All Racquet Sports articles – Page 21
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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 ...
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World Padel Tour aligns prize money for men and women
World Padel Tour (WPT) has decided to level all prize money handed out at every event, with immediate effect. With this decision, described as having “no precedent in worldwide sport,” WPT becomes the first global competition to have equal prize money at all its events. This is also the latest ...
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PGA Tour announces multi-year partnership with Nobull as official training apparel and footwear
The PGA Tour and Nobull have announced a new multi-year partnership that designates Nobull as the “Official Training Apparel and Footwear of the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions” and the umbrella sponsor of PGA Tour Active through 2027. Nobull products will be available to players at tournaments throughout the ...
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ArticleSigna Sports United grows by only 10.6% as bike supply issues persist
Signa Sports United (SSU), which continues to be hampered by supply chain issues within its full-bike segment, grew first-quarter revenues by 10.6 percent to €213 million due to strong sales gains within its tennis (+43 percent) and outdoor equipment (+20 percent) segments. Excluding sales of full bikes, first-quarter revenues climbed ...
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News briefsSkechers launches pickleball footwear and sponsors US Open
Skechers is getting involved in one of the fastest-growing sports in North America as the official footwear sponsor of the US Open Pickleball Championships, organized by Spirit Promotions since 2016. With no corresponding footwear in the Skechers collections until now, the brand will introduce a range of specific Skechers pickleball ...
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News briefsDP World Tour and EDGA further expand reach of golf for the disabled
The DP World Tour has announced an expanded G4D (Golf for the Disabled) schedule and a “transformational” support package for the European Disabled Golf Association (EDGA). As part of the agreement, the 2022 G4D Tour’s international schedule will feature a minimum of seven tournaments, up from five in 2021. In ...
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England Golf sends teams to European events for golfers with a disability
England Golf will be sending teams to this summer’s European Team Championship for Golfers with a Disability and Nations Cup in Belgium. The decision marks the first time England Golf will manage and field teams of amateur golfers with a disability in international competition. The two events will take place ...
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News briefsDecathlon positions itself as the “benchmark company” for padel sports
Decathlon Spain is determined not to miss the opportunities offered by the still trendy sport of padel. The retailer has announced that it wants to position itself as “the reference for padel players.” To that end, it is heavily promoting the D-Padel marketplace, which was originally created by employees of ...
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News briefsCallaway will support Women’s Golf Day for another three years
Callaway Golf has announced a three-year extension as the official golf club sponsor of Women’s Golf Day. This year’s initiative is scheduled to take place on June 7. Callaway has been Women’s Golf Day’s sponsor since 2020. Women’s Golf Day is a global movement that supports women and girls through ...
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News briefsAdidas sets tennis court afloat off Great Barrier Reef
Adidas and Parley for the Oceans have constructed a tennis court out of recycled ocean plastic and set it afloat, in time for the Australian Open, within Australia’s Great Barrier Reef marine park. The court does not itself float but is set atop one of the park authority’s barges. It ...
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Tennis-Point to run a pro shop in Spain
Tennis-Point has struck a four-year deal to take charge of and operate under its own banner the pro shop at a well-known Spanish tennis academy, the Emilio Sánchez Academy in El Prat de Llobregat, a municipality outside the city of Barcelona. The deal could lead to other pro-shop opportunities for ...
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Joma launches its own padel racquet
The growing popularity of padel tennis, where Spain remains the leader, has led Joma Sport to add padel racquets to the product ranges of its various brands. Joma presented its new racquet at a special international event during the finals of the World Padel Tour Master, for which the brand ...
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ArticlePadel Nuestro acquires Definitely Time2padel
The Spanish specialty retailer Padel Nuestro has achieved worldwide retail domination in the sport of pádel, following its acquisition over the past two weeks of Definetely Time2padel, along with its Time2padel and Padelmania banners and its Mystica brand of paddles. The terms and the price paid remain undisclosed. The company, ...
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Short stops
Nov. 23 Short Stops: Blue Tomato - Buff – SRAM - Tennis Warehouse
Distribution: +++ Ultimate Nordic Bikes has taken over the distribution in Norway of SRAM and its brands, including RockShox, Avid, Truvativ, Zipp and Time, starting on Nov. 1 Product: +++ Buff, the leading supplier of sustainable neck and head accessories made in Spain, is ...
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McEnroe brothers to play Antarctica’s first tennis match
John and Patrick McEnroe, the legendary American brothers who have both retired from professional tennis, will be playing the first official tennis match to take place in Antarctica. The events company LegendsAbroad.com and the sports and entertainment agency Octagon are organizing a trip there for the occasion for an “intimate ...
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Blackroll partners with the German Tennis Federation
A Swiss-based supplier specializing in sports preparation and recovery products, Blackroll, is the newest partner of the German Tennis Federation (DTB). With immediate effect, Blackroll will equip all four DTB national bases in Hanover, Kamen, Stuttgart and Oberhaching with products from the areas of activation and regeneration. This is intended ...
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ArticlePromising tennis sales in Europe for H1 2021
According to Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS), sales of tennis racquets and strings for the first half of this year rose in all eight of Europe’s major tennis markets: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the U.K. Year-on-year growth in volume (45.3%) outpaced growth in value (40.7%), with ...
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Macron enters the padel tennis segment
Macron, the Italian company specializing in licensed teamwear, has presented its first complete line of clothing, equipment and accessories for padel tennis, including even five models of racquets, made in Spain, for beginners and more experienced players. The garments are said to be technical as well as comfortable and elegant. ...
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On Running gets involved in tennis
On Running, which counts Roger Federer among its investors, has signed on to become an official footwear sponsor for the Laver Cup, a tennis tournament due to be played out in Boston on Sept. 24-26. The Swiss company has designed a limited-edition, comfortable and stylish Roger Advantage Laver Cup shoe ...
