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    Nike commits $3.2 million for indigenous youth

    2024-02-07T16:09:00Z

    Nike is partnering with NFL clubs to help Native Americans and Indigenous youth become involved in football. Through Nike’s five-year, $3.2 million commitment, each NFL club can receive $20,000 per year to collaborate with local indigenous non-profits and other organizations and support football-based programs for young people in Native American ...

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    Decathlon releases VR shopping app in US

    2024-02-07T16:06:00Z

    Decathlon has introduced in the US a new, “immersive” shopping app for the Vision Pro, Apple’s virtual-reality (VR) headset. Both the app and the headset hit the US market on Feb. 2. The app, says Decathlon, is designed to “enable customers discover the company’s latest outdoor and ...

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    Dunlop renews IMG Academy deal

    2024-02-06T12:38:00Z

    Dunlop has signed a second, multi-year renewal of its sponsorship deal with the IMG Academy, a Florida establishment that was founded in 1978 as the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy and has since expanded into a variety of collegiate sports. It runs a boarding school and camps for high-schoolers with athletic ...

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    Reflo has a new investor and brand ambassador

    2024-02-06T12:37:00Z

    Reflo, a British sustainable performance wear brand, has announced Harry Kane as an investor in its first seed-funding round, which raised around £1 million (€1.17m), with other investors from the worlds of athletics, green technology and creative services. In addition, the England men’s football captain will become a golf ambassador, ...

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    Speedo initiative warns of decline in school swimming in UK

    2024-02-05T16:06:00Z

    One in three children in the UK who have completed primary school are unable to swim, and it is predicted that without intervention 60 percent of children will leave school unable to swim in 2026. Meanwhile, childhood drowning has increased at a rate of 43 percent. In response to these ...

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    Nike program supports women’s marathon dreams

    2024-02-05T15:42:00Z

    Over the previous two years, Nike’s Project Dreamweaver supported some 120 women in the US in their quest to qualify for the Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials. The sportswear company provided the participants with regular shipments of gear as well as the support of its Nike Sport Research Lab (NSRL), whose ...

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    Pickleball tournament to debut in Las Vegas

    2024-02-05T15:28:00Z

    The inaugural G.O.A.T. Bowl pickleball tournament, scheduled for Feb. 9 in Las Vegas, has expanded its roster of competitors to 24 teams of four. Registration – for teams or for individual players, whom the organizers will place on a team – is open at the website of one of its ...

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    Rip Curl faces backlash over transgender athlete in campaign

    2024-02-01T11:53:00Z

    Rip Curl has come under fire after featuring a transgender athlete in a recently launched marketing campaign. The company, a subsidiary of New Zealand-based KMD Brands, showcased professional longboarder Sasha Jane Lowerson on its social media platforms. This move prompted criticism from some athletes and consumers, who called for a ...

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    Google is phasing out the cookie

    2024-01-23T16:50:00Z

    In a plan subject to approval from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Google is hoping to eliminate the third-party cookie from its browser, Chrome, in the second half of this year. Meanwhile, the company is rolling out to 1 percent of Chrome’s users a new thing called Tracking ...

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    Is this what Tiger Woods will be wearing?

    2024-01-22T15:33:00Z

    Tiger Woods is gearing up for a much-anticipated comeback on the PGA Tour after a lengthy hiatus, with golf enthusiasts eagerly anticipating the legendary player’s return to the greens at the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles. Many are also wondering about Woods’ apparel choices for the occasion after Nike and ...

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    Saucony reward consumers for moving their feet with new challenge

    2024-01-22T15:33:00Z

    The average smartphone user scrolls the length of three marathons in their feeds. Saucony wants to challenge that with a new challenge.

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    Lionel Messi is the world’s most marketable athlete for 2023

    2023-10-18T11:19:00Z

    Lionel Messi tops SportsPro’s annual list of the world’s 50 Most Marketable Athletes (50MM) for a second time. The Argentinean footballer, who currently plays for Inter Miami, finished ahead of National Basketball Association (NBA) star LeBron James. Football player Alexandra (Alex) Morgan ranked third, followed in the top 10 by ...