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TRINA GULLIVER creates darts history by
becoming the fi rst female player to win 50 International Caps for England.
Football League Trusts confi rmed for Grass Roots Football Show
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PRECISION have launched a new
website to coincide with the release of the 2012/13 catalogue.
CANTERBURY sign a three-year kit deal
with Leicester Tigers.
ewly promoted Reading will be joined by local sides Birmingham City, Coventry City and Walsall in the Football League Arena at Europe’s largest Grass Roots Football Show,
which takes place at the NEC between the 25th and 27th May. The three days of wall-to-wall football at the NEC will include a showcase
from the Football League Trusts in their dedicated arena. Mike Evans, General Manager of the Football League Trust, said;
“Throughout the three days everyone at the show will be able to interact with some of the best community coaches in the country in the Football League Community Coaching Arena.” Joanna Burns, Director of Grass Roots Football Show, said; “The Football
Community Coaching Arena has been one of the most visited arenas at the show for a number of years
A
SHOCK ABSORBER has revealed a 19%
sales increase over the past three quarters.
sics will unveil two new state-of-the-art stores in
League Community Coaching Arena has been one of the most visited arenas at the show for a number of years and we are excited to have them back. “To have such a strong line up of clubs and coaches is superb and we have no doubt the visitors to this year’s show will enjoy a fun packed three days of football action.”
The Football League
Join the Gold Rush and meet Maria and Novak
T
he 2012 Golden Head Tennis Ball promotion will give two lucky winners the
chance to play a mixed doubles match with tennis stars Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic. Head consumers can also literally win gold, by joining a global search for gold bars hidden inside a total of 10 Head ATP tennis balls worldwide. The competition runs from May
15 to July 31 in retail stores around the globe and on the Head Tennis website. It is easy to participate in the “gold
rush”; fi nd the code inside a Head ATP ball can and check it online or simply register at
www.head.com/ tennis. On the website, users also have the chance to instantly win one of the 1,000 attractive initial prizes, including 25 Head YouTek tour racquets, 25 pairs of Head Speed Pro shoes, 50 Head Tour Team Combi bags, 750 cans of ATP balls and 150 sets of strings.
Asics to open fl agship stores in Spain Great Swim wins best UK event award
Barcelona and Madrid featuring running laboratories. Each store will feature high-tech running laboratories, the Asics Foot ID service and an Asics Running Club. The new stores will showcase
SUBWAY appointed as offi cial
sponsor of the 2012 World Squash Masters Championships.
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Asics’ complete running collection in addition to its core sports performance ranges which include tennis, hockey and padel. The store concept will incorporate top of the range facilities including a state- of-the-art Running Lab, where the highest level of biomechanical
analysis systems are available for the fi rst time in Spain. The analysis will measure foot shape, leg alignment, body composition, muscle strength and aerobic fi tness, and can be used by consumers to help improve their running ability. The Asics Foot ID, a high-tech shoe selection service that combines static and dynamic measurement developed by the Asics Institute of Sport Science in Kobe, Japan, will be available to ensure customers are fi tted with the correct shoes for their individual running style.
The store concept will incorporate top of the range facilities including a state-of-the-art Running Lab
As the Offi cial swim kit supplier to Great Swim, Aqua Sphere was delighted to announce earlier this month that the British Gas Great Swim Series has won Best UK Event at the 2012 H2Open Awards.
This swim series is credited with driving the massive rise in popularity of open water swimming in the UK and attracted over 20,000 swimmers across its 5 events in 2011.
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