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Wanda Sports Group, the sports unit of Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda, has said that it will not entertain discussions with the Professional Triathletes Organisation over its takeover bid for the Ironman…
Sponsorship & Marketing American Football

The rebooted XFL has named The Action Network as its latest sports betting partner
Sponsorship & Marketing Baseball

With ballpark naming rights ending, brewing giant to gain several other entitlements
Sponsorship & Marketing Cricket

Cricket's Pakistan Super League (PSL) has signed up Chinese telco Oppo as a sponsor ahead of its 2020 edition
Industry Moves Squash

Scottish Squash has named Marc Hope, the experienced sponsorship rights sales executive, as a non-executive director with responsibility for financial and commercial areas
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has teamed up with blockchain-based fan engagement company Chiliz, through which fans can interact via the Socios.com voting and rewards platform
Sponsorship & Marketing Basketball

Daily fantasy sports operator and gaming company DraftKings has announced multi-year partnerships with the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and Indiana Pacers
Business Table Tennis

The International Table Tennis Federation has decided against awarding its commercial rights wholesale to an agency in its next cycle, and will instead use a combination of in-house expertise and agency…
Sponsorship & Marketing Motorsport

US stock car racing series Nascar has announced a multi-year partnership with telco Verizon, designed in large part to improve the fan experience at its racetracks

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Licensing and Merchandising

Why Premier League side Wolves has engaged Ipsos Retail Performance's footfall-counting technology in its club megastore. 
Football
Governance

With top sponsors jumping ship, Football Federation Australia’s new CEO James Johnson faces a tough start to his new role. But there is confidence he has the know-how to turn things around. John Duerden reports.
Golf
Licensing and Merchandising

With golf participation rates falling, M. James Ward looks at how the merchandise and equipment business is working to attract new audiences.
Sponsorship & Marketing Multi-Sport

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committe (USOPC) has signed global pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly as a sponsor the US Olympic and Paralympic teams in a deal also involves its broadcast rights-holder…
Sponsorship & Marketing Multi-Sport

Spanish airline Iberia has become a sponsor of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) after an agreement was announced in Madrid
Events Football

The Vietnam Football Federation is partnering with state-owned broadcaster Voice of Vietnam and local bank HDBank to run national futsal tournaments. The partnerships cover three years, 2020 to 2022
Sponsorship & Marketing Cycling

Boels-Dolmans Team, the powerhouse outfit of women’s cycling, has secured its long-term future with Belgian HR services provider SD Worx signing on as its new main sponsor.
Sponsorship & Marketing Motorsport

The new McLaren Racing car for the 2020 Formula 1 season has revealed the next iteration of “dynamic branding” associated with the team’s extended and expanded deal with new principal partner British Ameri…
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Italian football giants Juventus have expanded and extended their naming rights and sponsorship contract with global financial services company Allianz. The new deal is worth €103.1
Sponsorship & Marketing Multi-sports

Korean mobile device manufacturer Samsung has announced a special edition of its latest smartphone, the Galaxy S20+5G, that will only be available for Tokyo 2020 Olympic athletes
Business Baseball

Multiyear agreement includes renaming of team training facilities
Sponsorship & Marketing Basketball

Indian multinational automobile manufacturing corporation Mahindra has signed a deal with Monumental Sports and Entertainment to become an official partner of the National Basketball Association's Washington …
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Tipico, the Malta-based betting operator, has renewed its title sponsorship rights agreement with the Austrian Bundesliga until the end of the 2020-21 season
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Superliga Argentina football club Independiente has renewed its kit supply agreement with global sportswear company Puma
Sponsorship & Marketing Rugby Union

Insurance brand Allianz is poised to end its Principal Partner deal with English rugby club Saracens one year early because of the salary cap scandal engulfing the club
Sponsorship & Marketing Table Tennis

Hana Bank, a subsidiary of the Seoul-based Hana Financial Group, has been announced as the title sponsor of this year’s World Team Table Tennis Championships, which will take place from March 22-29 in B…
Sponsorship & Marketing Formula E

Motor racing series Formula E has extended with long-term sponsor, luxury clothing and apparel brand Hugo Boss
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

The Malaysia Super League football competition has signed up Malaysian bank CIMB as title sponsor of its Super League competition
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

The English Football League, the organising body of the three leagues below the Premier League, has agreed a one-year extension to its sponsorship deal with Thai Airways (THAI)
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

German Bundesliga club FC Bayern has signed an official partner deal with battery and energy storage systems company Varta
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Italian Serie A football club Napoli has agreed a two-season extension to its kit deal with Kappa, as the Neopolitan team seeks to strike a longer contract with the Italian sportswear brand
Sponsorship & Marketing Cricket

Insurer Momentum has agreed a four-year deal to be the main sponsor of the South African women's national cricket team. The deal starts immediately and runs until the end of the 2023-24 season
Sponsorship & Marketing Cricket

The Mumbai Indians have become the first Indian Premier League team to reach Rs100 crore ($14m) in sponsorship revenue, according to local newspaper the Economic Times
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Major League Soccer expansion team Austin FC has named premium outdoor brand Yeti as its inaugural jersey sponsor in a multi-year deal
Sponsorship & Marketing Tennis

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has appointed global marketing agency CSM Sport & Entertainment (CSM) as its new sponsorship sales agency.
Sponsorship & Marketing Rugby Union

French Top 14 rugby union club Stade Toulousain has renewed a sponsorship agreement with Fiducial, the France-based company that provides professional services to small businesses
Sponsorship & Marketing Motor Racing

British petrochemicals company Ineos has built on existing ties with Formula 1 team Mercedes by signing on as a principal partner, with team principal and chief executive Toto Wolff using today’s (Monday’s) ann…