Pro:Direct Sport

Sport takes up a lot of the week around here. The Saturday kick-off, Sunday long run, Tuesday night on court, winter nets, five-a-side after work and the pair of trainers that somehow ends up doing everything in between. Shop football boots, running shoes, men's trainers, women's trainers, rugby boots, basketball shoes, cricket bats, tennis rackets, padel rackets and more at Pro:Direct Sport, with specialist ranges for players, runners and fans who care about what they use.

Pro:Direct Soccer is where the boot obsession started. Shop football boots for firm ground football boots, soft ground football boots and artificial grass, with adult, women's and kids' football boots from Nike football boots, adidas football boots, PUMA football boots, Skechers, Mizuno and New Balance. Nike Mercurial, Nike Phantom, adidas Predator, adidas F50 and PUMA Future cover very different ways of playing, so the badge on the box is only part of the decision. Get the surface and fit right first. From there, football shirts, football kits, retro football shirts, footballs and goalkeeper gloves take care of the rest of matchday, whether you're playing in it or watching it.

Pro:Direct Running covers the miles where nobody is keeping score but you. Shop running shoes for easy days, long runs, faster sessions and race day from Nike, adidas, ASICS, HOKA, New Balance, On, Saucony, PUMA and Altra. Nike Pegasus and Vomero handle plenty of everyday mileage, ASICS Novablast brings a livelier daily feel, while Nike Vaporfly, Alphafly and faster adidas options belong further towards race day. Men's running shoes and women's running shoes sit alongside running clothing, shorts, socks, watches, headphones and the bits that make getting out of the door slightly easier when the weather is doing its best to stop you.

Pro:Direct Lifestyle is for the pairs that rarely see a starting whistle. Shop men's trainers and women's trainers from Nike, adidas and New Balance, including everyday favourites such as adidas Samba, adidas Spezial and Nike Air Force 1. There is plenty of sport in where those shoes came from, but nobody is asking you to do shuttle runs in them. Wear them to the game, to work, on the train or wherever the rest of the week goes.

Pro:Direct Rugby starts with the pitch. Shop rugby boots for soft ground rugby boots, firm ground rugby boots and artificial grass, including adidas, Canterbury, Mizuno, Nike, PUMA and Gilbert. Forwards can head towards more planted options such as adidas Kakari and Canterbury Stampede, while F50, Mercurial, Morelia Neo and Canterbury Speed take things in a lighter direction for backs. Then there are rugby shirts, rugby balls, shorts, hoodies, gumshields, headguards and training kit for the other six days between fixtures. Wet grass has a habit of finding all of it eventually.

Pro:Direct Basketball lives closer to the floor. Shop basketball shoes from Nike, adidas, Jordan, PUMA, Under Armour and Way of Wade for the cuts, stops, landings and repeated runs that decide whether a shoe feels good after ten minutes or after two hours. Basketballs cover indoor sessions, outdoor blacktop and team practice, while NBA jerseys bring Celtics, Knicks, Warriors, Heat, Bulls and Lakers colours away from the court. Some people start with traction. Some start with the jersey. Both routes are understood.

Pro:Direct Cricket covers the bag that somehow gets heavier every season. Shop cricket bats from Gunn & Moore, Gray-Nicolls, Kookaburra, New Balance, adidas, DSC, Newbery and Chase, with adult and junior options for players who care about pickup, balance, profile and how the bat actually comes through the shot. Cricket shoes and spikes cover the footwork underneath it, while cricket balls, protection, clothing, bags and accessories handle everything from winter nets to a full Saturday in whites. There is always one more thing to squeeze into the boot of the car.

Pro:Direct Tennis is built around feel. Shop tennis rackets from Wilson, Babolat, HEAD, Yonex, Dunlop and Tecnifibre, including familiar families such as Wilson Blade and Pro Staff, Babolat Pure Aero and Pure Drive, HEAD Speed and Yonex EZONE. Power, control, spin, weight and frame feel all change what works in the hand. Tennis shoes, tennis balls, clothing, strings, grips and bags cover the rest once you've stopped changing your mind about the racket.

Padel has its own version of the same problem. Shop padel rackets from adidas, Bullpadel, NOX, HEAD, Babolat, Wilson, Dunlop and Tecnifibre, with round, teardrop and diamond shapes for players looking for different balances of control, forgiveness and power. Padel balls take care of match nights, training and the tubes that never seem to stay fresh for quite as long as you hoped. If you're new to the game, start with a racket that makes normal shots easier. The overhead winner can wait.

Different sports ask different things from their kit, which is why Pro:Direct Sport is split into specialist stores rather than one enormous wall of product. Soccer knows boots and shirts. Running knows shoes and miles. Rugby knows studs and winter pitches. Cricket knows bats and pickup. Tennis and Padel know rackets. Basketball knows traction. Lifestyle knows the pair you will probably wear more than any of them.

Browse Pro:Direct Sport by Soccer, Running, Rugby, Basketball, Cricket, Tennis, Padel or Lifestyle, then narrow the range by product, brand, size, surface or use. Whatever brought you here, there is a good chance it started with thinking about sport when you were supposed to be thinking about something else.

Sport Obsessed. Makes sense, really.