New Balance has signed high school basketball standout Darius Bazley from Cincinnati to an endorsement deal, according to the New York Times. Bazley, 18, initially committed to attend Syracuse but in March signed with Rich Paul of Klutch Sp...

Omnia Retail, a pricing and online marketing automation software provider, has signed up Europes largest sports retailer, Decathlon, following the launch of its London office in September. The contract comes following a hugely successful pr...

An easy-to-use, extremely detailed database to help sports and fitness companies keep in compliance with national and local laws has been launched by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) with the support of the Sports...

Nike signed the companys first ever endorsement deal with an esports athlete, Chinese League of Legends player Jian Uzi Zihao. According to the announcement by Nike Basketball sent to The Esports Observer, Zihao, Chinese actor Bai Jingting...

Perry Ellis International Inc. on Monday announced the successful completion of the companys acquisition by an entity controlled by George Feldenkreis in which Perry Ellis has become a private company through a $437 million transaction. Und...

Li-Ning Company Limited said same store sales for the third quarter ended September 30 registered a low-teens increase on a year-on-year basis. In terms of channels, retail (direct operation) and wholesale (franchised distributors) register...

British apparel brand Le Col has raised 2.35m from Puma Private Equity to fuel further growth, with the opportunity to increase investment to 3.5m. Part of Puma Investments, UK-based Puma Private Equity delivers funding to SMEs in all secto...

Dive Brief: Fifty-two percent of Gen Z males ages 13 to 21, spend more time following nontraditional sports than traditional sports, according to a new study by sports entertainment media brand Whistle Sports provided to Marketing Dive. Non...

DUBLIN ,May 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- TheWearable Display Market by Product Type (Smart Bands, Smartwatches, Head-Mounted Displays), Display Technology (LED-Backlit LCD, OLED), Panel Type (Rigid, Flexible, Microdisplay), Display Size, Vertic...

BRUSSELS, Belgium The European bicycle industry gathered in Brussels last week for their founding meeting of the Cycling Industries European (CIE). It is being created to enable cycling businesses of all sizes and from all sectors to make t...

Perry Ellis International Inc. announced that based on the vote tally from the Special Meeting held Thursday, Perry Ellis shareholders have approved the proposed transaction with George Feldenkreis in which Perry Ellis will become a private...

Asics announced the opening of an urban large-scale low oxygen training center in September 2019. The training center will be housed within a multi-purpose facility in Tokyos futuristic Toyosu district and will be approximately 5,000 square...

Antas negotiations regarding with Amer Sports about a possible takeover are advancing, according to a report from Bloomberg. Sources indicated that Anta has talked to banks about financing for the transaction and is progressing with due dil...

The International Health, Racquet Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has released The 2018 Health Club Consumer Report. This annual publication, based on a nationwide sample of more than 30,000 interviews, provides demographics and health, spor...

Dive Brief: Entrupy has launched a fingerprinting solution to counteract the growth of counterfeit products, according to a press release. The companys companys tech uses computer vision techniques, artificial intelligence and machine learn...

Dive Brief: Viewership of NFL games on digital platforms has jumped 65% from 2017 through week four of the current season, the league said in a report. The average minute audience was 326,000 viewers per game window across different platfor...

THERE WILL BE A REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020. THIS DECISION WAS TAKEN TODAY BY THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) AT THE 133RD IOC SESSION IN BUENOS AIRES. THE INITIATIVE IS A CONTINUATION OF...

TODAY, DURING THE IOC SESSION IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, NINE NEW INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) MEMBERS WERE ELECTED, THREE RE-ELECTED AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP AND FOUR FINISHING THEIR MANDATE WILL BECOME IOC HONORARY MEMBER...

THE FOURTH EDITION OF THE SUMMER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES 2022 (YOG) WILL BE HELD IN DAKAR, SENEGAL. THE DECISION WAS UNANIMOUSLY TAKEN TODAY BY A SHOW OF HANDS FROM THE FULL INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) MEMBERSHIP DURING THE IOC SESSIO...

New research from Roy Morgan shows that over the year to March 2018, 9.46 million Australians 14+ (46.8%) purchased something online in an average four week period, an increase of 590,000 in just 12 months. It also represents an increase of...