All Racquet Sports articles
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ArticleJoma supplying official shoe to Pickle Pro Tour
The Spanish footwear brand’s 2024 pickleball entry has secured an official circuit deal – the first of its kind in European pickleball.
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ArticleStria Sport brings aboard NBA’s Andre Drummond
76ers center Drummond takes an ownership position at Stria Sport, a Chicago indie basketball brand, also joining as Creative Director.
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ArticleSportradar posts record revenues of €1.29bn
The sports betting data group lifted profit to €100 million and authorized up to €1 billion in buybacks.
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News briefsWPA and IPPA seek to boost women’s padel in Asia
New alliance aims to boost memberships, train coaches and professionalize the sport across the continent.
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News briefsJoma releases football-branded padel racquet
Spanish brand modifies Hyper Pro padel racquet with Premier League club colors following kit sponsorship deal, extending football partnerships to padel.
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News briefs‘Magic’ Ari opts for Adidas Padel
The Catalonian athlete, who held top rankings in 2023 and 2024, switches brands after seven years with Head.
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ArticlePTPA seeking outside capital, per report
Players’ union explores $1bn raise to reshape tennis governance and commercial control.
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News briefsPadel brand Nox appoints new General Manager
Spanish padel brand Nox promotes long-serving sales executive Iván García to the position, with Jesús Ballvé Cuesta remaining as CEO.
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ArticlePlaytomic scores crowdfunding coup
Racquet-sport app Playtomic has raised €5.1 million from 4,600 investors in what appears to be a record crowdfunding round for a sports app.
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ArticleOsaka exits Evolve agency
Osaka parts ways with boutique agency she built – raising questions about the future direction of her off-court ventures and her co-founder’s next steps.
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News briefsPolartec, Australian release tennis capsule
The ingredient brand teams up for the first time with a tennis brand
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News briefsOakley Capital acquires majority stake in Nox
The padel brand’s current owners and the Nox founder and CEO Jesús Ballvé, are reinvesting alongside Oakley Capital
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ArticlePadel’s next frontier: US market prepares for explosive growth, with lessons from Europe
A new report outlines how America’s padel market could expand tenfold by 2030.
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ArticleA second and expanded edition for Padelness in Naples
The trade event will take place on Nov. 21-23, 2025 at Mostra d’Oltremare.
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News briefsPadel on its way to standardization
Soon, it appears, the sport of padel will be played eyerywhere in the same way. As Jorge Caña, First Vice President of the International Padel Cluster (FIP) writes in Padel Cluster Magazine, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has approved the Cluster’s “New Proposal” (ISO/NP 25808), opening the way to ...
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News briefsFederer does not rule out starting a 'Fedal Tour' with Nadal
The retired Swiss player revealed in an interview that he would not be against the idea of setting up a senior tour with his historic rival.
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News briefsSuperfeet debuts lightweight insole for athletic footwear
The US insole specialist launches a performance model tailored for tighter-fitting sports shoes.
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News briefsSFIA releases mid-year sports participation report
A new mid-year report from US fitness industry trade group SFIA shows rising inactivity and cost concerns despite growth in select winter and racquet sports.
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News briefsWilson CEO Joe Dudy to step down
The US-based ball and racquet brand will see leadership changes as longtime executive Joe Dudy exits and Amer Sports CFO Andrew Page takes interim charge.
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ArticleBjörn Borg achieved record sales in Q2
With sales up 6% in Q2 2025, Björn Borg records its strongest second-quarter revenue to date, with growth led by sports apparel.
