Sponsorship & Marketing

McDonald's, the US fast food giant, has become a sponsor of Formula 1 motor racing for the first time, signing a regional deal covering Latin America.

World Athletics has named the nutritional supplements and snacks company Morinaga as the sixth Japanese sponsor of the World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo in 2025.

Multi-club ownership (MCO) in women’s football is a necessity to growing the overall quality of the game and, eventually, commercial revenues, according to two leading protagonists.

The 2024 season of Formula 1 gets underway in Bahrain this weekend, marking the end of an off-season commercial frenzy that saw a total of 70 new and renewed deals completed by the sport's 10 teams during the offseason.

The Ligové Fotbalové Asociace (LFA), the Czech league football association, has begun the search for a title sponsor for the top two divisions.

South Africa Rugby is hoping that its proposed commercial agreement with US-based private equity firm Ackerley Sports Group (ASG) will enable the governing body to double its sponsorship revenue by the 2027 World Cup.

Sports betting and online casino operator Betsson is expected to be unveiled as Inter Milan’s new shirt sponsor after overcoming rival bids for the contract.

Škoda Auto has doubled down on its sponsorships profile in road cycling by extending as a main sponsor of the Tour de France and La Vuelta Grand Tour races for both men and women.

Shipping company FedEx has ended its stadium naming-rights deal with the National Football League's Washington Commanders two years early

Formula 1 has seen its annual revenue grow to $3.22bn (€2.97bn), with the impact of its new Las Vegas Grand Prix particularly impacting its fourth quarter results as operating income rose by 164 per cent year-on-year.

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has formed closer ties with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) in a multi-faceted sponsorship agreement unveiled today (Wednesday) but has stopped s…

Borussia Dortmund has announced a new multi-year agreement with global experiences and merchandising platform Legends to upgrade the German club's e-commerce offering.

TKO Group Holdings, the Endeavor-owned public company created by the merger of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has reported revenue for the 2023 financial…

Borussia Dortmund is eyeing a doubling of its sponsorship revenue emanating from the United States after opening its inaugural office in the Americas, chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has declared

Digital bank Chase has signed as the ‘Official Banking Partner’ of the Football Associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Serie A has agreed a five-year extension to its contract with the Interregional Sports Group (ISG) that sees the specialist agency deploy virtual advertising across all 380 matches in the Italian topflight.

Formula 1’s longest-standing central sponsor, logistics company DHL, has renewed its contract with the series.

The Red Bull football group's long-running association with Nike will come to an end in June, after RB Leipzig, the senior club in the portfolio, signed a new kit supplier deal with Puma