Nike has recently teamed up with Nordstrom to launch a new pop-up store at the retailer’s Chicago location. In addition to a selection of women’s sportswear pieces and its “Beautiful x Powerful” collection, Swoosh’s temporary shop also carries a limited-edition Air Max 90 featuring laser-etched graphics. Only 50 pairs of the exclusive shoe will become available at the pop-up beginning November 19. (more…)
Despite the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tribunal handing Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova a two-year ban from the sport for failing a drugs test, Sportswear giant Nike have decided to stand by her and have renewed their deal with Sharapova. An ITF statement yesterday concluded Sharapova didn't intentionally violate doping regulations by taking meldonium - the illegal drug she tested positive for - and Nike used that as their justification to resume their sponsorship deal with Sharapova, which they suspended in March when news of her failed drugs test emerged
SportsWear manufacturing giant Nike have suspended Maria Sharapova's $50m deal after the Russian athlete admitted to using a banned drug. The WTA ranked World No. 7 admitted in her press conference yesterday that she had been using performance enhancer drug meldonium for the last 10 years as part of a doctor's prescription for health issues and didn't know it was banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency in December. (more…)
Aww, Boxer Manny Pacquiao has been fired by Nike as a brand ambassador over his anti-gay comments. Nike issued a statement this evening saying; "We find Manny Pacquiao's comments abhorrent. Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community. We no longer have a relationship with Manny Pacquiao."
It's gonna fly me to space in 2016! lol Just kidding thou... In an effort to celebrate Back to the Future Part II, NIKE has made those shoes you love so dearly. But, don't worry the flying version will be coming out next y...(You didn't hear it from me). "We started creating something for fiction and we turned it into fact, inventing a new technology that will benefit all athletes," says Nike CEO, Mark Parker. (more…)
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