All Racquet Sports articles – Page 27
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Erima, the German brand of team sports, tennis and other...
Erima, the German brand of team sports, tennis and other sports apparel, recorded an increase in sales of 18 percent in the first quarter of this year, as compared to the first quarter of 2013. In March, total sales grew by 24 percent as compared to the same month last ...
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Head has signed up a 21-year-old Australian tennis player, Bernd...
Head has signed up a 21-year-old Australian tennis player, Bernd Tomic, and extended ist sponsorship agreement with the 26-year-old Maria Sharapova through 2016
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Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis star, has signed a contract...
Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis star, has signed a contract with 9ine, a sports marketing agency partly owned by Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, the former Brazilian football star commonly known as Ronaldo, for non-exclusive image rights in Brazil
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Dorotennis, the French brand of women's activewear owned by Max...
Dorotennis, the French brand of women's activewear owned by Max Azria, has been placed in receivership by a French court, three years after being placed in bankruptcy proceedings. Reports indicate that its turnover fell to €9.5 million in the financial year ended on Jan. 31, 2013 from €11.7 million in ...
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Karstadt Sports will be selling Fila's tennis product line in...
Karstadt Sports will be selling Fila's tennis product line in all of its stores from February
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Lotto and João Sousa, the best ever ATP-ranked Portuguese tennis...
Lotto and João Sousa, the best ever ATP-ranked Portuguese tennis player, have signed a two-year technical sponsorship agreement for the supply of footwear, clothing and accessories for competitions and leisure time. João Sousa is the first ever Portuguese tennis player to enter the ATP Top 50, getting to the 47th ...
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Babolat has expanded its association with the international tennis championships...
Babolat has expanded its association with the international tennis championships at Wimbledon, becoming the official supplier of tennis racquets, bags and accessories for the tournament from Jan. 1, 2014. The French company already became Wimbledon's official supplier of shoes earlier this year. Babolat is already the official supplier of the ...
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Dunlop Sports Group Americas will distribute Diadora tennis shoes in...
Dunlop Sports Group Americas will distribute Diadora tennis shoes in the U.S., starting next January. They will complement Dunlop's range of tennis equipment and Antigua apparel. Dunlop and Antigua are both controlled by Sports Direct International.
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Babolat has launched a special new synthetic tennis string, called...
Babolat has launched a special new synthetic tennis string, called Babolat Origin, that combines power and comfort. Using an organically sourced polyamide integrated in a monofilament construction, called Pure Combo, it is said to provide an unmatched level of elasticity and flexibility for a monofilament string. It will be available ...
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Stiga has extended its sponsorship of the Sweden's national tennis...
Stiga has extended its sponsorship of the Sweden's national tennis table team
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Goode Sport has become the exclusive distributor of Völkl Tennis...
Goode Sport has become the exclusive distributor of Völkl Tennis in the U.K. and Ireland
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The organizers of the Wimbledon tennis tournament have reported banned...
The organizers of the Wimbledon tennis tournament have reported banned Roger Federer from wearing his tennis shoes with orange soles on the court, but the style has sold out on Nike's website
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Tennis is a category where Adidas is not growing as...
Tennis is a category where Adidas is not growing as fast as it is in running or football, but the brand is looking at consolidating its leadership in tennis shoes through a contract as official footwear supplier to Novak Djokovic. The Serbian player, who is Number One in the ATP ...
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Erima, the German brand of team sports, tennis and other...
Erima, the German brand of team sports, tennis and other sports apparel, is now sponsoring Elisabeth Seitz, the 19-year-old gymnast, who is the figurehead of German gymnastics and official ambassador of the German Gymnastics Festival 2013. Seitz won the silver medal at the European Championships held in Berlin in 2011. ...
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Erima, the German brand of team sports, tennis and other...
Erima, the German brand of team sports, tennis and other sports apparel, has signed a sponsorship agreement with ÖLV, the Austrian track & field federation. The contract will run from now through the Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. The Austrian team will show the ...
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Björn Borg, the licensee of the former Swedish tennis champion by...
Björn Borg, the licensee of the former Swedish tennis champion by this name, is to acquire its operations in Finland from the current distributor, Fashion Case Oy, owned by Anne Immonen. After the acquisition, Björn Borg will become the principal owner. Ove Asplund, previously a sales manager for JC and a store ...
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Dunlop will be sponsoring FAT, the tennis federation of Andalusia...
Dunlop will be sponsoring FAT, the tennis federation of Andalusia
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Running and tennis buoy Asics
Asics Europe lifted its sales by 8 percent in constant currencies for the nine months through September of last year, in spite of its decision to pull out of a few significant accounts as part of its selective distribution policy. After a robust third quarter, Asics Europe now expects even ...
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Tomas Berdych, the Czech tennis player, is to become a...
Tomas Berdych, the Czech tennis player, is to become a brand ambassador for H&M, the Swedish fashion chain. Not unlike the partnership sealed last year between Novak Djokovic and Uniqlo, a Japanese fashion retailer, the deal between Berdych and H&M will reportedly include the development of a range inspired by ...
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Lotto innovates in football, expands in tennis and running
Lotto Sport Italia is readying the retail launch in mid-2013 of the Solista, a special new football boot that reflects natural and artificial light, drawing more attention to its logo on the football pitches of the world. It uses a special patented microfiber technology on an exclusive basis. Lotto officials hope ...
