Nike has followed up its knitted running, soccer and basketball shoes with designs for American football boots made using the same Flyknit technology (+ slideshow). More about Nike combines Flyknit and 3D printing to design American football boots
Adidas' second collaboration for Spring Summer 2015 is with Belgian fashion designer Raf Simons, who has created a range of trainers and updated classic designs for the sports brand (+ slideshow). More about Raf Simons and Adidas collaborate on trainer collection
Fashion designer Rick Owens' footwear line for sports brand Adidas features boots that combine blade-like soles with calf-high leather uppers (+ slideshow). More about Rick Owens pairs springy soles with leather for Adidas SS15 footwear
England captain Steven Gerrard and Uruguay's Luis Suarez were both wearing football boots from Adidas' collection featuring a new "disruptive" design in their world cup clash last night. More about World Cup footballers wear Battlepack boots by Adidas
Sports brand Adidas has unveiled its latest running shoes with springy blades sticking out of the soles (+ slideshow). More about Adidas launches Springblade Razor trainers with soles made of curved pads
Wearable Futures: London designer and researcher Shamees Aden is developing a concept for running shoes that would be 3D-printed from synthetic biological material and could repair themselves overnight. More about Self-repairing trainers 3D-printed from biological cells by Shamees Aden
News: trainers with rubber loops on the soles to give extra spring have won the product design prize at a Swiss design awards (+ slideshow). More about Running shoes with rubber loops on the soles win Swiss design prize
The criss-crossing bands of these running shoes by Nike are inspired by a Chinese finger trap. More about Nike Free Trainer 5.0 by Nike
Dezeen Wire: sportswear brand Adidas has withdrawn plans to produce a pair of trainers with shackle-like ankle cuffs following complaints that they represent a symbol of slavery - Guardian More about Adidas withdraws shoes with shackles
A footwear company in Thailand says it has developed a way to bio-engineer stingray skin to produce customised trainers - although the claim has been met with scepticism from scientists and outrage from animal rights campaigners. More about Bio-Customized Sneakers by Rayfish
London Design Festival 2010: British designer Jasper Morrison unveiled his design for footwear brand Camper at his east London shop last week. More about The Country Trainer by Jasper Morrison for Camper
French designer Paul Coudamy of art collective Elegangz has created these wooden shoes for footwear brand K-Swiss. More about Woodwalk by Paul Coudamy
American designers Formvision have created a pop-up store for sportswear brand Reebok in New York, USA. More about Reebok Flash store by Formavision
Graphics collective eBoy has designed a limited-edition trainer for fashion brand DKNY. More about eBoy trainers for DKNY