WAdmiral is the oldest English Sportswear brand, mostly focused on association football. Founded in 1914 in Leicester Admiral was originally created as an undergarment brand in 1914, then switching to multi-sports including Cricket, Cycling and Athletics. It reached the peak of its success in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s through a series of football team sponsorships.
WAsics is a Japanese multinational corporation which produces sports equipment designed for a wide range of sports. The name is an acronym for the Latin phrase anima sana in corpore sano, which translates as "Sound mind in a sound body". In recent years their running shoes have often been ranked among the top performance footwear in the market.
WBig 5 Sporting Goods is a sporting goods retailer headquartered in El Segundo, California with 434 stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Steven G. Miller is the chairman, president, and CEO.
WDonnay Sports is a sports equipment brand currently owned by Frasers Group. The company was founded in 1910 by Emile Donnay and was based in Couvin, Belgium. Donnay manufactured wooden tennis rackets from 1934, and by the 1970s was the largest manufacturer of tennis rackets in the world. However, the company failed to adapt to the new market for graphite rackets, and entered administration in 1988. After a succession of owners, the brand was eventually sold to Sports Direct International, who continue to license the use of the brand worldwide.
WHummel International Sport & Leisure A/S, commonly known as Hummel, is a Danish manufacturing company of sportswear brand based in Aarhus owned by Thornico. The company was founded in 1923 by Albert Messmer and his brother Michael Ludwig Messmer, with the name "Messmer & Co" in Hamburg, Germany; that same year, the Messmer brothers introduced the first football boots to the world.
WJako AG is a German sportswear company based in the Hollenbach district of Mulfingen, Baden-Württemberg. The company was founded by Rudi Sprügel in 1989 in Stachenhausen. Jako provides kits for teams playing association football, handball, basketball, ice hockey and other sports.
WJofa, originally short for Jonssons Fabriker is a maker of sporting equipment for sports such as ice hockey, bandy, and horseback riding, based in Malung, Sweden.
WLGR Sportswear is a Philippine sportswear manufacturer based in San Andres, Manila. The firm provides the official uniforms of teams playing in major basketball and volleyball leagues in the Philippines. They are also the official kit supplier of the Philippines men's national football team.
WLi-Ning Company Limited is a Chinese sportswear and sports equipment company founded by former Olympic gymnast Li Ning. The company endorses a number of athletes and teams worldwide.
WLimited Edition Sportswear, generally styled as LE, is a sportswear clothing company which was established in 2008 in the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. It is owned by Kris Pillay. Its slogan is "Cultured by Choice Branded with Innovation". The company has a network of suppliers in UK, Australia, Pacific Islands including Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
WMikasa Corporation is a Japanese sports equipment and athletic goods company with its international corporate headquarters located in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Chūgoku. Specializing in equipment for ball games, the balls manufactured by Mikasa for sports football, korfbal, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo and handball are often used for official matches, games and competitions.
WMizuno Corporation is a Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company, founded in Osaka in 1906 by Rihachi Mizuno. Today, Mizuno is a global corporation which makes a wide variety of sports equipment and sportswear, for golf, tennis, baseball, volleyball, football, running, rugby, skiing, swimming, cycling, judo, table tennis, badminton, boxing and athletics.
WMonkeySports is a retailer in the sporting goods industry, focusing on selling only hockey, lacrosse, and baseball/softball equipment. It is a private company originating in 1999, with John Naaman as the founder and CEO and Tom Arnold as the CFO. Its first store was initially operated as a small hockey store and consisted of only three employees. Now, MonkeySports owns and operates ten retail stores. Currently, there are stores in Texas, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Hampshire, California, Sweden, and Canada. The company also runs six online store websites. In 2013, MonkeySports was ranked in Internet Retailer's "Top 500 U.S. E-Retailers" at number 241.
WFreewill Sports Pvt. Ltd., owner of the brand Nivia Sports, is an Indian sports equipment manufacturing company based in Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
WNovara, was the private label brand of bicycles, apparel and bicycle accessories, that was exclusively available through the consumer cooperative REI. The brand was introduced in 1983 and was headquartered in Kent, Washington. Novara bikes are designed in house; outsourced for manufacturing, then finished by REI.
WOrtuseight is an Indonesian sport manufacturing company based in the Tangerang, Indonesia and it was established in 2018 which produces sports shoes and jerseys. Ortuseight's company name is PT. Vita Nova Atletik.
WPerfect Pass is a digital precision speed controls system used to control boat speed, most commonly used on high performance water ski and wakeboard boats. It is commonly compared to Cruise control systems in cars.
WQuechua is the trademarked French brand for the hiking and camping apparel and equipment marketed by French company Decathlon, the largest sporting goods retailer in the world with over 1647 stores in nearly 1000 cities in 57 countries and regions.
WRawlings Sporting Goods is an American sports equipment manufacturing company based in Town and Country, Missouri. Founded in 1887, Rawlings currently specializes in baseball clothing and equipment, producing gloves, bats, balls, protective gear, batting helmets, uniforms, bags. Footwear includes sneakers, and sandals. The company also sells other accessories such as belts, wallets, and sunglasses.
WSalomon Group is a French sports equipment manufacturing company based in Annecy, France. It was founded in 1947 by François Salomon in the heart of the French Alps and is a major brand in outdoor sports equipment. Salomon constitutes a part of Amer Sports, owned since 2019 by the Chinese group ANTA Sports with sister brands Wilson, Atomic, Sports Tracker, Suunto, Precor, Arc'teryx.
WBernard "Ben" Sayers was a Scottish professional golfer, who later became a distinguished golf teacher, golf course designer and manufacturer of golf clubs and equipment. Sayers had a reputation for making good quality gutta-percha golf balls.
WSBENU (Korean: 스베누) was an athletic footwear and apparel company based in Seoul, South Korea. Founded on June 30, 2014, SBENU had opened more than 100 retail stores nationwide by 2015. SBENU also expanded its business by becoming a major sponsor of esports in South Korea; at its peak, SBENU was the main sponsor of the BroodWar Sonic league, the League of Legends Champions Korea league, the StarLeague and the Global StarCraft II League.
WSIX5SIX is an Indian textile company based in New Delhi, India. The company has two divisions, "Six5Six Street" and "Six5Six Sport". In recent years, the division has also manufactured football, cricket, tennis, badminton, running, and cycling products.
WSpalding is an American sports equipment manufacturing company founded by Albert Spalding in Chicago, in 1876, although is now headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Spalding currently focuses on basketball, mainly producing balls but also commercializing hoops, rims, nets and ball pump needles. Softballs are commercialized through its subsidiary Dudley Sports.
WUmbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, near Manchester. Established in 1920, its products are sold in over 90 countries around the world. Since 2012, the company has been a subsidiary of American company Iconix Brand Group, after being bought by Nike in 2007. However, Descente inc. has licensing rights in Asia.
WYokkao Boxing is a Muay Thai brand based in Thailand.