Brands

Sportswear brand New Balance has launched an exclusive brand outlet in Mumbai as part of its strategic expansion plan for India. Located on the metro’s Linking Road, the store was inaugurated by cricketer and brand ambassador Pat Cummings.

New Balance recently launched an India subsidiary and its new Mumbai store is designed to mix sports and culture, showing its vision for continued expansion in the country. The Linking Road store’s design centres around central seating to promote community building and red overhead lighting mirrors New Balance’s striking logo.

Feb 21, 2023 15:02
Leading sports apparel brand adidas is reportedly "very close" to sealing the deal as shirt sponsor of the Indian cricket team for the next five years.  The adidas deal is expected to begin from June this year and end in March 2028, Cricketnext reports.
Feb 20, 2023 17:02
Lifestyle accessory company Hapipola has roped in Indian women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur as brand ambassador. As per an official release, Harmanpreet is a "perfect representation of its ethos, that fuses technology with style designed for today’s fashionable and tech-savvy youth".
Feb 17, 2023 19:02
HERZOGENAURACH, Germany: Sports company PUMA will turn 75 in 2023 and will celebrate its milestones in sports, culture and innovation with a series of events throughout the year which will elaborate on its mantra ‘Forever Faster’.
Feb 16, 2023 18:02
Growing up an only child in Belgium, Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere would spend hours glued to the single video game that came with the secondhand Sega console her parents bought to keep her occupied while they were at work.
Feb 16, 2023 18:02
LOS ANGELES: Rich Paul, the sports agent who represents LeBron James, Wednesday announced the creation of Klutch Athletics, a new Black-owned sportswear brand co-authored with New Balance. 
Feb 10, 2023 16:02
A signed Kobe Bryant jersey, worn during his lone MVP season in 2007-08, sold for $5.8 million ($5,849,700) with Sotheby’s on Thursday, a record for any Bryant item.  It is the second most expensive basketball jersey ever sold. Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals jersey, which sold for $10.1m in September 2022, remains the most valuable such item.
Feb 10, 2023 15:02
MUMBAI: Fast&Up, India’s homegrown active nutrition brand, has launched a blend of whey protein and plant protein called Fast&Up Fusion Tech Protein,. The formulation lays claim to being India’s first clinically tested blend of whey and plant protein, and within a month of its launch, Fast&Up Fusion Tech Protein has become the best-selling product in the brand’s portfolio.
Feb 06, 2023 18:02
The Shanghai Masters has renewed its contract with tournament title sponsor, the prestige Swiss watchmaker Rolex.    Rolex will continue to sponsor the Shanghai Masters for the next ten years. The two parties will jointly present the Rolex Shanghai Masters from 2-15 October 2023 (including qualifying rounds) following a "significant upgrade" to the tournament.  
Feb 03, 2023 18:02
PURCHASE, N.Y.: Starry, PepsiCo's newly unveiled lemon lime flavored soda, will become the official soft drink of the NBA, the WNBA and NBA G League in North America. 
Feb 03, 2023 18:02
HERZOGENAURACH, Germany: Sports company PUMA has signed a long-term agreement with reigning Olympic 100 meters Champion Marcell Jacobs from Italy, who will wear the company’s products starting at the Orlen Cup in Lodz on Saturday.