All Racquet Sports articles – Page 3
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News briefsPadel Trend Expo in Milan evolves into Racquet Trend
The expanded B2B and B2C event, previously focusing on padel, will now showcase products for all racquet sports.
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ArticleBetter and better sales at All for Padel
All for Padel, license holder for Adidas padel products, has now twice increased its revenue forecasts for full-year 2024, according to CMDsport.
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ArticleMore evidence of pickleball’s rise outside the US
The annual growth rate (CAGR) of the sport is 9 percent per year from 2020 to 2030, our research shows.
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News briefsJoma to sponsor padel in Asia-Pacific
Joma becomes official technical sponsor of Asia Pacific Padel Tour (APPT).
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News briefsSTIGA Sports partners with top padel player
From the end of 2025 and for at least three years, Swedish Douglas Rutgersson will swing with the Cybershape padel racquet of STIGA.
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News briefsNox lost some altitude in FY23
The brand has managed to keep revenues above €25 million.
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ArticleOutlook 2025: Chances for the sporting goods industry
What does 2025 have in store for the sporting goods industry? Our comprehensive analysis finds six opportunities for growth.
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News briefsLTA lays down new tournament rules for trans and non-binary players
The UK’s Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has established new rules for the participation of transgender and non-binary athletes in national competitions. These rules will be taking effect on Jan. 25, 2025, and will not apply to international tournaments, such as those held at Wimbledon, Queen’s, Eastbourne and Nottingham, or to ...
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News briefsTennis back on top for Dunlop Spain in FY24
With its inventory glut, padel has lost a step.
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News briefsWilson has opened a tennis store in Dallas
Tennis, anyone? Amer Sports brand Wilson has opened a flagship store at the North Park Center in Dallas, Texas.
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ArticleTennis players in the world rise above 100 million for the first time
Asia is the continent with the highest absolute number of players, while the US is the country with the highest number of tennis players.
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News briefsTennis racquets market to post 9% CAGR by 2029
North America stands as the dominant region, while the amateur segment is witnessing substantial growth globally.
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News briefsSurrey to get Europe’s biggest pickleball and padel club
The councillors of Waverley Borough, in the British county of Surrey, have approved plans for the conversion of a vacant, 57,600-square-foot warehouse into Europe’s largest club for pickleball and padel, according to The Padel Paper. The HOPP, as the club will be called, was conceived by Sally Grace and Andre ...
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News briefsPadel market’s deflation hit AFP Courts in FY23
AFP Courts – whose parent, AFP Group, holds the padel license for Adidas – saw a year-on-year decline in revenues for 2023 of 19.3 percent, according to CMDsport. The figure was down 3.8 percent from 2021, as well. FY23 has in fact brought to a close a four-year streak of ...
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ArticleSpain’s amateur padel league plans to span the world
The plan is to within two years to quintuple the number of players and double the number of participating clubs.
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News briefsPadel automation company expanding into other sports
Smart Padel is expanding automation to fitness studios and golf clubs.
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News briefsDecathlon opens its first pro shop for padel
Decathlon has opened its first pro shop for padel in Majadahonda, on the outskirts of Madrid.
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ArticleHead is the number one tennis racquet choice in Europe
Data shows that in seven out of eight key European countries, Head racquets are the first choice of players H1 2024.
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News briefsCatalonia’s tennis federation to offer pickleball-only licenses
The sport has for the past few months been paired with tennis.
