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Conservationists alert UNESCO of Australian Government’s move to weaken legal protection for heritage sites
Australian conservation groups have written to the Director-General of UNESCO, warning the international body of “alarming moves by the Australian Government to weaken legal…
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Dubai’s GymNation reaches one million member visits milestone
Dubai fitness facility GymNation has reported reaching its one-million-member visit milestone since opening its first location in the Emirate’s Al Quoz district in July 2018. The one…
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Gold’s Gym acquired by German owners
US-based Gold’s Gym International, which filed for bankruptcy in May, has been acquired by German fitness and lifestyle brand the RSG Group GmbH. Hit hard by the economic shutdown…
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Spartan Race acquires bankrupt rival Tough Mudder
Less than two months after Tough Mudder's creditors in the USA forced it into filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the extreme obstacle race operator has been acquired by rival…
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Landmark UK legal case sees ticketing fraudsters convicted
In a landmark case, two men who used specialist software to buy thousands of concert tickets and then resell them at significantly marked up prices have been convicted on fraud charges by a…
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Administrators conclude sale of Tough Mudder’s UK business to Spartan Race
Obstacle-racing company Spartan has completed its acquisition of the UK affiliate of Tough Mudder, announcing that the takeover will allow the mass-participation company to run a full…
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Tough Mudder resumes operations in Europe as administrators appointed
Staff at the European affiliate of Tough Mudder have returned to work today (Monday 27th January) after Michael Solomons and Andrew Pear of restructuring, recovery and insolvency…
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When Pilates ceased being a trademark and became a generic term
As Pilates grew in popularity from the 1970s and into the 1980s and beyond, the Pilates name was held in trademark and only people who went through a very specific program could use it.…
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