Escalade Sports Acquires Goalsetter

Escalade Sports, a wholly owned subsidiary of Escalade, Inc., has acquired Goalsetter Systems, Inc., a premium brand of in-ground basketball goals for residential, institutional and commercial use, from Iowa-based Co-Line Manufacturing…

Sports Direct Makes Play for Kitbag

Sports Direct International PLC has acquired an 18.9 percent stake in Findel PLC, owner of Kitbag, a money losing seller of replica soccer kits and other sports merchandise that also manages retail operations for major soccer clubs…

Survey Reveals Apparel Brands’ Sustainability Gains

Textile Exchange said that while 73 percent of apparel brands it surveyed could provide data on the use of organic cotton, the numbers dropped off dramatically for other preferred materials such as recycled polyester and preferred cellulosics such as lyoc

ITF Elects Americas as First New President

The ITF, which is the world governing body of tennis and beach tennis and manages the Olympic Tennis Event, elected American David Haggerty as its first new president in 16 years on Friday…