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News briefsCeferin re-elected as UEFA president
Aleksander Ceferin was re-elected as UEFA president by acclamation at the 47th Ordinary UEFA Congress, which was held in Lisbon on April 5. Ceferin, a 55-year-old Slovenian lawyer, will serve a further four-year term, his third as president of the continental sport governing body. Ceferin’s election did not come as ...
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News briefsShiffrin listed in Time’s 100 most influential people of 2023
After surpassing Ingemar Stenmark’s 1989 record for the most Alpine World Cup victories ever to become the most successful skier of all time (or the sport’s “GOAT”) in March, American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has now been named one of Time’s 100 most influential people of 2023. Source: Team ...
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News briefsFrance will invest up to €5 million to promote women’s football, adding to existing funds
Philippe Diallo, interim president of the French Football Federation (FFF), and Jean-Michel Aulas, member of the FFF executive committee and the owner of French football club Olympic Lyonnais, presented on April 13 a new plan to promote elite women’s football in the country. The budget that the FFF allocates to ...
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News briefsFrench Government to distribute 400,000 free tickets for Paris 2024
The French Government will distribute around 400,000 tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games under the “Tous aux Jeux” scheme, which is meant to make the events accessible to all. Around 100,000 of these tickets will be distributed for the Olympic Games and a further 300,000 for the ...
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News briefsNew race walking event to debut at Paris 2024
World Athletics has announced that a new race walking team event will debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The new marathon race walk will feature 25 teams, each comprising one male and one female athlete, who will complete the marathon distance (42.195km) in four legs of approximately equal distance. ...
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News briefsAmazon releases Brand Protection Report
Amazon has released its third annual Brand Protection Report to highlight its own progress in four key areas: controls to protect its store; tools to protect brands; holding bad actors accountable; and protecting and educating customers. Of particular note for sporting goods companies, Amazon reports expanded brand protection tools for ...
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News briefsShareholder lawsuit against Peloton dismissed
A federal judge in New York has dismissed a shareholder class action lawsuit against Peloton that accused the fitness company of intentionally misleading investors who lost money when the company’s stock price plunged after the pandemic. The suit was a consolidation of several shareholder lawsuits filed against the company and ...
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News briefsActivist platform calls on Nike to be more transparent about supply chain labor conditions
According to Reuters, London-based activist shareholder platform Tulipshare is calling on Nike to provide more transparency about working conditions in its supply chain and disclose whether the company’s policies actually meet its stated justice goals and human rights commitments. The group, which owns 276 Nike shares and wants to help ...
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News briefsFrancophone Games take place this summer after being postponed twice
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will host the 9th edition of the Francophone Games in its capital city, Kinshasa, from July 28 to Aug. 6. This edition of the Games was initially scheduled for 2021 and postponed twice, first because of the Covid-19 pandemic, rescheduled to ...
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News briefsAdidas withdraws opposition to Black Lives Matter trademark application
Adidas has reversed its decision to pursue an objection to a Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLM) application for a trademark with the U.S. Trademark Office. The application, from Nov. 2020, features a design including three parallel stripes. Adidas originally sought on Monday, March 27, to block the application, ...
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News briefsSingapore could host the world’s first “Home of Table Tennis”
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and Sport Singapore (SportSG) have signed a memorandum of understanding to kickstart discussions for the world’s first “Home of Table Tennis.” The signing ceremony took place on the final evening of the Singapore Smash 2023 tournament earlier this month. The ITTF plans to establish ...
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News briefsVolleyball emerges as the digital champion for 2022
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has emerged as the leader among sports authorities in the 7th edition of the #SportOnSocial League Table, a social media performance benchmarking tool established every year by research, digital and creative agency Redtorch. FIVB ranked second last year when the top spot was occupied by ...
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News briefsFrench court will examine options for Go Sport on April 18
The Grenoble Commercial Court has decided to study the continuation plan that Hermione People & Brands (HPB), Go Sport’s owner, the owner of Go Sport, intends to implement, as well as the takeover bids available on April 18. Intersport and Frasers (formerly Sports Direct) are among the potential buyers. French ...
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News briefsInfantino re-elected as FIFA president
Gianni Infantino has been elected FIFA president for the third time overall and will thus remain in office for another four years. The vote was held by acclamation at the BK Arena in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, meaning delegates showed their approval by applauding. Infantino was the only candidate. The ...
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News briefsSports Direct criticized for camera surveillance in stores
As the Daily Mail reports, Sports Direct has recently begun using facial recognition cameras that scan customers’ faces and check them against a database of suspected criminals. Frasers Group, which owns Sports Direct and is controlled by billionaire Mike Ashley, found itself compelled to do so after police stopped arresting ...
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News briefsIOC and UN Women launch new gender equality through sport initiative
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and UN Women have launched the “Gender Equality Through Sport Bridging Project,” a new joint initiative that will use sport to advance gender equality and prevent gender-based violence. The new initiative builds on the longstanding partnership between the two organizations, from which the One Win ...
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News briefsNike accused of breaching OECD supply chain guidelines
A group of 20 unions from the garment sector and two labor-rights groups – Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) and Global Labor Justice–International Labor Rights Forum (GLJ-ILRF) – have submitted a formal complaint alleging that Nike’s treatment of workers and unpaid wages violated OECD guidelines for responsible business conduct. The ...
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News briefsBrazil will bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Brazil has announced plans to bid for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the nation’s Sports Ministry announced on March 7. The other contenders are currently South Africa and a joint bid by Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Soccer executives in the U.S. recently said they are also considering a bid ...
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News briefsSpanish police dissolve counterfeiting ring
Spain’s National Police in Elx (Alicante province, autonomous community of Valencia) have intercepted in Murcia some 70,000 counterfeit products, worth about €10 million, according to a report in Diffusion Sport. Among the items are 15,000 football kits, 2,000 pairs of sneakers, 30,000 sweatshirts and 5,000 pairs of jeans. The sting ...
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News briefsFrench Ministry of Sports to establish ethics committee
France’s minister of sports and Olympic and Paralympic Games, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, has announced the creation of a “national committee to strengthen ethics and democratic life in sport.” The committee will comprise qualified personalities from all horizons, the minister said. Once installed, it is expected to present proposals for a reform ...
