And so the spiked golf shoe was born. Although today’s spikes – or ‘cleats’ for our American readers – are unrecognisable from those of the past and they are now soft plastic rather than ...

In the late 1890s a British company called J.W. Foster and Sons (now known as Reebok) developed some of the earliest known running shoes with spikes in them. The company's founder, Joseph William ...

“We serve all the athletes in all those different events equally and we put the same focus into the javelin boot as we do the 100-meter shoe.” The Nike Maxfly 2 is an updated sprinter's spike ...

At the PGA Merchandise Show, we spoke with TRUE Linkswear, who latest shoes offer spikeless soles that are just like golf ...

Top Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu scoffed when he first saw Asics Corp.'s spikeless track shoes, featuring a honeycombed carbon fiber outer sole, eschewing metal spikes. “Did you really ...

What makes the shoe look more like a sneaker is its streamlined ... A TOUR model with changeable spikes will be introduced at a later date.