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News briefsNike sues Lululemon for patent infringement on its Flyknit technology
Nike Inc. is suing Lululemon Athletica, claiming that at least four of Lululemon’s footwear products infringe its patents. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Nike alleges that Lululemon’s Blissfeel, Chargefeel Low, Chargefeel Mid and Strongfeel sneakers infringe on Nike’s patents related to its Flyknit technology, with reference to ...
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News briefsUkraine could boycott Paris 2024 if Russia and Belarus are allowed to compete
The Ukrainian sports minister, Vadym Guttsait, has warned that the country could boycott the 2024 Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and Belarus are allowed to compete. The announcement comes on the heels of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Jan. 25, saying it was favoring “a pathway for athletes’ ...
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News briefsItaly’s sporting goods industry is worth €13 billion
According to a recent study by Assosport, Italy’s sporting goods industry is worth €13 billion, a 15 percent increase from 2020. Growth has been driven by the resuming of activities after Covid-19, combined with the pandemic itself, which has, in fact, pushed many consumers to outdoor as well as at-home ...
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News briefsJD Sports Fashion brands suffer hack
It appears that someone has hacked into the computer systems of five brands owned by JD Sports Fashion: namely JD, Size?, Millets, Blacks, Scotts and MilletSport. According to the company, the information lifted from its databases would concern 10 million unique customers and should be limited to their name, their ...
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News briefsOregon wants to ban kangaroo leather
Oregon lawmakers are taking aim at kangaroo leather in athletic footwear, particularly high-end soccer shoes, according to SGI USA. A new proposed bill would ban the purchase, receipt, sale or commercial exchange of products containing parts of a dead kangaroo. In a related release, Nike was taken to task: “[We ...
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News briefsPro pádel league to open 2023 in Qatar
Premier Padel is opening its 2023 season with the Ooredoo Qatar Major, from Feb. 26 to March 5 at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash complex in Doha. There will be live coverage in Latin America and the Caribbean (on ESPN), in Europe (Sky Sports, Viaplay and Canal+), in the ...
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News briefsGerman Football Association’s charitable status revoked for 2014/15
The Frankfurt am Main tax office has retroactively revoked the non-profit status of the German Football Association (DFB) for 2014 and 2015. The DFB, which has just appointed a new director in the person of former football professional and 1990 World Champion Rudi Völler, is thus threatened with an additional ...
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News briefsFrance has a new Ambassador for Sport
Samuel Ducroquet is the new French Ambassador for Sport, a diplomatic position within the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He takes over from Laurence Fischer, who had been in place since 2019. The role of ambassador for sport was created by Laurent Fabius, at the time Minister of Foreign Affairs, ...
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News briefsSuper Retail Group gets sued
Fair Work Ombudsman Australia (FWO) last week filed legal proceedings against the retail group over a previously disclosed issue related to overtime pay for its store set-up and renovation teams. The retailer self-reported the matter to the FWO in 2018, subsequently apologizing to the impacted employees and establishing a remediation ...
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News briefsNBA and French government collaborate to promote basketball in France and Africa
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and French president Emmanuel Macron have unveiled a plan to collaborate on various initiatives meant to elevate basketball in France and Africa at all levels. Silver, Macron as well as NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum, NBA head of basketball operations Joe Dumars and French Basketball Federation ...
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News briefsNew Circularity Gap Report finds that global situation is worsening
Global impact organization Circle Economy has released its latest annual Circularity Gap Report – for the first time this year in collaboration with Deloitte. The report makes for sobering reading, with circularity down from 8.6 percent in 2020 to 7.2 percent in 2023 and the world relying almost exclusively on ...
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News briefsGo Sport Group brought under judicial supervision by commercial court
On Jan. 19, the Commercial Court of Grenoble placed the Go Sport group, a retailer that operates 223 stores in France, in receivership after having noted its state of cessation of payment. The court said that it “has ascertained the insolvency of the company Groupe Go Sport and launched proceedings ...
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News briefsAdidas presents its first collection for Italian national football team
As the new official partner of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and supplier of all Italian national teams (men’s, women’s, youth, futsal, beach soccer and e-sports), Adidas has now unveiled its first collection of products for the teams, created in collaboration with FIGC. Much of the collection’s design is inspired ...
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News briefsDecathlon employees in France demand higher wages
Several dozen employees of the sporting goods chain manifested on Jan. 14 in front of some of the retailer’s stores in France to demand better wages following a strike call by CFDT, one of France’s major confederations of trade unions. The strike date coincided with the first Saturday of the ...
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News briefsJury rejects Adidas’ lawsuit against Thom Browne
Adidas failed to convince the Southern District Court in Manhattan that the use of stripes on the clothing of luxury brand Thom Browne Inc. infringes the sporting goods giant’s trademark, the three stripes. The jury found Jan. 12 that there was no trademark infringement or dilution. Adidas sought $867,225 in ...
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News briefsNew Balance is suing AS Roma over Adidas sponsorship deal
New Balance is suing AS Roma due to the club’s recent long-term agreement with Adidas. The existing technical sponsorship agreement between New Balance and the Serie A club for the production of soccer jerseys, which expires at the end of the current 2022/23 season, has not been renewed. Following press ...
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News briefsCeferin is set to be re-elected as UEFA president
Aleksander Ceferin, the current UEFA president, is set to be re-elected as he has emerged as the only candidate for the role, the organization has announced. Presidential elections at the European football governing body are scheduled to take place at its congress in April. Ceferin, 55, is standing for a ...
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News briefsNew York bans PFAS in textiles
The State of New York has banned the production and sale within the state of clothing and other textiles containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). The legislation is set to go into effect on Dec. 31, 2023, after Governor Kathy Hochul signed off on Senate Bill S6291A earlier this month. ...
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News briefsMeta not allowed to use personal data for advertising
Facebook owner Meta will no longer be allowed to use the personal data of its users in Europe for advertising personalization without being asked. This was the decision of the responsible Irish data protection authority DPC. At the same time, the authority imposed a fine of €390 million. According to ...
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News briefsPeloton Interactive agrees to pay $19 million fine
Peloton Interactive has agreed to pay a $19 million civil penalty levied by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for failing to report a defect with its Tread+ treadmill promptly. Besides the fine, the company’s settlement with the government agency requires it to file annual reports on the compliance ...
