Sponsorship & Marketing

Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chinese smartphone brand Tecno has become a sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations after striking a deal with the Confederation of African Football (CAF)
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chinese electronic appliance company Hisense has extended its global sponsorship of French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain for another two years as it continues to use sport to increase brand awareness
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Insurance company SBI Life has become the latest addition to the sponsorship portfolio of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Puma has consolidated its presence in Formula 1 via the renewal and upgrade of its long-term deal with Scuderia Ferrari
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Heineken’s non-alcoholic beer brand Heineken 0.0 will not extend its sponsorship of the Uefa Europa League and Conference League after its current deal expires at the end of the 2023-24 season.
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Chicago Bulls, one of the most recognisable brands in world sport, is recruiting for a director of international sales to drive a new revenue stream for the National Basketball Association franchise
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Vodafone Ireland has extended its principal sponsorship of the Ireland men’s rugby team in a four-year deal with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).
Football
Industry Moves

Ron Erskine, the experienced commercial executive who counts the Octagon and CSM Sport & Entertainment agencies as former employers, has joined Aston Villa as chief commercial officer (CCO)
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Premier League side Liverpool has added its third new sponsor in recent months with the signing of global delivery service UPS
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League has turned to one of its strongest commercial partners, Amerant Bank, to become the new naming-rights partner of its arena
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

The absence of blue-chip brands at last weekend’s Davis Cup matches across Europe is the surest sign yet that the format is dead and a leadership change is required at the International Tennis Federation (…
Football
Media

Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports has once again been forced to curtail some of its live football output in France because of legislation pertaining to online financial trading firm Plus500.
Sailing
Sponsorship & Marketing

Italian banking firm UniCredit has been announced as a Global Partner of sailing’s 37th America’s Cup, marking its first major deal since it decided not to renew as an official Uefa Champions League spo…
Tennis
Industry Moves

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has appointed Sara Hunter, formerly of the English Football Association, as its head of brand partnerships and hospitality for the Wimbledon Championships
Australian Rules Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Australian Football League (AFL) has today (Monday) announced a four-year extension of its title sponsorship deal with Toyota
Football
Media

Media and sponsorship rights to the Asian Football Confederation’s flagship competitions will be sold by Asia Football Group (AFG), a new single-client entity set up following the termination of the A…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Uefa has completed its national sponsor tier for the men’s Euro 2024 tournament with the announcement of a deal with German poultry producer Wiesenhof.
Football
Media

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has terminated its exclusive eight-year commercial rights contract with Football Marketing Asia and is poised to appoint a new special purpose vehicle likely to comprise…