Centroid prepares for TaylorMade Golf IPO after $1.87 billion buyout
Aug 04, 2021 22:08 pm UTC| Sports Business
An investor consortium led by the Seoul-based equity firm Centroid Investment Partners that has closed a $1.87 billion deal to buy a 100 percent stake in TaylorMade Golf revealed plans of going public. The seller was US...
Olympic merchandise selling briskly in Japan amid risks of COVID infections
Jul 31, 2021 23:56 pm UTC| Sports Economy
Sales of official Tokyo Olympics merchandise such as badges and keyrings have been surging as Japans medal haul grows, with fans taking risks against COVID-19 infections by queuing outside stores. The traffic surge even...
Sports gear maker Win&Win praised for flexible graphene bows after Kim's 2-gold medal Olympic haul
Jul 30, 2021 23:45 pm UTC| Sports Economy
South Korean archer Kim Je-deok recent two gold medal haul at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo brought praises to South Korean sports equipment manufacturer WinWin for its graphene-enhanced bow. Other than Kims mental...
Kumho Tire renews sponsorship with Tottenham Hotspur after Son Heung-min inks 4-year deal
Jul 27, 2021 23:48 pm UTC| Sports Economy
Kumho Tire has renewed its sponsorship deal with English football club Tottenham Hotspur, first signed in 2016, after South Korean player Son Heung-min recently signed a new four-year contract with the team. Sons...
To watch or not watch? The Tokyo Games raises difficult questions for fans
Jul 24, 2021 05:50 am UTC| Sports
When the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games officially begin on Friday night, they will do so with the host city under a state of emergency due to COVID-19. For the first time in history, all Olympic events will take place in...
Forget the medals, the real game of the Olympics is soft power — and the opening ceremony is key
Jul 24, 2021 05:32 am UTC| Sports
The Olympic Games are often hailed as a neutral celebration of athletic achievement. The Olympic Games are not about politics, wrote the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, in the Guardian last...
Jul 24, 2021 05:15 am UTC| Sports
For the first time, surfing is on the Olympic stage. The surfing event will last for three days and has to run within the dates from July 25 to August 1. The reason for this window? Not all waves are created equal, and...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects