All Racquet Sports articles – Page 12
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ArticleSkechers raises full-year earnings guidance as DTC continues to bolster Q3 sales gains
Skechers once again raised its earnings guidance for the full year after reporting better-than-expected results in the third quarter and despite continued uncertainty about the macroeconomic environment and consumer spending. Sales in the three months ended Sept. 30 reached a record $2,025.0 million, up by 7.8 percent compared to the ...
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News briefsLIV Golf appoints COO
Source: LIV Golf Lawrence J. Burian Following a “competitive international recruiting process,” LIV Golf has announced the appointment of Lawrence J. Burian as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, he will oversee a large range of responsibilities, including corporate development and strategy, investor relations, human resources, ...
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News briefsOn opens second London store
Swiss sportswear brand On is opening a second London store on Nov. 3. After unveiling a three-story flagship store in London’s Regent Street in February, the brand will now inaugurate a new location at 37 Brushfield Street at Spitalfields Market, in East London. The new 280-sqm store will sell the ...
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News briefsNearly 1,000 golf brands to showcase their products at 2024 PGA Show
The next edition of the PGA Show, the world’s largest gathering for the business of golf, will be held in Orlando, Florida, on Jan 23-26, 2024. The event is organized by the PGA of America and PGA Golf Exhibitions (part of RX) and is open exclusively to golf industry professionals. ...
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News briefsOn opens first flagship in French capital
Swiss sports brand On continues to expand its global retail network, opening its first flagship store in France – its third in Europe. Located in the historic Saint-Germain district of Paris, the 250-sqm store will showcase On’s latest product innovations. On’s Paris flagship store will officially open to customers on ...
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News briefsNetflix will host its first-ever live sporting event this autumn
Netflix has announced plans to stage The Netflix Cup, its first-ever live sports event. Scheduled for this autumn, The Netflix Cup will be a celebrity golf tournament featuring athletes from Netflix sports docuseries Formula 1: Drive to Survive and Full Swing. The event will be held at ...
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News briefsTournament woes in the pádel world
Through Setpoint Events, the World Padel Tour (WPT) has canceled the Buenos Aires Padel Master, reducing its November tournaments to two: the Areco Malmö Padel Open and the Skechers Mexico Padel Open. The stated reason was delinquent payments from “the local promotors.” This would be the organization of Argentine businessman ...
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News briefsAdidas and Babe team up for golf-ready collection
Adidas and Japanese brand Bape® (“A bathing ape”) continue their celebration of Bape’s 30th anniversary with a golf-ready collection featuring a pair of custom Stan Smith sneakers and a selection of performance apparel and accessories. In addition to the Babe Stan Smith Golf with removable kiltie lace cover, golf graphic ...
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News briefsPickleball tour’s founder resigns
Steve Kuhn is resigning from the league he founded, Major League Pickleball (MLP), we have learned from The Dink. As we reported last month, MLP and the Carvana Pro Pickleball Association Tour (PPA Tour) were to merge in a deal that would preserve their two brands and establish a “unified ...
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ArticleGolf, walking and Nordic walking may enhance cognitive function in older adults
A recent study published in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine found out that playing a single 18-hole round of golf or completing 6 km of either Nordic walking or regular walking may significantly improve immediate cognitive function in older individuals. An international team of researchers from the University of ...
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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 briefsPadel is experiencing exponential growth in Italy
Italy is second in Europe (after Spain) regarding the number of padel courts and participants, the International Padel Federation (IPF) said in a statement. The country experienced an increase of 16 percent in facilities (sports clubs, padel clubs, accommodation facilities) in the first nine months of 2023 compared to 2022 ...
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News briefsSerena Williams first athlete to receive Fashion Icon award
Serena Williams is receiving the Fashion Icon award at the 2023 CFDA Fashion Awards presented by Amazon Fashion. The tennis champion is the first athlete to receive this award. Williams, who smashed countless records during her career, is also an entrepreneur, philanthropist and designer. Her lifelong passion for design led ...
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News briefsA tennis-to-pickleball pipeline?
The pickleball brand Selkirk has signed an endorsement deal with Jack Sock, as we have learned from The Dink and Selkirk itself. At the peak of his career, Sock was the number-eight singles (2017) and number-two (2018) doubles player on the ATP Tour. He will be endorsing the Luxx line ...
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News briefsPádel brand invites you to rent before you buy
StarVie has introduced eight-day pre-purchase rentals for pádel racquets. The fee per rental is €22.90 and includes the costs of shipping to and from the customer and of insurance to cover any damage to the racquet. The racquet is delivered to and collected from whatever address the customer provides. If ...
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ArticleLA28 proposes five additional sports for the 2028 Olympics
The 2028 Olympic Games Organizing Committee has proposed five sports for the Los Angeles Games, LA28, subject to approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). They are baseball-softball, cricket, flag football (a limited-contact version of American football), lacrosse and squash. The LA28 proposal now goes to the IOC Olympic Program ...
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ArticlePentland Brands restructures product and marketing management
Pentland Brands announced that within its product & marketing management, Simon Breckon has been named Senior Vice President for Speedo, Jack Richardson Senior Vice President for Ellesse, Kickers and Mitre, and Luke Doddrell Senior Vice President for Canterbury. Source: Pentland Brands Simon Breckon, Jack Richardson and Mitre, and ...
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ArticleOn announces ambitious 3-year outlook
At its investor day at On Labs in Zurich, Swiss sportswear brand On announced its financial targets for the next three years (FY 2026) and outlined the strategic building blocks to support its next phase of growth. Following On’s track record of strong growth and increasing profitability, the company intends ...
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ArticlePuma ambassadors celebrate 75 years of sports history
Puma and some of its world-class ambassadors gathered at the company’s headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany, to share some of their most memorable moments in sports history over the past 75 years and celebrate the company’s anniversary. “I think along all these 75 years, one thing which has not changed at ...
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ArticleSigna Sports to delist from NYSE, new CEO in Q1/2024
After assuming in June that the worst of the market disruptions were over, Signa Sports United N.V. (SSU), the Berlin-based sports e-commerce specialist, has now announced an acceleration of its strategic realignment and performance improvement program. Ahead of putting its Q3 numbers on the table, the company is talking ...
