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News briefsInternational Cotton Association appoints its first female president
Kim Hanna, the co-founder and CEO of international cotton controlling company TransGlobal Inspections, has been appointed as president of the International Cotton Association (ICA). Hanna, voted at ICA’s annual general meeting earlier this month, will be the first female to serve as ICA’s president in the 180 years of history ...
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News briefsInternational Federation of American Football receives full IOC recognition
The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has been granted full recognition by the IOC at its 141st Session in Mumbai. The decision follows the proposal made by the IOC executive board in March. The IFAF is the international governing body for the sport of American football, including flag football, ...
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News briefsPro-Sports joins the International Textile Manufacturers Federation
Pro-Sports, a Vietnam-based garment manufacturer that primarily focuses on performance, active, sports and casual wear, has joined the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) as a corporate member. Located in northern Vietnam, Pro-Sports specializes in both woven and knit products and has a workforce of 6,000 people in four factories. The ...
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News briefsPremier Padel appoints Eno Polo as CEO
Source: Premier Padel Eno Polo Premier Padel, the global pro padel tour founded by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) with the International Padel Federation (FIP) and the Professional Padel Association (PPA), has announced the appointment of Eno Polo as CEO, effective Nov. 16. Polo has a long-standing experience ...
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News briefsFormer Iconix CEO Neil Cole sentenced to 18 months in prison on fraud charges
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, has announced that Neil Cole, the founder and former CEO of Iconix Brand Group, has been sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 18 months in prison “for participating in a scheme to fraudulently inflate Iconix’s revenue and earnings ...
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News briefsMacron participates in the 2nd Paralympic Day ahead of Paris 2024
The 2nd Paralympic Day was held at Place de la République in Paris on Oct. 8, on the eve of the opening of the ticket sales for the 2024 Paralympic Games. The event, which saw the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron, was co-organized by the Paris 2024 Organising Committee ...
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News briefsWorld Boxing boosts its executive board and announces inaugural congress
World Boxing has added two new members to its executive board, Dinah Glykidis and Marketa Vochoska Haindlova. Glykidis is the CEO of Boxing Australia. Haindlova is the founder and principal of an international law firm, Marketa Haindlova, specialising in sports law. In parallel to her legal practice, she has extensive ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
