Nike designs "fastest shoe ever" to break two-hour marathon barrier
Nike has unveiled the aerodynamic shoe it hopes will get its athletes to achieve a sub-two-hour marathon – a long-held dream of many runners. More
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Jan Henrik Hansen adds futuristic badminton hall to Swiss sports centre
A+Awards: this badminton hall in a Swiss village, which looks more like a spaceport than a sports facility, received an Architizer A+Award last year. More
Karen Abernethy creates multi-sensory yoga studio in converted Sydney warehouse
A variety of spaces are contained within this Sydney yoga studio, each designed by architect Karen Abernethy to offer visitors a different sensory experience. More
Scooped rooflights and sinuous forms define Strasbourg tennis clubhouse by Paul Le Quernec
The flight path of a tennis ball informed the curving interior of this clubhouse in Strasbourg, which features dome-like skylights, a serpentine bar and brightly coloured floors. More
Wave-like facades wrap 3XN's aquatic centre in southern Sweden
Danish practice 3XN has unveiled plans for a new aquatics centre in the southern Swedish city of Linköping, which will featuring undulating timber and glass facades. More
Tingest designs home gym equipment to look like objets d'art
Marble dumbbells, a bamboo hula hoop and slimline kettlebell feature in Swedish brand Tingest's vision for home training equipment. More
Wooden spike shelters grandstand at Estonian stadium by KAMP Arhitektid
The sharply angled roof, walls and steps at either end of this stadium in the Estonian city of Pärnu direct spectators up and into the main grandstand. More
Retractable "scallop shell" roof could be built over Verona's Roman arena
The 2,000-year-old amphitheatre in Verona, Italy, could be transformed into an indoor stadium with this competition-winning proposal by German firms GMP and SBP. More
FEA Studio installs "cloud-like" sports hall in mountainous landscape of northern Iran
The corners of this aluminium-clad sports hall near the Iranian city of Bastam lift up from the earth to lend the irregular form a "cloud-like" appearance. More
Adidas and Parley for the Oceans unveil swimwear made from ocean plastic
Following the release of ocean-plastic shoes, Adidas has again teamed up with Parley for the Oceans to create a collection of swimwear that is also made from upcycled fishing nets and debris. More
Herzog & de Meuron secures permission to revamp Chelsea FC football stadium
Herzog & de Meuron has been granted planning permission to completely overhaul Chelsea FC's London stadium, encasing it behind 264 sculptural brick pillars. More
Las Vegas hopes to entice Oakland Raiders with $1.9 billion stadium
This new stadium designed for the Oakland Raiders could facilitate the American football team's proposed move to Las Vegas. More
Five of the best home gyms for working off the Christmas bulge
New Year's resolutions dictate the annual renewal of an unused gym membership but, for those still unwilling to leave the lounge behind we've rounded up five of the best home workout spaces, from punch bags that keep you fit while you type to a basketball court that doubles as an entrance hall. More
NP2F Architectes squeezes football and tennis courts onto narrow Paris site
French studio NP2F Architectes has squeezed a football field, tennis court and running track onto a long strip of land in Paris's Saint-Paul area. More
Construction work starts on Kengo Kuma's Tokyo 2020 Olympics stadium
Building work has begun on Kengo Kuma's National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – the design that was controversially selected to replace Zaha Hadid's competition-winning scheme. More
Wooden trusses pattern walls of prefabricated sports hall by Florian Fischer and Harald Fuchshuber
This prefabricated timber sports hall has a shed-like appearance that references the form and materiality of vernacular agricultural buildings in the Upper Bavaria region of Germany. More
Koen van Velsen Architects uses green-grey brickwork for sports centre near Rotterdam
Koen van Velsen Architects used custom green-tinted brickwork, mirrored panels and glazed courtyards to help this sports centre on the outskirts of Rotterdam blend in with the greenery surrounding it. More
Construction begins on massive stadium for American football team LA Rams
HKS Architects has revealed its design for the new home of American football team LA Rams, which will feature a giant, sculptural roof made of perforated metal and see-through plastic film. More
Amanda Levete's firm proposes multi-storey football pitches for central London
Stackable football pitches could be erected on disused or temporarily empty plots across London, according to Amanda Levete and her London-based studio AL_A. More
Diagonal columns create irregular windows for sports hall by Schemaa
A+Awards: angular polycarbonate windows create tessellating shapes across the facade of this gymnasium in France's Champagné region, a winner at this year's Architizer A+Awards. More