<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="atom.xsl"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
       <title>Sporting Goods - livepress.com</title>
      <link>http://sporting-goods.livepress.com</link>
			<id>http://sporting-goods.livepress.com</id>
  <updated>2006-08-09 02:05:51</updated>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Adidas Q2 net rises as World Cup boosts sales 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?135957"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?135957</id>
    <updated>2006-08-09 02:04:47</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - German  sporting goods  firm Adidas 
 reported on Wednesday a forecast-beating 24 percent 
rise in its second-quarter net profit on the back of a surge in 
sales around the World Cup soccer tournament.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Bear Archery Recalls 2,000 Crossbows With Faulty Trigger]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?121538"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?121538</id>
    <updated>2006-07-14 17:02:48</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Bear Archery, of Gainesville, Florida, are issuing a voluntary recall of about 2,000 Compound Crossbows due to faulty trigger mechanisms. The crossbows were sold at: Hunting and  sporting goods  stores  nationwide  and by Web retailers and in catalogs...]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Adidas raises cost synergy goal from Reebok deal 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?66269"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?66269</id>
    <updated>2006-04-11 04:28:43</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - German  sporting goods  firm Adidas 
 on Tuesday raised its expected cost synergies from 
its takeover of U.S. rival Reebok to 175 million euros ($212 
million) annually from 125 million euros from 2009.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Profits to show Adidas beating targets: paper 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?60457"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?60457</id>
    <updated>2006-04-02 12:35:36</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    Reuters - Adidas  expects to post 
first-quarter results that show the  sporting goods  maker will 
surpass all its sales targets for the 2006 FIFA World Cup to be 
held later this year in Germany, daily newspaper Tagesspiegel 
reported.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Adidas posts Q4 net loss, misses forecasts 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?40290"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?40290</id>
    <updated>2006-03-02 02:08:14</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - German  sporting goods  firm Adidas 
 posted a net loss of 4 million euros ($4.78 million) 
in the fourth quarter, missing analysts' expectations, mainly 
due to the costs of its takeover of U.S. rival Reebok.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Adidas confirms soccer growth targets in 2006 (Reuters)]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?30632"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?30632</id>
    <updated>2006-02-14 07:52:48</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - German  sporting goods  firm Adidas 
 confirmed on Monday its growth targets for soccer 
products this year, ahead of a presentation by rival Nike Inc. 
 on its soccer activities for the World Cup in summer.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Puma lifts 2006 forecasts, stock leaps (Reuters)]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?29286"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?29286</id>
    <updated>2006-02-11 07:27:49</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters -  Sporting goods  firm Puma 
raised its 2006 earnings outlook on Friday after posting a 
forecast-beating 14.8 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit 
as orders picked up ahead of the soccer World Cup.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Dick's Needs Good Quarter From Galyan's (AP)]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?22397"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?22397</id>
    <updated>2006-01-19 02:02:21</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - Shares of Dick's  Sporting Goods  Inc. have risen about 30 percent since mid-October, but the retailer needs a solid fourth quarter, particularly from its Galyan's acquisition, for the stock to climb higher.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Adidas could clear last Reebok hurdles next week (Reuters)]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?21858"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?21858</id>
    <updated>2006-01-18 08:06:29</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - German  sporting goods  firm Adidas is 
expected to clear next week the last major hurdles for the 
biggest takeover of its history -- the planned $3.8 billion 
acquisition of U.S. rival Reebok.]]></summary>
  </entry>
</feed>