Abstract: A sports ball having an inflated or inflatable core (1), an outer covering (12, 13) enclosing the core (11), and a transparent cover layer (14) of transparent film applied to the outer surface of the core covering (12, 13), in which decorative markings (15) are provided at the interface between the internal face of the transparent cover (14) and the outer surface of the outer core covering (12, 13), preferably by application of the markings to the internal face of the transparent cover layer prior to lamination of the various layers of the core covering together. The outer covering on the core (11) may comprise more than one layer (12, 13), and may comprise conventional hand-sewn panels, or may comprise a covering of the non-hand-sewn type. The invention also relates to a method of manufacture of the sports ball.

Abstract: A sport ball is provided with an outer ball surface which has portions having a roughness higher than the portions of the surface. These rougher portions are obtained by applying, using a serigraphic process, a coating composition comprising a binder and an inorganic builder, the latter advantageously including a combination of substances having hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.