All Racquet Sports articles – Page 14
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News briefsICC announces equal prize money for men’s and women’s teams in cricket
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that men’s and women’s teams will receive equal prize money at ICC events. The historic decision was taken at the ICC Annual Conference in Durban, South Africa, ”well ahead” of the 2030 scheduled deadline that had previously been set for that objective. Teams ...
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ArticlePádel making an approach to VR
Vista Animations and Motion Capture Barcelona have spent the past 20 months developing the first virtual reality (VR) manifestation of pádel. “At the beginning,” lead developer Sergi Anglada tells The Padel Paper, which has done a full write-up, “we didn’t know how far we could go and whether the technology ...
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Infographics & DataTop 10 highest-earning tennis players by career prize money
Discover the 10 tennis players with the highest prize money earnings, as well as a short history of prize money equity in professional tennis
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News briefsFIP expands by eight
At its recent general assembly the International Padel Federation (FIP) raised its total of countries represented to 71, thanks to the addition of eight: Slovakia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Tunisia and Venezuela. Slovakia has established national men’s and women’s teams, built its National Padel Centre (with bi-weekly tournaments) in ...
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ArticleA “courtside” look at the pádel market
Sales have been flat so far this year at Padel Courts Deluxe, CEO Fernando Cánovas tells CMDsport. Now that mid-year is behind us, moreover, he believes it safe to say that 2023 will be a year of transition in the pádel-court business, with growth picking up once more in the ...
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News briefsSrixon Sports Europe opens new headquarters in Surrey
The European subsidiary of the Srixon Srixon Sports Europe has moved into new headquarters in Ash Vale in Surrey, England. The new facility, located about 15km from the company’s former office in Alton and 60km southwest of London, features more than 2,200 square meters of office space as well as ...
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News briefsTennis HoF goes digital
With the help of Infosys, the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) has instituted a metaverse. Visitors can peruse holographic statues of the greats (Navratilova, Laver, King, Ashe, Vergeer et al.), virtual artifacts (a racquet of Stefanie Graf’s from her Golden Slam of 1988, a dress of Serena Williams’s from ...
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ArticleSkechers commits to English pickleball
Skechers has been named the official footwear sponsor of the 2023 English Open and English Nationals pickleball tournaments by Pickleball England. Last year, Skechers signed its first two elite pickleball athletes in the US and Canada, Tyson McGuffin and Catherine Parenteau. Shortly thereafter, the brand introduced the ...
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News briefsLPGA sponsors reap up to 400% return on their investment, suggests new report
Brands that sponsor the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) are gaining up to a 400 percent return on their investment, according to a report from global sports and entertainment intelligence platform SponsorUnited. The report was compiled using SponsorUnited’s proprietary platform, based on data from 1,200 brands, 75 athletes and nearly ...
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News briefsJannik Sinner brings Gucci bag to Wimbledon’s Centre Court
Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner became the first-ever player to carry a non-white luxury branded bag, as opposed to a bag from a technical sponsor, onto a Wimbledon court on July 3. Sinner is an ambassador for Gucci. The custom bag, created by the Italian fashion house with the player, ...
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News briefsPPL adds eighth pádel team
The Pro Padel League (PPL), which operates in North America, has added an eighth team, representing New York City. Its ownership will be detailed over the summer, and the franchise will enter league play next season. Among the people behind the other franchises are musician (“King of Reggaeton”) Daddy Yankee ...
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News briefsATP Tour introduces official tennis merchandise collection
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has announced the launch of an official merchandise collection created in collaboration with Tennis-Point. The collection comprises apparel, equipment and other gear, marking the first time the ATP has launched such a comprehensive collection. The unisex apparel line includes polos, tees, hoodies, shorts and ...
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ArticleA pádel headhunter and consultant surveys the court
Fernando Blanca has given CMDsport a tour of the world of pádel from his perspective as director general of the specialized headhunting agency Padel Recruits and director of marketing and international business development at the consultancy World of Padel. The state of the sport overall is “good,” with steady growth ...
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ArticleSSU lands €150 million in funding, says worst of market disruptions are over
Signa Sports United (SSU), while bracing for less-than-stellar FY23 results impacted by macroeconomic headwinds and high industry inventory levels, is taking steps to generate €100 million in Ebitda savings by FY25 and less operational complexity in FY24 that will return it to profitable, long-term growth. Meanwhile, the Germany-based e-commerce company, ...
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News briefsAdidas’ launches its first spikeless, laceless golf shoe
Source: Adidas Codechaos Laceless in white Adidas is launching the Codechaos Laceless, the first spikeless, high-performance golf shoe with a laceless (and Boa-less) construction in the brand’s history. The new shoe, based on a gender-neutral last and offered in a wide range of men’s and women’s sizes, ...
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News briefsPreview of the Padel World Summit
The Padel World Summit – scheduled for May 20-26, 2024, in Málaga, Spain – has launched a beta version of its website and posted to it a 15-page brochure to outline the event. This introduces the summit’s organizer – the International Padel Cluster, a non-profit with a current membership of ...
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News briefsPickleball getting organized in Europe
The pickleball bodies of 25 countries have come together to found the European Pickleball Federation (EPF), a non-profit organization with headquarters in Luxembourg (application pending for listing on the commercial register) and an open invitation to join for other national pickleball bodies. The EPF will promote the sport and organize ...
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News briefsU.S. Senator opens investigation into PGA Tour merger
The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi-backed Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on June 6 an agreement “to unify the game of golf on a global basis,” as we reported earlier. Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal has now opened an inquiry into the merger in his capacity as chairman of ...
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ArticlePádel pessimism from a generalist and a specialist alike
“We don’t depend on pádel,” Head Spain’s racquet-sports business manager has told CMDsport, because, like its global parent, his company has other “legs” to stand on, such as tennis, winter sports and water sports. Still, Ricardo Brigolle believes it could take as long as a year to empty the warehouses ...
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News briefsAdidas licensee to introduce a new pádel brand
All for Padel (AFP) is planning to field its own brand, according to a pair of reports in CMDsport. The brand is to make its debut in December (for the Christmas season); include racquets, apparel and shoes; and take aim at “the new generations.” CEO José Luís Sicre assures CMDsport ...
