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US open tennis players banned from Twitter
No courtside commentary 1 September 2009 8:34 GMT
Tennis US Open officials have banned players like Andy Murray from Tweeting during matches at the grand slam tournament this week at Flushing Meadows in New York.

The governing body is worried that players might be tempted to keep in touch with fans during...
BBC says Wimbledon broke online live video records
Over 16 million requests for streamed content 6 July 2009 17:19 GMT
The BBC has announced that its online coverage of Wimbledon has broken its previous records for the most popular live video streams of a sporting event.

The BBC says during this year's Wimbledon its Sport website has seen more users than ever logging on to follow...
VIDEO: IBM's "Seer" Android app for Wimbledon
"Augmented reality" tool for tennis tourno and aggregated Twitter feed too 17 June 2009 12:41 GMT
Designed for Wimbledon 2009, the "Seer" app features "location-aware visualisation technology" that means watching the video is probably the best way to introduce this new, beta application from IBM for Android-based phones.

IBM says the "augmented reality"...
Sony Ericsson launches Maria Sharapova collection
Inspired by the tennis star's "global lifestyle" 20 June 2008 9:39 GMT
Sony Ericsson has unveiled the Maria Sharapova Design Collection, with the tennis star becoming the comapny's first "global brand ambassador".

"Working on this collection was an opportunity that I could not turn down", gushed Sharapova at the unveiling.
Lacoste looks into future for tennis tech
Cyber-concepts 22 May 2008 17:17 GMT
To celebrate its 75 years in the industry, Lacoste has looked to the future to imagine what tennis kit players might be sporting in 2083.

Press play now to be inspired to get your game on - although those wood frame racquets gathering dust in the hall cupboard...
MYiOTA launches mobile info service for tennis fans
Will serve up Wimbledon updates this summer 19 June 2007 16:42 GMT
MYiOTA today launched a mobile information service aimed at tennis fans who want to be kept up-to-date with events as the they unfold at this year’s Wimbledon.

To get up and running simply text "iota sport" to 60060 and for an initial set-up fee of 50p consumers...
Maria Kirilenko presents adidas by Stella McCartney ss07 Tennis Collection
And does a damn fine job too 25 January 2007 10:24 GMT
Newcomer Maria Kirilenko continues to be the exclusive face of the adidas by Stella McCartney tennis range for 2007. Entering the second year, the young Russian tennis player will present highlight tennis pieces of apparel and footwear at the main tournaments kicking off...
Burton Snowboards world movie tour
For Right or Wrong 2 November 2006 16:32 GMT
Burton's global movie tour is now well underway, which debuts its snowboard film “For Right or Wrong” in 22 cities around the world. The tour, which kicked off in Tokyo on 14 October, includes film premieres, rider autograph sessions and after-parties.

Produced...
TUNiT 2 football boot from adidas
The ultimate customisable boot 2 November 2006 11:40 GMT
adidas has unveiled the TUNiT 2, the next generation of the revolutionary TUNiT football boot. It is the most technologically advanced boot ever made by adidas and builds on the success of the amazing TUNiT 1 - the world's first fully customisable football boot.
Sony Ericsson hosts tennis in the dark
Watch WTA players battle it out on the tennis court in pitch black 1 November 2006 17:14 GMT
Sony Ericsson’s marketing team are going all-out on this one. The company is bringing Night Tennis to the masses for free during the 5-day Sony Ericsson Championships for the WTA tour in Madrid.

The night club event plays host to DJs Darren Emerson and Groove...
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - playtennis.org.uk
A website encouraging the nation to take up racquet and ball.
13 July 2006 6:17 GMT
Today’s website of the day is playtennis.org.uk a website aimed at encouraging the nation to take up racquet and ball.

We wait in vain for a Brit to win at Wimbledon. Andy Murray briefly raised our pulses, but then finished with a whimper and Tim Henman was more...
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - wimbledon.org
The official website of the world’s greatest tennis tournament 26 June 2006 23:37 GMT
Today’s website of the day is wimbledon.org the official website of the world’s greatest tennis tournament.

The strawberries are picked, the cream is chilled, the bubbly is ready to be opened and most of the residents of SW19 have moved out for a fortnight....
BBC to stream Wimbledon matches for broadband users
UK tennis fans get broadband access to matches 1 June 2006 14:01 GMT
The BBC has announced that it will offer UK tennis fans broadband access to five courts of live tennis action during the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.

The service, available free from BBC Sport's dedicated Wimbledon website - bbc.co.uk/wimbledon - will feature...
Adidas and Stella McCartney on the courts
Look out for the Spring/Summer 2006 collection as Adidas continue to drive innovation with Stella McCartney, changing the face of ladies' fashion in sport 6 March 2006 14:56 GMT
Look out for the Spring/Summer 2006 collection as Adidas continue to drive innovation with Stella McCartney, changing the face of ladies' fashion in sport.

One of the hot areas is tennis, as Stella comments, "When I think of summer sports I immediately think about...