The latest sporting news from the sport industry:
| Nike launches ‚Enforcer’ for Army & Navy squads | 08.12.2008 |
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| Nike will debut its new ‚Enforcer’football uniforms this weekend as one of college football\'s most storied rivalries enters into its 109th meeting. | |
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| Bounce:S shoes from adidas continues winning awards | 08.12.2008 |
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| The renowned US-based Time Magazine presented the 50 best inventions of the year 2008 in its November issue. | |
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| Sochi 2014 and London 2012 Share Olympic Knowledge | 05.12.2008 |
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| Dmitry Kozak, the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia with responsibility for the country’s first Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014, made his first Olympic visit to London for a series of invaluable knowledge sharing meetings with London 2012 and in the British Government. | |
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| IOC Defends Decision To Reject EBU Broadcast Bid | 04.12.2008 |
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| The International Olympic Committee (IOC) released a statement Tuesday saying it had followed European Union rules in making broadcast deals for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games. | |
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| Formula 1 will struggle to re-establish in the US | 04.12.2008 |
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| Formula 1 will struggle to re-establish its popularity in the US according to Joie Chitwood, president and chief operating officer of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in an interview with the International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship. | |
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| New Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games Safe – IOA Head | 03.12.2008 |
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| Indian Olympic Association (IOA) General Secretary Randhir Singh said security was not a problem for the New Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games following the terrorist attacks last week in Mumbai. | |
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| 2010 Organising Committee appoint Chief Communications Officer | 02.12.2008 |
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| The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Organising Committee South Africa (OC) announced the appointment of seasoned journalist Rich Mkhondo to the position of the OC\'s Chief Communications Officer. | |
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| adidas extends sponsorship deal with the New Zealand Rugby Union 01/12/2008 | 01.12.2008 |
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| The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) has received a massive financial boost after global sports apparel giant adidas extended their sponsorship deal through to 2019. | |
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| First 2012 Olympic venue unveiled | 28.11.2008 |
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| The first sporting venue for the London 2012 Olympics has been completed with the end of construction at the Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy. | |
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| More cash for Olympic youth plan | 26.11.2008 |
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| A London 2012 programme to promote sport for youngsters around the globe, particularly in developing countries, has received a timely boost. | |
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| Russia’s Putin vows better borders for Winter Olympics | 26.11.2008 |
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| Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday border posts that will be used during the 2014 Winter Olympics should be upgraded. | |
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| Outwear & sportswear sales remain flat in September | 25.11.2008 |
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| Overall September numbers reported in the most recent edition of The Outdoor Topline Report, produced for Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) by the Leisure Trends Group are a mixed bag as September saw one of the worst economic crisis in recent history affect all types of consumer spending. | |
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| 2010 World Cup Rights Sold for $3.4 Billion, FIFA Says | 25.11.2008 |
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| Commercial rights to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa were sold for $3.4 billion, 30 percent more than the last tournament in Germany two years ago, world soccer’s governing body said. | |
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| Drug-free sport is Utopia - IOC President, Jacques Rogge | 25.11.2008 |
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| Olympic chief Jacques Rogge has told the BBC that hoping for a drug-free Olympic Games is „naive“ and that cheating is „embedded in human nature“. | |
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| NBA and Globetrotters form marketing partnership | 25.11.2008 |
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| The National Basketball Association and the Harlem Globetrotters announced on Monday a multiyear marketing partnership deal in a move to raise the sport’s profile around the world. | |
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| adidas inks sponsorship deal to all IAAF events till 2019 | 24.11.2008 |
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| At a press event in Monaco, adidas and the IAAF today announced an 11-year partnership agreement granting adidas the world-wide sponsorship rights for all IAAF World Athletic Series events from 2009 until 2019. | |
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| Vital eco-wear sportswear to be showcased at ispo, Munich | 24.11.2008 |
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| Vital eco-wear, a new player in the sportswear market, designs and produces professional, high performance, bio-functional garments, with an important new twist. | |
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| FIFA worried economic downturn will affect World Cup fans | 24.11.2008 |
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| FIFA on Monday expressed concern that the world economic downturn would impact on the number of visitors to the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. | |
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| adidas and IAAF announce eleven year historic partnership | 24.11.2008 |
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| adidas and the IAAF announced a 11-year partnership agreement granting adidas the world-wide sponsorship rights for all IAAF World Athletic Series events until 2019. | |
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| Lack of facilities forces FIS to drop Grand Finals | 21.11.2008 |
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| The International Ski Federation (FIS) has decided not to continue with the organisation of FIS Grand Finals due to the shortage of fully-equipped hills for ski jumping. | |
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