth-South gap persists in sports participation in Italy, says new report
Physically inactive people in Italy, who neither play sports nor participate in physical activity in their spare time, were 39.1 percent of the population in 2022, up from 34.8 percent in 2021, according to a new report titled “Gli Italiani e lo Sport” (tr.: “Italians and Sports”). Physical inactivity rates ...
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News briefsRecord UK viewership for women’s sports in 2023
A historic surge in viewership for women’s sports on linear TV swept across the United Kingdom in 2023, according to a report by the Women’s Sport Trust. The report reveals that audience numbers for female athletics reached an all-time high. A staggering total of 46.7 million individuals tuned in to ...
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ArticleSports industry contributes 1.3% to Italy’s GDP, new report shows
Italy’s sports industry is worth €22 billion and contributes 1.3 percent to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new report. “Rapporto Sport 2023” was presented on Jan. 30 by Istituto per il Credito Sportivo (ICS) and Sport e Salute, an Italian public body that ...
