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Adidas shirts ‘dropped’ by Shanghai Half Marathon in Xinjiang cotton row
The Shanghai Half Marathon has ditched plans to give runners Adidas-branded t-shirts for the event, which is to be held this Sunday, in a move thought to be a response to the sportswear brand's stance…
Hogben appointed LimeLight Sports MD in management reshuffle
James Hogben has been promoted to managing director of the LimeLight Sports agency, which works with brands in the mass participation sector
UCLA strikes wide-ranging partnership with Nike, Jordan Brand
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) athletics department has announced that sports apparel giant Nike, and its subsidiary Jordan Brand, will become the Bruins' official athletic footwear, …
Matthew Glendinning | Kamala Harris, Nike and iconic moments
Amid the drama that followed the US Presidential elections, the Nike brand was present at the iconic moment when Kamala Harris told the President-Elect: “We did it, Joe.” SportBusiness' Matthew Glendinning explains why Nike’s moment of marketing gold owed as much to judgement as it did to luck.
University of New Mexico seals three-year Nike extension
The University of New Mexico athletics department has announced a three-year extension of its uniform and apparel partnership with Nike through the 2022-23 athletic year.
Nike’s sales and profits surpass projections
US sportswear company Nike reported direct sales worth $3.7bn (€3.2bn) for the first quarter of the fiscal year – up 12 per cent on a reported basis.
Nike’s net income was $1.5bn,
Nike’s sponsorship of Neymar comes to an end
Nike has confirmed the early end of its 15-year partnership with Brazilian football star Neymar, ending one of its most high-profile sponsorship agreements
Nike financially ‘hammered’ by Covid-19 but Knight optimistic for sport’s comeback
Nike underperformed Wall Street expectations by more than $900m ($762
Round-Up: Nike layoffs, esports welfare concerns, Windies Australia tour postponed, CCTV uses virtual anchor, and more
Nike is to lay off at least 500 staff at its headquarters in Oregon, US, after a loss-making second quarter - Fox Business
Round-Up: WTA Tour restarts, IPL sponsor backlash, Chinese NBL to restart, and more
The restart of the Italian Serie A football season has been moved back a week to September 19 - Reuters/CNA
The WTA Tour restarted yesterday with the Palermo Ladies Open in Sicily, Italy - Reuters/ec/CNA
Jordan Brand’s Jumpman logo to appear on select NBA uniforms next season
Jordan Brand's Jumpman logo will appear on all National Basketball Association Statement Edition uniforms, starting with the 2020-21 season.
Redskins face heightened pressure to change name
Investment firms, shareholders lean on team's key corporate partners
Round-Up: Swiss prosecutors’ Platini probe, fans back in South Korea, Nike layoffs, and more
Swiss federal prosecutors are targeting former European football head Michel Platini in a widening of their probe into a CHF2m ($2.1m/€2.9
Infront brokers Stade Toulousain’s long-term Nike renewal
French Top 14 rugby union club Stade Toulousain has renewed its kit supply agreement with sportswear giant Nike until the end of the 2024-25 season in a deal brokered by the French arm of the Infront agency
Round-Up: J-League restart, Nike and Adidas show solidarity, Ferrari plans Asia-Pac academy, and more
Japanese football's J-League is to resume first division matches on July 4, with the second and third divisions starting on June 27. Matches will be played behind closed doors
Round-Up: Football salary cap proposed, India-Sri Lanka tour decision delay, UFC on Bilibili, and more
The president of the German football federation and the chairman of Bayern Munich are proposing a salary cap for professional football in Europe
Nike postpones Euro 2020 national team kit launches as contracts scrutinised
Nike’s launch of Euro 2020 national team kits for England, France and three other European countries were postponed this week because of the Covid-19 pandemic.