Umbro, the Greater Manchester-based sport apparel manufacturer, is paying a tribute to its home area and does everything possible to keep creative fire burning in the hearts of local artists by launching another phase of Umbro Industries program. Through its project, Umbro provides authors of greatest ideas with an up to £10,000 helping hand for making their projects become real.

Marks and Spencer has been inspired by the way Robert Pattinson, one of the hottest movie hunks today, looks and created a line of male underwear, which is going to be on sale starting September. The R-Pant range features low-rise briefs and trunks and is to be launched to please the young audience on the whole and fans of the Twilight saga (where Robert stars as a romantic vampire) in particular.

On June 11, the day when the World Cup 2010 kicked off, Umbro launched its colourful contest called “Spirit of South Africa”, inviting all of its fans to capture the spirit of the championship (both in their countries and on the spots where the matches were actually played). The quality of the image or the place, where the snap was taken, was optional, the main thing about the work was that it was supposed to embody the spirit of the festive sport season in the best way. With the tournament over, Umbro is glad to announce the winners.

Adidas announced a new global marketing campaign in support of the launch of miCoach mobile app. Central to the new campaign is a star-studded 60-second film featuring sporting icons Reggie Bush, David Villa, Andy Murray, Jonny Wilkinson, Derrick Rose, Victoria Pendleton and Jessica Ennis. The campaign rolls-out globally and includes TV, print, point of sale, PR as well as digital and social media.

Diesel is going on “being stupid” by encouraging its fans to do quite smart things. The brand has come out with a new project, Facepark, which “brings the clichés of social media platforms back to the real world in a very literal way.” Diesel is inviting all internet addicts to stop wasting their life in front of the computer and go to the park to have a nice time partying with friends.