All Racquet Sports articles
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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.
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News briefsMacron eyes record year
Italian sportswear brand Macron generated €107 million in revenue during the first half of 2025.
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ArticleStarvie joins the GSIC
Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC), a non-profit founded in 2015, has a new member in Spanish Starvie.
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ArticlePadel set for 17% annual growth through 2027, says Playtomic
In Europe, growth appears to have been strongest in France, whose court total increased by 1,272 during 2024, the Global Padel Report for 2025 said.
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ArticleEllesse returning to the US
Parent company Pentland has signed a licensing deal with a new entity.
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News briefsHead to launch first-ever tennis shoe with Boa
Shoes and boots for running, biking, snowboarding, and more. But here is the first-ever Head shoe with Boa wrap for tennis.
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ArticleFirst J.Lindeberg womens fashion collection ever to be released in 2026
To celebrate 30 years of collections, J.Lindeberg is introducing “A Day in the Lifestyle” and its first Women’s Wear SS26 collection.
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News briefsPadel World Summit successfully closes first Barcelona edition
The event for padel professionals attracted participants from 80 countries.
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News briefsStarVie appoints CEO
The Spanish padel brand StarVie has hired Alejandro Fernández-Cid Alegre to serve as CEO. The previous CEO, Jorge Gómez de la Vega, stepped down on Feb. 28, after 17 years, as we reported at the time. Source: StarVie Alejandro Fernández-Cid Alegre, CEO, StarVie Fernández-Cid Alegre has since ...
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News briefsCole Haan partners with Catapult to launch performance apparel
The golf apparel line will debut globally in spring 2026, with racket sports and performance lifestyle collections to follow.
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News briefsGloberide posts higher FY25 sales, profits in Europe
The parent company, which includes Daiwa and Prince, reported a 10.5 percent Y-O-Y sales growth in Europe to ¥16,295 million (€99.8m) in FY25.
