Category: Sports/Fitness

MLS and the MLS Players Association completed a new collective bargaining agreement on Wednesday after the MLSPA voted to approve a revised plan, paving a way for a return to play in July.

Nike has renewed its sponsorship deal with Stade Toulousain, the French rugby club.

Adidas said that in Greater China, the company’s first major market on the road to recovery, all own- and partner-operated stores have been open since mid-April. While store traffic remained below the prior year level in May, targeted efforts to revitalize retail have led to sequential improvements since stores reopened

The NBA plans to resume play on July 31 with 22 of its 30 teams competing for the final seeds of a 16-team playoff, according to a report from ESPN.

Duke’s Sporting Goods and H+W Sports, two team-sports retailers based in Kentucky, have decided to merge.

In the face of overwhelming need from workers across the golf industry suffering hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Golf Emergency Relief Fund has awarded over $4 million to more than 3,300 individuals seeking assistance during Phase 1 of the initiative. Registration limits were reached within 24 hours after the fund was opened on April 15.

Spartan succeeded in hosting its biggest event yet in collaboration with World OCR – with more than 40,000 athletes posting results in 24 hours cross the virtual finish lines in more than 100 countries during “Project Unbreakable: The World’s Largest Virtual Race, powered by Rakuten.”

The Running Industry Association (RIA) said that due to COVID-19, it is replacing its in-person trade show, scheduled to run in Denver, CO earlier this month, with a virtual show.

An online auction of the assets of the Arena Football League (AFL), which ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy last November, will take place through June 23. Assets include memorabilia, equipment, and intellectual property from five AFL teams: Albany Empire, Atlantic City Blackjacks, Baltimore Brigade, Philadelphia Soul, Washington Valor, as well as the intellectual property of the Columbus Destroyers.