All Racquet Sports articles – Page 11
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News briefsThe market for golf equipment will continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace
According to a recent 171-page report by Technavio, titled “Global Golf Equipment Market 2023-2027,” the global golf equipment market is forecasted to grow by US$1,418.41 million from 2022 to 2027. While the market size is growing, however, the growth momentum will decelerate during this forecast period, with a decline of ...
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News briefsWilson Golf president to leave
Tim Clarke has stepped down as president of Wilson Golf, according to mygolfspy.com. Clarke first joined Wilson in the 1990s and became president in 2007. Bob Thurman, global R&D director, is reportedly stepping in as interim golf GM. Wilson Golf is part of Wilson Sporting Goods and has been owned ...
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News briefsHead opens licensed training center in Abu Dhabi
Head is opening a licensed padel sports training center in Abu Dhabi, the brand’s first in the Middle East, in partnership with Xische Ventures. The official inauguration is scheduled for Feb. 21. Located in Musaffah, the 2,200 sqm facility features five padel courts, a VIP court for private bookings, a ...
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News briefsU.S. gets sixth pro pádel team
Matrix Padel will be the sixth team franchise in North America’s Pro Padel League (PPT). Located in northwestern Arkansas, Matrix Padel was just purchased by Barbara Hudson, Shannon Hudson and Johan Den Toom, founders of the Matrix Club, which offers pickleball, tennis and group fitness as well as pádel. The ...
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ArticleThe twin forces of pro pádel meet
The two professional circuits in the sport of pádel, Premier Padel and the World Padel Tour (WPT), are discussing joint operations in the future.
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ArticleSwedish sports retail down 7.5 percent in Q4, index now with racquet sports
The quarterly Sportindex by Svenskt Sportforum shows that Swedish sports retail sales decreased by 7.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, making it the fourth consecutive quarter with negative development for sports retail. For the full year 2022, sports retail sales development landed at -5.8 percent. However, the drop ...
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ArticleTaylorMade invests in Tiger Woods’ golf experience concept
TaylorMade Golf Company has made a “material investment” in PopStroke, an innovative U.S.-based putting and casual dining concept that combines a technologically advanced, competitive golf environment with food and beverage. With the recently announced partnership, TaylorMade joins an ownership team that includes Tiger Woods in addition to PopStroke Entertainment Group. ...
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News briefsLacoste launches new logo for Medvedev’s line
Source: lacoste.com Lacoste has launched a new signature logo for brand ambassador Daniil Medvedev. The French sportswear unveiled the personalized logo at the Australian Open 2023, the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, where Medvedev is wearing a dedicated co-branded collection that comprises a polo ...
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News briefsRacquet sports equipment market to grow 4.3% by 2031
The global racquet sports equipment market is projected to reach $272.4 million by 2031, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.3 percent from 2022 to 2031, according to a new report by Dublin-based Research and Markets. The growing demand will be driven by increased fitness consciousness among ...
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ArticleThe rise of pickleball, and a shift in sports
The Association of Pickleball Professionals (APP) has released its Pickleball Participation Report on the status of its sport in the U.S. If the “nearly 2,500 nationally representative adults” (over the age of 18) are, in fact, representative, pickleball is getting big.
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News briefsWilson signs first head-to-toe brand ambassador
Wilson Sporting Goods has signed up professional tennis player Marta Kostyuk as its first head-to-toe (rackets, footwear and apparel) Wilson advisory staff member. The 20-year-old Ukrainian rising tennis star has career-high rankings of 49 in singles (Feb. 2022) and 39 in doubles (Sept. 2022). She recently made the quarterfinals at ...
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News briefsMunich expects 35% sales increase and opens new stores
Spanish sneaker brand Munich expects its sales to jump by around 35 percent in the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, to reach €65-70 million. In an interview with trade publication FashionNetwork, Munich CEO Xavier Berneda said that the company’s revenues are projected to exceed last year’s record sales ...
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News briefsFootjoy and England Golf agree on multi-year partnership
England Golf has announced an exclusive three-year agreement with Footjoy as its new official apparel, footwear and accessory partner. As part of the deal, all England Golf national squad members will be kitted out with the full range of Footjoy product at international events and championships. The agreement will also ...
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News briefsHead’s pádel team has a new international tour manager
Head has promoted Jordi Vives from marketing and promotion manager, his post for the last two years, to international tour manager for pádel. He will now be working with Thomas Bischof, director of pro players. Vives hails from Barcelona but studied in the U.S., where he also established a background ...
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News briefsL.A. gets first pro pádel franchise
EEP Capital, which describes itself as the first venture-capital fund devoted to the sport, has purchased the first pádel franchise in Los Angeles. The team will be playing within the Pro Padel League, the professional league in the U.S. EEP Capital is tied to and shares management with EE Padel ...
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News briefsEuropean Games admit pádel
Pádel is angling for a spot on the list of Olympic sports, which now includes skateboarding, trampoline and even breaking (break dancing). The president of the International Padel Federation (FIP), Luigi Carraro, seems to have taken the sport a step closer to this goal. Back in July 2019, he appealed ...
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News briefsPremier Padel aiming high for 2024
Having just wrapped up its first season, with final matches in Milan, Premier Padel is looking to become pádel’s top tournament by 2024. Organized by the International Padel Federation (FIP), supported by the Professional Padel Association (PPA) and underwritten by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the tournament is hoping to establish ...
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News briefsDP World Tour and PGA Tour partner with Professional Golf Tour of India
DP World Tour and PGA Tour have jointly announced a new strategic partnership with the TATA Steel Professional Golf Tour of India (TATA Steel PGTI). The agreement includes a commitment to developing golf in India and a pathway for the country’s best players to reach the top levels of the ...
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News briefsAll for Padel not quite all pádel
CEO José Luís Sicre announced at this month’s seventh edition of International Padel Days in Barcelona that All For Padel is looking to make good on its slogan, “Not everything’s padel,” especially when it comes to international expansion. According to CMDsport, the Adidas retail licensee is looking to move into ...
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News briefsBunkered Live golf show to return in 2023
The Bunkered Live consumer golf show, which debuted this year, will return in 2023. The exhibition will return to the NEC in Birmingham on Feb. 24-26, followed by a second event at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh on March 24-26. Bunkered Live is an evolution from the Scottish Golf ...
