All Racquet Sports articles – Page 14
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News briefsBjörn Borg with best Q1 sales in history
Total net sales from the Swedish Björn Borg Group increased 22.7 percent to 226.6 million Swedish kronor compared to SEK 184.7 in the corresponding quarter last year. Operating profit was SEK 29.3 million (€2.79m), up 30.8 percent from last year’s SEK 22.4 million. Gross profit margin decreased slightly to 50.0 ...
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News briefsBoris Becker International Tennis Academy stands loyal to its namesake
The founders of the Boris Becker International Tennis Academy (BBITA) in Hochheim am Main (Germany), Khaled Ezzedine and business partner Daniel Köhler, stand firmly by their namesake Boris Becker, even after the latest developments. The German ex-tennis pro was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in London ...
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ArticleSlinger becomes Connexa Sports Technologies
Slinger Bag Inc. is rebranding as Connexa Sports Technologies Inc, a connected sports technology company that brings together Slinger, PlaySight Interactive, Ltd, Gameface.ai and Foundation Sports Systems, LLC. As part of the restructuring, Slinger also moved its headquarters from Nevada to Delaware, effective May 16, 2022. With its portfolio of ...
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News briefsAdidas launches first “Made to be Remade” golf product
Adidas has launched a “Made to be Remade” polo shirt for golf. The polo is meant to be worn, worn out and then returned to Adidas, where it is shredded. Golfers can play it for as long as they want and then return it so the materials can be reused ...
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News briefsWilson launches new tennis apparel collection
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. has launched a premium tennis-inspired sportswear collection that combines existing top sellers with new technical pieces. The new collection comes nearly a year after Wilson’s debut in sportswear. Select pieces carry the “Wilson Sport Professionals” tagline and combine fashion and function for athletes of all abilities. ...
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ArticleYonex bolstered by badminton in Covid recovery year
Yonex’s sales increased 44.5 percent to 74.4 billion yen (€573.5m) for the financial year ended March 31 as the Japanese company reported strong product sales growth in China on the strength of badminton. As the company recovered from Covid-19 impacts, annual operating profit soared by 553 percent to ¥6,738 million ...
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News briefsInternational Padel Federation accepts 14 new members in landmark meeting
The General Assembly of the International Padel Federation (FIP), the world’s governing body of padel, which met in Rome on April 28, voted 14 new national federations into FIP’s membership. The new members represent and are responsible for padel in the following countries: Albania, Bahrain, Croatia, El Salvador, Israel, Kuwait, ...
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News briefsUnder Armour extends partnership with Jordan Spieth until 2029
Under Armour has extended its 10-year endorsement deal with Jordan Spieth through December 2029. The contract was set to run until 2025. The sports apparel maker announced the four-year extension on the heels of Spieth’s victory at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina on April 17. It was ...
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ArticleIs Korea the new driver of golf?
The head of Sports Marketing Surveys for Asia, Eric Lynge, writes in a recent column that Korea will be “the next driver in global golf.” For one thing, the rise in domestic demand is “hard to miss.” Golf has become prominent in fashion and advertising. In addition to the PGA ...
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Premier Padel to host tournaments in Argentina
The Argentine Padel Association (APA) and Premier Padel, the official global padel tour, governed by the International Padel Federation (FIP), have signed a multi-year deal to hold the South American continent’s first annual Premier Padel tournaments. The first of these will be the Argentina Premier Padel P1, scheduled for Aug. ...
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News briefsPuma returns to pádel with new collection
After an eight-year hiatus, Puma is returning to pádel with a new collection of racquets, shoes, apparel and accessories – for players of various expertise and style – as well as a campaign called Faster Padel. The racquets range from the top-of-the-line solarATTACK, solarATTACK PWR (power) and solarATTACK CTR (control) ...
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News briefsDunlop partners with Tennis Europe
Tennis Europe and Dunlop have signed a comprehensive partnership deal recognizing the manufacturer as the main equipment sponsor of the European Tennis Federation. The four-year agreement, beginning April 1, marks the beginning of a long-term relationship between the two organizations during which Dunlop and its range of products, including K-Swiss ...
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Padel Nuestro to sponsor racquet-sports academy
According to CMDsport, Padel Nuestro has struck a deal with Equelité JCF – Sanyo Padel Academy to sponsor its Área de Pádel and all events held there. Run by former professional tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero and current World Padel Tour (WPT) player Sanyo Gutiérrez, the academy is among the ...
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News briefsSigna’s Padel-Point launches French amateur padel tour supported by Cupra
Padel-Point, a brand of Tennis-Point GmbH, a Signa Sports United company, has launched the Cupra Padel-Point Tour, France 2022. The first event of its kind in France, consisting of eleven tournaments across the country from April to September, is designed to create a world-class amateur padel tournament in France and ...
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News briefsPádel Nuestro renews tournament sponsorship
According to CMDsport, Pádel Nuestro has extended to 2023 its deal to be the “premium” sponsor and official store of the Challenger youth tournaments put on by the World Padel Tour (WPT) and Ultimate Padel Company (UPC). The original deal dates to last year and the tournaments have since evolved ...
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News briefsTennis-Point is the new sponsor of ITA’s Collegiate Tennis Rankings
Tennis-Point is the new official sponsor of the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings. As the governing body of college tennis in the U.S., the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) administers regional and national rankings for all five divisions of college tennis (NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA and NJCAA), including ...
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News briefsPadel Trend Expo 2022, the first major Italian trade show dedicated to padel
The inaugural edition of the Padel Trend Expo will take place at Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome on Sept. 16-18, 2022. The event is organized by Next Group, an integrated communication group with its subsidiary Padel Trend Srl and in collaboration with the Italian Tennis Federation (FIT). The new event, ...
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ArticleInternational Padel Federation unveils name, logo and dates of new official padel tour
The International Padel Federation (FIP), headquartered in Switzerland but operating from Spain, has released more details about its new padel circuit, which will be called Premier Padel, and its new logo, a gold star attached to five paddles. Until now, the emerging sport has had only one world championship, the ...
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England Golf to receive nearly £8 million from Sport England to tackle inequalities
England Golf will receive an investment of £7.97 million (€9.52m) of government and National Lottery funding from Sport England over the next five years, which England Golf and Sport England will use to work in partnership to tackle inequalities in the game. The investment is part of Sport England’s new ...
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Scottish Golf reports membership increase
According to Scottish Golf’s Annual Review 2021, released at the governing body’s general assembly on March 6, the total playing membership of adults and juniors in Scotland’s affiliated golf clubs increased by 7.3 percent in 2021. The increase took the total to 207,676, including 182,167 males and 25,509 females. Membership ...
