May Day Bank holiday 2008, saw the biggest 7 -14 year old football tournament in Europe take place at Butlins Holiday Camp Skegness, organised by the Easter Spring Festival of Football of which Molten was the Official Ball for all the games played throughout the tournament.

Bryan Robson OBE, ex England International Footballer presented the Golden Ball for the Molten Golden Moment to Charlie Boyles of West Hallam under 14 Junior Football Team from Derbyshire.

The Molten G-Series, the official basketball for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has achieved another feather in its crown, it has been selected as the English Schools Basketball Association’s official ball for the next four years in the lead up to the London Olympics in 2012.

In addition, Molten is also to be the title sponsor for the English Schools National Basketball Championships for Under 16 and Under 19 Boys and Girls from 2008 onwards.

Bob Hope, chairman of Molten Sports said: “Molten is very pleased to establish this relationship with ESBBA, both as their official ball and as title sponsor in the lead up to 2012. ESBBA now joins our elite list of official basketball endorsements which include British Basketball League, British Basketball Federation, Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association and Mini-Basketball England.”

Danny Gilbert's 27 points including 5 from 7, 3 pointers earned him the MVP award, as his Guildford Heat team became the first to ever score 100 points in a BBL Championship Playoff Final to defeat the Marshall MK Lions at the National Indoor Arena Birmingham on Sunday 4th May 2008.

PHOTO BY: KARL SOUTHERN

Molten is to sponsor the UK’s Futsal Premier League and the new design Molten Futsal GOLAZO ball is to become the League’s official match ball.

Comments Gary Macbeth, chairman, of the Futsal Premier League: “We are delighted that Molten has agreed to sponsor the Futsal Premier League and to become our official ball sponsor. The FPL was established in 2004, initially as a group of regional leagues, but always with an eye on a national competition. The ‘Serie A’ national league kicked off in 2005/6 season, with teams competing in northern and southern conferences and a championship playoff. The best clubs deserve the best ball. Molten is a high and consistent quality ball, so we are very happy with this opportunity. We look forward to working with Molten to help raise the profile of the sport even further in the UK.”