All Racquet Sports articles – Page 8
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News briefsImperial Headwear appoints new National Sales Director
Carl Montanye is the new National Sales Director for Imperial Headwear’s golf department. Montanye comes to the company after 15 years at Adidas Golf, where he was the Eastern US Regional Manager. Other than that, he has over 20 years of working with sales in major sports brands. “Carl is ...
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News briefsPadel Trend Expo kicks off in Milan
The second edition of Padel Trend Expo is kicking off on Jan. 19 at Allianz MiCo in Milan. The international event entirely dedicated to the sport of padel brings together industry operators to discover future trends and the latest innovations in the sport. In 2023, the inaugural edition of the ...
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News briefsEastside golf secures $3.4M funding
The trend of micro-brands making a mark in the golf industry continues, with Eastside Golf being the latest player to secure funding. The lifestyle golf brand announced on Thursday that it successfully closed a seed round led by EP Golf Ventures, a partnership between PGA of America and venture capital ...
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News briefsPE firm combines three pickleball brands
Three American pickleball brands have fused into one, with the backing of a private equity firm called Thirty-5 Capital. Specifically, Paddletek, ProXR Pickleball and Boundless Pickleball will now operate under the single name United Pickleball Paddles (UPP), a subsidiary of Thirty-5’s United Pickleball Properties. “Combining multiple respected brands under one ...
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ArticleA review of pro golf’s pending big deal
According to Front Office Sports, the CEOs of two major golf leagues are stepping down, namely Keith Pelley of the DP World Tour (the former European Tour) and Martin Slumbers of the R&A, the sport’s governing body in the UK and operator of the Open Championship. Pelley will be replaced ...
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News briefsLTA turns down the Saudis
The board of the UK’s Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has rejected a proposed sponsorship from the ATP and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), the London Telegraph reports. Included in the proposal were two British tournaments, Queen’s and Eastbourne (worth 500 and 250 points, respectively), as well as Masters 1000s ...
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News briefsRising golf star Min Woo Lee partners with Lululemon
Just as customary, January is the month in the year when we witness sponsor changes within the world of golf. It’s already confirmed that Tiger Woods and Nike are parting ways, and former world number one Jason Day has inked a deal with the rising star Malbon, generating headlines as ...
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News briefsStiga Sports aims to revolutionize padel, launches angular racket
For decades, Swedish Stiga Sports has been at the forefront of crafting world-class table tennis rackets. Their latest groundbreaking innovation, dubbed Cybershape, initially made waves in the table tennis scene with its distinctive angular design. This edgy racket shape is engineered to provide players with a larger hitting surface, an ...
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News briefsGuy Kinnings to replace Keith Pelley as new European Tour group CEO
Keith Pelley has announced that he will be stepping down as CEO of the European Tour group after almost nine years in the role. He will return to Toronto, his home city, to become president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), one of the world’s leading sports ...
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News briefsGolfForever secures $10 million in funding
US company GolfForever has developed a product allowing golfers of all skill levels to train at home. Engineered by experts in both technology and fitness, the company now announced the successful closure of a $10 million Series A funding round. Two high-profile golfers, South Korean PGA Tour winner Tom Kim ...
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News briefsBoss signs two new tennis ambassadors
Boss is making further strides in the world of tennis, announcing two new ambassadors, Noma Noha Akugue and Ella Seidel. According to the German fashion brand, Akugue and Seidel have already established themselves as players worth watching more closely. Just in time for the Australian Open, the two German tennis ...
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News briefsFila deepens commitment to pickleball
Fila is doubling down on pickleball. Since 2019, when the company released its first shoe designated for the sport, it has been pushing to get into the pickleball market. With the release of its new Volley Burst shoe model, the company now claims to be “at the forefront of performance ...
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News briefsAdidas uses its Airchill technology in a tennis range
Source: Adidas New Melbourne tennnis collection with Airchill To mark the start of the 2024 Grand Slam tennis season, Adidas has unveiled its spring/summer 2024 Melbourne apparel collection, for which it used, for the first time in a tennis range, its Airchill material technology. Airchill involves loose-knit ...
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News briefsDP World Tour announces strategic partnership with China Tour
The DP World Tour and the China Golf Association (CGA) have announced a strategic partnership that expands the pathway for the players of the CGA-sanctioned China Tour to the DP World Tour and confirms the co-sanctioning of tournaments until at least 2025. The various pathways included as part of this ...
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News briefsJ.Lindeberg signs Christopher Eubanks
Source: J.Lindeberg Chris Eubanks Christopher Eubanks has signed with J.Lindeberg to become the Swedish brand’s new ambassador. The American player will wear his first outfit from J.Lindeberg during the Australian Open, starting Jan. 7. “We are simply delighted to welcome Christopher Eubanks to our team; with his ...
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ArticleA challenger rises in Spanish pádel e-tail
In its three years of operation, Padel Pro Shop has reached €10 million in annual sales, and its latest annual results for 2023 represent a year-on-year increase of 95 percent. For the new year, the online retailer’s objective is to achieve another increase in annual sales, this time of 60 ...
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ArticleOn Holding plans further expansion, but no Tiger signing
Swiss company On Holding, which had a phenomenal 2023 in terms of sales and profitability growth, is promising to unleash a plethora of new products over the next 10 to 24 months and be a player at the Paris Games (including new uniforms for the Swiss National Team) this summer, ...
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News briefsFIP and FEP to collaborate in Spain
The International Padel Federation (FIP) and the Spanish Padel Federation (FEP) have joined forces to hold the FIP’s Platinum and Gold tournaments in Spain, to be organized in conjunction with the federations of the country’s autonomous regions. Platinum tournaments have a prize pool of €120,000, and Gold tournaments have a ...
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News briefsAmer Sports files registration statement for planned IPO in the US
Finnish Amer Sports, Inc., which includes the Arc’teryx, Salomon, Wilson, Peak Performance and Atomic brands, among others, announced on Jan. 4, 2024, that it has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The ...
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ArticleFairmonde Golf welcomes LPGA golfer Angel Yin as a shareholder
Fairmonde Golf, an eco-friendly women’s golf apparel brand based in Wyoming, announces that US LPGA professional Angel Yin, an esteemed role model in the golf industry, has become a substantial shareholder in the brand. Yin, known for her outstanding performances at the Buick LPGA Shanghai and her prestigious win at ...
