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A brief history of the 50-year-old Adidas Superstar

ANCX
Posted at Jan 09 05:12 PM

One of the German sports brand’s iconic pairs, the Superstar has its beginnings in basketball’s pre-dunk era. Today, on its golden anniversary, it is a street wear staple for everyone from music moguls to laidback business titans. Read more »

Adidas has eyes on 2019 finish line after Q3 profit slip

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 06 04:41 PM

Double-digit growth in China and North America was Adidas' biggest sales driver, while Europe inched up more tentatively. Read more »

Major fashion companies to make G7 pledge to help environment

Reuters
Posted at Aug 23 04:17 PM

Protecting the environment will be a leading issue at the G7, with French President Emmanuel Macron and United Nations Secretary General António Guterres having expressed concern this week over wildfires raging through the Amazon. Read more »

Adidas fears 'everybody will lose' in US-China currency war

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 08:20 PM

American tariffs on Chinese goods are less harmful to Adidas than a potential exchange rate battle, chief executive Kasper Rorsted said.   Read more »

In eyes of Pinoy fans, James Harden is MVP

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 11:17 AM

Filipino fans gave James Harden a warm welcome on Wednesday night, after waiting hours for the Houston Rockets superstar to show up at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. Read more »

NBA: Houston's Harden inspires in quick visit to UP

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 05:51 PM

NBA All-Star James Harden kicked off his visit to Manila with a quick appearance at UP Diliman's CHK Gym on Tuesday, where he inspired – and was inspired – by some local basketball players. Read more »

Adidas, Nike, PUMA say new tariffs on China would be 'catastrophic'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 22 06:04 AM

Big name manufacturers joined forces with more than 170 other American shoe manufacturers and retailers calling for footwear to be exempted from a new round of punitive tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods. Read more »

What your favorite sneaker brand contributed to the evolution of the athletic shoe

Julio Silvestre
Posted at Apr 25 02:16 PM

The athletic shoe shares a rich history, which grew out of the demand for comfort that gradually evolved into a multi-million dollar industry. Read more »

Production bottlenecks to hobble Adidas in 2019

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 13 06:15 PM

German sporting goods maker Adidas said Wednesday it booked vaulting profits in 2018, but crimped its expectations for this year as it runs into limits on production capacity. Read more »

Adidas executive sentenced to jail for bribing basketball players

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 06 10:00 AM

A former Adidas executive was sentenced Tuesday to nine months in prison for bribing young basketball players in a case illustrating the excesses of amateur sports in the US. Read more »

NBA: Donovan Mitchell makes free agency pitch to Paul George

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 06:03 PM

He already considers Paul George his "best friend." Now, Utah rookie Donovan Mitchell also wants the All-Star swingman to be his teammate. Read more »

NBA: Utah's Mitchell ready to move on from sensational rookie year

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 05:23 PM

Utah's Donovan Mitchell made an appearance for Adidas at the Bonifacio Global City on Sunday. Read more »

Subway-themed sports shoes are just the ticket for Berliners

Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 09:22 PM

The shoes is an updated version of the EQT shoes originally launched in 1993 that were popular with east Germans after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Read more »

Adidas, Intel honored for anti-slavery fight

Kieran Guilbert, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 16 07:35 AM

German sportswear giant Adidas led the pack as 4 companies won a global award on Wednesday for shining a light on their own supply chains to eradicate modern slavery from their operations. Read more »